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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sparrow, post: 4565949, member: 78391&quot;]Hello, was hoping someone might be able to tell me more info about a refurbished vanity/desk? My mom is retired, but recently got into refinishing furniture as a hobby.&nbsp; She&#039;s not very tech savvy, and I offered to do listings for her, but i&#039;m not sure how to describe this piece.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Would like to be able to describe the desk or vanity (is it a desk? A vanity? Both?), with appropriate period and style terms, for desk, bench and details (legs, hardware, carving).</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a mahogany desk, with what I believe are fluted legs, that have some type of carving at the top (they resemble ribbon sashes to me, but I&#039;m sure that&#039;s not the right description). It has 7 drawers, a curved (outward) face front, and i believe the hardware is original (was thinking it might be of some help in identifying). </p><p><br /></p><p>Framed chalkboard is from a different piece, so not relevant.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bench is also a separately bought item, but if there&#039;s a style for the bench, would love to know it&#039;s name.&nbsp; Seat is horsehair, but has been reupholstered with contemporary textiles. There is storage compartments inside the top of the bench; the seat comes off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The exterior of the vanity/desk has been re-painted, but interior drawers are not, desk was originally the same colour. Has a label inside one of the drawers that says genuine mahogany; was able to find pictures of the same label using reverse image searches, but no pictures of what furniture they were on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any information would be hugely appreciated.&nbsp; I know absolutely nothing about furniture, and I&#039;ve tried to identify details from dozens of websites, but don&#039;t want to mistake it for the wrong thing. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would also greatly welcome suggestions for books you&#039;ve found to be good for identifying furniture styles, as she has about 10 other pieces finished, and another dozen in the works. There&#039;s so many books on Amazon, I don&#039;t know where to start. Thanks so much![ATTACH=full]405342[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]405343[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]405344[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]405345[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]405346[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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