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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9829560, member: 5170"][USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] has good insight here. I would agree with a German immigrant as the craftsman.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an unusual, almost folky adaptation of the early 19th Century Biedermeier style, adapted to the U.S.</p><p>Midwest. The outside veneer appears to be flame mahogany with what looks to be satinwood interior drawer fronts. The drawers beneath the actual desk have inappropriate Colonial Revival hardware: the originals may have been ceramic, glass or wood knobs with wood escutcheons. The piece probably dates to the mid 19th Century ca. 1840-60. Given the rather individualistic take on Biedermeier, it may be one of a kind.</p><p>$50 for this is a stone bargain. I’d take it home, too![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9829560, member: 5170"][USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] has good insight here. I would agree with a German immigrant as the craftsman. This is an unusual, almost folky adaptation of the early 19th Century Biedermeier style, adapted to the U.S. Midwest. The outside veneer appears to be flame mahogany with what looks to be satinwood interior drawer fronts. The drawers beneath the actual desk have inappropriate Colonial Revival hardware: the originals may have been ceramic, glass or wood knobs with wood escutcheons. The piece probably dates to the mid 19th Century ca. 1840-60. Given the rather individualistic take on Biedermeier, it may be one of a kind. $50 for this is a stone bargain. I’d take it home, too![/QUOTE]
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