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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AveCo, post: 4272093, member: 22214&quot;]Hi Folks,</p><p><br /></p><p>About a year ago I found this piece on the eastern shore of Maryland, rather close to Kent Island.&nbsp; Its top and rails are southern yellow pine, the top being a nearly 26&quot; wide single plank, and the turned legs are walnut.&nbsp; In the past year I have shown it to many experts, dealers, and scholars.&nbsp; None have been able to find anything like it to compare it to, nor have they quite seen anything like it.&nbsp; The conclusions I have have drawn so far, from everything that I have learned, is that it is likely from the early settlement of period of Maryland, is a mid-sized collapsible trundle bed (likely for easy transport), and likely dates from 1650-1710.&nbsp; That said, the earliest known piece of Maryland furniture, to my knowledge is 1720-40, and I have been unable to find anything to compare the turnings to, or anything quite made the same.</p><p>So I am here to ask does anyone have any other insights?</p><p>I am primarily a dealer, though predominantly early English silver, and Chinese export porcelain, I just happen to not be able to resist early American furniture for myself, especially a lonely looking, orphaned piece of furniture.&nbsp; That said, when I speak to other dealers (I am always skeptical), they seem excited and want it, but keep commenting that that an early American trundle bed has little to no value, which I would understand if it weren&#039;t for being a possibly pre-1700 Maryland and Chesapeake coastal.&nbsp; I believe from what I have read there are less than 20-30 confirmed pieces from the Bay region, from that era.</p><p>So also here, what do you all think?</p><p><br /></p><p>I greatly appreciate any thoughts, or insight, or suggestions as to what my approach might be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>Jeremy</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340685[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]340686[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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