Help on date and style of a sette

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  1. george carter

    george carter Member

    Resized_20210214_162750.jpg Hi again everyone.

    I have accumulated quite a few pieces and have had some luck in identifying them but this sette has me stumped, any help is appreciated.
     
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  2. ritzyvintage

    ritzyvintage Well-Known Member

  3. george carter

    george carter Member

    This is where I have trouble identifying things. What features make it regency
     
  4. ritzyvintage

    ritzyvintage Well-Known Member

    Difficult for me to explain. I'm certainly no expert, but "Regency" sprang immediately in my mind. Compare its "shape & style" to those on the link I gave you. Your example as been well upholstered too! I couldn't say when it was made though...
     
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  5. george carter

    george carter Member

    Looking at the link you sent I see that most pieces have somewhat straight backs where as the one I'm trying to identify has a camel back. I had seen that camel backs were common both in Victorian and American empire
     
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  6. george carter

    george carter Member

    This piece is also quite small, under 6' in length, the seat height is about 12-14 inches off the ground and the back maybe 35" high.
     
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  7. ritzyvintage

    ritzyvintage Well-Known Member

    Like I said, I'm no expert. I'm sure others will know for certain... It doesn't look typically Victorian to me, or American Empire, but???
     
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  8. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Quite right George. Victorian ca. 1860.
     
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  9. ritzyvintage

    ritzyvintage Well-Known Member

    What makes it so? I'd like to learn. It looked Regency in style to me?
     
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  10. george carter

    george carter Member

    It's sometimes confusing.

    Is this style furniture typically so small or is this more for decoration.

    I also have a vanity that is quite small, the center section is only 23" tall.

    I believe that it is 1930's art deco. If I'm wrong feel free to correct me. 16133459344208857729225273145008.jpg 16133459344208857729225273145008.jpg
     
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  11. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, the desk is Deco.

    Victorian-era sofas can vary from smallish to hugeish. This one, with its back topped with an S-curve and grape leaves and its splayed arms, tends more towards Rococo Revival, which in the U.S. was at its peak ca. 1855-65. The overall form is descended from the neo-Classical/Regency era of the early 19th Century, but has been updated to reflect (then) current styles.
     
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  12. george carter

    george carter Member

    Thanks so much for the information. It seems most pieces I've accumulated are transitional, they seem to have features that don't seem typical to one style.
     
  13. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    That's a dressing table missing a mirror, rather than a desk.
     
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  14. george carter

    george carter Member

    My thoughts were that it is a bathroom vanity , mainly because of its small size. I do not have the mirror unfortunately.
     
  15. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    The dressing table probably had a round mirror. If you look at the back you'll see the 'ghosts' of where the supports were mounted.

    You have to remember that back in the 20s & 30s bedrooms were small and people/women were also smaller/shorter.

    Sadly it has little value today. Prime example of what some people would 'upscale' by painting. I've know others that take them apart and make 2 nightstands out of them.
     
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  16. george carter

    george carter Member

    You can see where the mirror was mounted, it was broken many years ago. I do see people "Repurposing " these but this is in very nice condition, regardless of value, I personally would not cut it up or paint it.
     
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  17. ritzyvintage

    ritzyvintage Well-Known Member

    My late Mother (and many women of her generation) had a similar dressing table suite which included his & hers wardrobes, 2 bedside cabinets and matching bed with head & foot boards. The dressing table also had a stool which tucked under when not in use. It was common to have a glass or porcelain Table Set with powder pots and trinket dishes displayed in the 'well' part of the dressing table, and have a candlestick upon each of the side upright draw sections.

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  18. george carter

    george carter Member

    I have a couple of other vanities which are slightly older than this but substantially larger. This piece has a makers label marked 3/4, does anyone know if that's a reference to it's size
     
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  19. Darkwing Manor

    Darkwing Manor Well-Known Member

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  20. george carter

    george carter Member

    Thanks for the reference. I've been looking through some info on identifying pieces but it seems I find lots of info , some contradicts others , I'm thinking it's because furniture makers add their own features and possibly use more than one style components, perhaps transitional pieces.
     
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