Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 567435, member: 5066&quot;]This is the quote that started the discussion on early handmade furniture as opposed to machine made furniture in america.</p><p>I was guessing based on photos provided, not making an absolute claim, there are no absolutes in old furniture however, generally speaking most handmade american furniture in the 18th-early 19th century relied on dovetails &amp; pinned M&amp;T joinery in the assembly of furniture.</p><p>It takes an in person examination to authenticate old furniture and the piece needs to be evaluated in total, you can&#039;t single out one particular area of construction as the be all end all.</p><p>Were the boards hand or machine planed, are the turned elements machine or hand turned on a pole lathe, how is the top attached, what kind of nails if any or hardware, bla bla bla. Most of these construction issues can&#039;t be resolved with photographs.</p><p><br /></p><p>No offence taken here! and, hope i didn&#039;t offend but, based on photos provided, i am still guessing Sheraton 2 drawer drop leaf stand, 1840s. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I would add that value wise there would be little or no difference in value if your stand was 1800 or 1840.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in