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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bluebells, post: 7330252, member: 79887&quot;]Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m fascinated by the history of pieces I find while out thrifting or shopping at estate sales.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m learning as I go. The oldest antique I found to date was a Bentwood Chair by Thonet that I assumed was made between 1895 -1920s based on my research.&nbsp; The Thonet family will authenticate their chairs if you reach out to them and I was able to learn from Helen Thonet that I did intact own an original and that the stamp on my chair was not used until after 1907. </p><p><br /></p><p>That was such a cool experience for me and I&#039;ve become addicted&nbsp; to the hunt and research after finding a 1st American edition of Ulysses by James Joyce (published in 1934 although it was not in as great condition as my Thonet).</p><p><br /></p><p>Even when I don&#039;t find antiques, I&#039;ve learned a lot about companies worldwide and family histories, discovered new artists like Hector Aguilar and found amazing pieces like a Orange Tango Czechoslovakian glass pitcher (I think it was made prior to the 1920s but I had no actual corroborating information except the tarnish of the silver overlay) </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry I can go on forever haha! I&#039;m excited to be here and learn from your collective knowledge <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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