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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 26064, member: 37"]I think your chest may be a tad earlier than Empire. It exhibits features from the Federal period and the brasses may be original. It is a little heavier than some Federal period chests so might be considered transitional to the Empire. I am seeing more Federal than Empire for what it is worth. As a transitional piece, we are talking about 1820.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your second piece is circa 1940 or a bit later and in the Hepplewhite style.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 26064, member: 37"]I think your chest may be a tad earlier than Empire. It exhibits features from the Federal period and the brasses may be original. It is a little heavier than some Federal period chests so might be considered transitional to the Empire. I am seeing more Federal than Empire for what it is worth. As a transitional piece, we are talking about 1820. Your second piece is circa 1940 or a bit later and in the Hepplewhite style.[/QUOTE]
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