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    Posted 2 years ago

    Lovelucy
    (3 items)

    Hello, one more question.
    This table and chair were found in the attic of the home we live in, and hasn't been lived in a few years. The house was built in 1698 and we live in Rhode Island.
    Is this chair a Hepplewhite chair? Does it appear to be made in the 1800s? How about the desk? Someone once said maybe it's a federalist desk, but I'm wondering if it is a replica. The history shows a colonel, a judge and a governor of this state lived in this home. The house apparently was converted from a colonial to a Georgian style home, if any of these details help.
    Thanks in advance! Mary

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    Comments

    1. yougottahavestuff yougottahavestuff, 2 years ago
      Don't believe any of your furniture is older than 1930's thru 50's
      What is know as Depression furniture. I may be wrong but that's what I think.
    2. Lovelucy, 2 years ago
      @yougottahavestuff, still an interesting find, thanks!
    3. yougottahavestuff yougottahavestuff, 2 years ago
      It's better than the furniture they make today!! They put the new stuff out on the sidewalk for free and after a rain it melts into the sidewalk. In my opinion!!
    4. Lovelucy, 2 years ago
      Absolutely!
    5. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      Did you inspect under the chair, table and bottoms of drawers for a label?
    6. scottvez scottvez, 2 years ago
      Concur with stuff’s assessment. Chair is probably 2nd quarter, 20th century. Desk a little later and from the 50s.

      scott
    7. Lovelucy, 2 years ago
      No writing under the chair, nor the table, thanks!

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