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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4377007, member: 5066"]No, have not, made some inquiries is all, I never rush into the restoration of important pieces. Plus, some dealers have advised me not to as the "wood" look is preferred by many at the moment should I decide to sell.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I hear you, painful these days doing any kind of building project, all the way around the corner.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think so too, the form (square) is rare in America as is the Hi-Lo stretcher configuration. The provenance alone was worth what I paid, a good deal.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a similar form table at the MET,</p><p>Ex. Eugene Bolles, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909</p><p>Replaced top, drawer & drawer runner, C 1680-1700</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]366574[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4377007, member: 5066"]No, have not, made some inquiries is all, I never rush into the restoration of important pieces. Plus, some dealers have advised me not to as the "wood" look is preferred by many at the moment should I decide to sell.:confused: Yeah, I hear you, painful these days doing any kind of building project, all the way around the corner.:eek::oops: I think so too, the form (square) is rare in America as is the Hi-Lo stretcher configuration. The provenance alone was worth what I paid, a good deal.:) Here is a similar form table at the MET, Ex. Eugene Bolles, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909 Replaced top, drawer & drawer runner, C 1680-1700 [ATTACH=full]366574[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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