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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    I think they corrected their listings? Here's the armchair's:...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 24, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    If those two pegged arm images are any indication, much less the inset rectangular patches covering up their respective screws at their joints...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 11, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    I did notice a repair to one of the arms, but no replacements that I saw. I remember Pook & Pook putting that in their description and raised an...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 10, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    The corner blocks do look to be later "Philadelphia style" quarter-round replacements. It would be interesting to see if there are nail holes...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 10, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    Suffice it to say, many times what Kiko bought it for! [ATTACH]
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 10, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    But most two-part Philly blocks were quarter-round, not triangular. And rarely were makers extravagant enough to use nails on inner corner glue...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 10, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are my chair's original yellow pine glue blocks and knee blocks, all held in place with rosehead nails,...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 10, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    While estate appraisals are usually a bit more perfunctory than a detailed insurance appraisal, I did see in my records that the slip seat frame...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 10, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    Chippendale Chairs Attribution

    Actually, that Sumpter Priddy "Chipstone" Charles Belt is a later furniture maker than the Charles Belt (c.1740-1775) referred to by Gregory...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 10, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    A Tale of Two Chippendale Chairs (with a hero)

    I think there is a very real chance your armchair was actually made by Charles Belt of Anne Arundel County, Maryland around 1775. I actually...
    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 9, 2021 in forum: Furniture
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    A Tale of Two Chippendale Chairs (with a hero)

    Post by: Tim Naylor, Jan 9, 2021 in forum: Furniture