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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 114539, member: 44"]Another welcome to the forum! This is a magnificent piece! Clutter's description is very good. It very well may be of the Eastlake idea/style. Eastlake furniture (1870-1890) was angular, notched and carved with the emphasis on simplicity. This piece is certainly a, n and c, but not necessarily simplistic. It seems "heavy" in style for a true Eastlake tag, which may make it more 1880s-90s??? I usually think of Eastwood stuff and such lighter in form. Walnut was a favorite wood of that era along with cherry, rosewood and oak.</p><p><br /></p><p>A good page on Eastlake:</p><p><a href="http://www.buffaloah.com/f/fstyles/east/east.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.buffaloah.com/f/fstyles/east/east.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.buffaloah.com/f/fstyles/east/east.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Do wait for Brad to chime in, the forum furniture guru.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited: I meant to add it seems to have the original lovely Eastlake ebony drop drawer pulls and ebony wood door knobs!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 114539, member: 44"]Another welcome to the forum! This is a magnificent piece! Clutter's description is very good. It very well may be of the Eastlake idea/style. Eastlake furniture (1870-1890) was angular, notched and carved with the emphasis on simplicity. This piece is certainly a, n and c, but not necessarily simplistic. It seems "heavy" in style for a true Eastlake tag, which may make it more 1880s-90s??? I usually think of Eastwood stuff and such lighter in form. Walnut was a favorite wood of that era along with cherry, rosewood and oak. A good page on Eastlake: [URL]http://www.buffaloah.com/f/fstyles/east/east.html[/URL] Do wait for Brad to chime in, the forum furniture guru. --- Susan Edited: I meant to add it seems to have the original lovely Eastlake ebony drop drawer pulls and ebony wood door knobs!![/QUOTE]
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