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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9607089, member: 15376"]<p style="text-align: center">I'm so excited to finally have this in the house. I got it back in October but I only got around to making it house safe (it was in an old unlived in house that smelt mouldy) this last week. She's exactly what I love in dressers, but as with everything I'd love to know how old it is.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">As a complete newbie to furniture I tried doing my own research, which led me to mid 19th century french (a bit of a given since I'm in France). I also found an exact piece listed as 1850's with the lense which seemed to confirm my thoughts. However I'm no expert and there's a couple of points that give me pause.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Here she is in (almost) all her splendor</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]467198[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Here is the back and the lower half of the inside:</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]467202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467201[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467200[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The drawers:</p> <p style="text-align: center">I read these dovetails are handmade (?), and the base is double panelled. The lock is original, there are no pulls, only a key which might be annoying in the long run.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The yellow discoloration you can see at the top of this drawer is glue, a later repair?</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]467204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467205[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]467206[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">She's also made of all kinds of wood (at least to me). I don't think she has a veneer as such, more of a thin panel (veneer is super thin?) on the front of rose wood? Or another type that I can't remember the name of now. Anyway, I thought the rest might be oak or walnut, but now it looks like pine. The side boards of the drawers are definitely different though, much more like oak.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">She's not in the best shape and I probably paid too much for the condition but she's mind and I love her. She'll be with me for a long time!</p> <p style="text-align: center">As always your thoughts are appreciated, thank you!</p> <p style="text-align: center">If you need more/detailed photos let me know</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9607089, member: 15376"][CENTER]I'm so excited to finally have this in the house. I got it back in October but I only got around to making it house safe (it was in an old unlived in house that smelt mouldy) this last week. She's exactly what I love in dressers, but as with everything I'd love to know how old it is. As a complete newbie to furniture I tried doing my own research, which led me to mid 19th century french (a bit of a given since I'm in France). I also found an exact piece listed as 1850's with the lense which seemed to confirm my thoughts. However I'm no expert and there's a couple of points that give me pause. Here she is in (almost) all her splendor [ATTACH=full]467198[/ATTACH] Here is the back and the lower half of the inside: [ATTACH=full]467202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467201[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467200[/ATTACH] The drawers: I read these dovetails are handmade (?), and the base is double panelled. The lock is original, there are no pulls, only a key which might be annoying in the long run. The yellow discoloration you can see at the top of this drawer is glue, a later repair? [ATTACH=full]467204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467205[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]467206[/ATTACH] She's also made of all kinds of wood (at least to me). I don't think she has a veneer as such, more of a thin panel (veneer is super thin?) on the front of rose wood? Or another type that I can't remember the name of now. Anyway, I thought the rest might be oak or walnut, but now it looks like pine. The side boards of the drawers are definitely different though, much more like oak. She's not in the best shape and I probably paid too much for the condition but she's mind and I love her. She'll be with me for a long time! As always your thoughts are appreciated, thank you! If you need more/detailed photos let me know[/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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