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Can you tell me anything about this bench?
Your bench is really lovely but you may have to consult an antique/vintage dealer to obtain information.
I am selling this for a client and struggling to find any information using Google image search and looking up the markings on the back side. Curious if anyone recognizes the markings or could give me any insight.
From seeing similar styles online, I believe your dresser is a reproduction of styles made in the 1800s-early 1900s.
I say reproduction because the state abbreviation is in caps - KY - and this abbreviation was used beginning in 1963.
It seems there was a place/store named BMF Co in Warsaw, KY, but very little information appears online.
Warsaw, KY was well known for having numerous furniture factories and many of these did not have/use their own brand but placed whatever name the buyer used/wanted instead.
I believe BMF is where it was originally purchased.
Warsaw Furniture Mfg. Co was located in Warsaw, KY, but they placed their brand name or initials on their furniture.
Warsaw Furniture Manufacturing Co. was in business from around the turn of the 20th century until at least the 1930s.
Well-made reproductions can still be valuable, so you may want to check with several other sites to be sure of its value.
I use Reddit a lot because the members usually provide excellent information.
You will have to join but it's a good site.
www.reddit.com/
It won't be super easy to sell. This kind of formal furniture is in low demand these days. Everyone seems to want Ikea.
Also, location usually defines the final value as shipping will be costly and heavy furniture is usually listed as local pick up only.
You may have to test the market in your area by listing with a higher price and, if/when necessary, lower the price and consider offers.
I have this table. I have been looking at side tables, stretcher, library, and sofa. I can't find it or anything about it.
Could someone please help with identifying this as it is driving me mad. I have looked at thousands.
If you have historical residences in your area the docents will be well versed in furniture styles and types. You might also want to send a pic to some national sites such as Mount Vernon.
I know nothing about it, but it's beautiful, and I hope you don't do anything hideous to it, like painting it, or taking it apart to make something else out of it. It breaks my heart to see some of the awful things people do to nice furniture on some of the DIY sites.
Sorry, I know nothing either but agree with Pixiedust - it's beautiful.
Marg from England.
The table is beautiful and I recently had a similar issue with a table in my house. I really just searched through pics to find my answer.
38 MAH is on the back of the piece. Whats this mean?
We have this antique barrel chair that we are trying to find out about. It is very solid and heavy. We found that the seat cushion is removable and under it is a label that has the name "Paul Doumer" and "Paris" along with some other information.
We appreciate any information and value of the chair that you can provide.
For any of you that are knowledgeable in furniture I'm curious as to what you would say about this piece of furniture? I just bought it from a young girl who inherited it and she knew nothing about it.
This piece is from the 20s-40s, Art Deco period, and is called a vanity or dressing table. From the look and size of yours it may even be called a dresser vanity or even a man's dressing table.
Please can someone assist and let me know what this is/when from? It's at least 60 years old. My grandmother had it when she was a child.
It's very heavy and over 2.2 meters tall.
I am curious as to the value of these two pieces. I did some research on the dry sink and it appears to be an Ethan Allen piece with an Ogee bracket type foot, but I haven't seen the exact same one. I don't know the history of it, as it was left as trash at someone's house about five years ago.
I researched the chair. I've seen similar splat? back chairs and the Sheraton? type leg. Is it a Hepplewhite side chair? This chair was found in the house we now occupy that was empty for at least five years and was built in 1698.
I would appreciate any input. Thanks!
I am going to look into the chair later, as I think I have the same chair in my basement...it was from my nana's 1930s dining set. I will post back what I learn on that.
Re the cabinet/dry sink. I could be wrong, but what I think you have is a modified hutch that someone cut down to make a dry sink. I say that because it looks like it has glass holders (stem holders) in the middle there, which may have been from a hutch format.
Ethan Allen pieces are typically marked. Here are some hints for what to look for:
www.hunker.com/
A reputable furniture dealer can look at it in person and see if there are markings of it being a customized piece. This was a frequent thing that the gentleman of the house did when a piece no longer met the family needs or the family moved and the piece no longer fit.
If that is what you have, it will be hard to find an apples to apples match if you are looking to value it. You will have to give it your best guess between the price (SOLD ONLY) of similar hutches and dry sinks.
Let us know what you learn! I will post back more on the chair if I find mine!
I recently purchased this, and I can't find an actual date or maker's name. I have googled trying to find the style of the leg, but I've not seen one similar.
It appears to have had a mirror or back of some sort. There are metal support bars built in, and a few holes have been properly filled with wood plugs. A few other spots have also been fixed. I hope to find the age and type of wood used.
Any info would be great!
Has anyone seen a rocking chair like this?
Can you please tell me what this piece of furniture is called?
it looks to me like a mail cabinet
some might also consider it a chiffonier
Does anyone know what this piece of furniture was used for and the era it came from?
By B Smith
I assume the glass doors lift up?
It almost looks like something you could roll around and serve desserts from like for a nursing home? That is all I could think of. I hope that helps.
It might be a book case...can't really tell. Maybe from a law office?
I'm with Halfwit - this looks like a homemade 'barrister's bookcase'. If it is, the lift-up doors should slide into the upper part of the case so the attorney could easily access a specific section of his personal law library whilst preparing a case:
As for era, it looks to be a fairly modern construction of salvaged parts from various eras anywhere from late 19th to mid-20th century. I say this because of the modern looking fixings on the glass (?) - if the doors are the plexiglass they look in the photo, that is also a clue to date of creation.
Does the glass lift out and slide on the top? It looks very much like the book shelves made in late 1800's.
I purchased this piece but can't find any writing/ tags or anything about it on it. It's solid wood, the larger doors on both ends open also but the key is missing so I have to get those open, It's unique and the wood is beautiful and in great shape.
Thank you for any help!
I bought this for $120 and want to redo it, but I don't want to mess it up if it is an antique.
