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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 171642, member: 37"]It is, of course, an armoire missing its doors. I was able to find a couple more examples but no real information. One seller listed it as circa 1920, which I agree with or just a bit later. Theirs was stripped and lacquered and is pictured here. It was sold so I don't know what they asked for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]47244[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cityfoundry.com/2014/07/09/simmons-gentlemans-chest/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cityfoundry.com/2014/07/09/simmons-gentlemans-chest/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cityfoundry.com/2014/07/09/simmons-gentlemans-chest/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The styling with the spindle legs on this is not really what aficionados are looking for. They prefer the clean lines and the ones designed by Geddes bring a premium. The missing doors also hurt this. Still a neat find as they armoires seem to be somewhat rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 171642, member: 37"]It is, of course, an armoire missing its doors. I was able to find a couple more examples but no real information. One seller listed it as circa 1920, which I agree with or just a bit later. Theirs was stripped and lacquered and is pictured here. It was sold so I don't know what they asked for it. [ATTACH=full]47244[/ATTACH] [URL]http://www.cityfoundry.com/2014/07/09/simmons-gentlemans-chest/[/URL] The styling with the spindle legs on this is not really what aficionados are looking for. They prefer the clean lines and the ones designed by Geddes bring a premium. The missing doors also hurt this. Still a neat find as they armoires seem to be somewhat rare.[/QUOTE]
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