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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 168603, member: 44"]Thank you Brad! Look at me, yay [ATTACH=full]46247[/ATTACH] , I got the wood right, flame mahogany. That's a 1st for this wood challenged person! Federal style certainly seems right with the front, drawers and hardware. I was really stymied with this piece. Another thought that fluttered by was Neoclassical style because of the splay legs with the brass paw feet and the scrolls at each end of the top; however, the bulkiness of the body just doesn't seem to fit the legs and feet. Searching around I did stumbled on the following Neoclassical style recamier with splay brass feet and a reed design along the bottom **slightly** resembling this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>31st down from the top or</p><p><a href="http://www.omalleyantiques.com/index.php?do=showroom&category=Furniture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.omalleyantiques.com/index.php?do=showroom&category=Furniture" rel="nofollow">http://www.omalleyantiques.com/index.php?do=showroom&category=Furniture</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't heard back from our niece. Hopefully she will include close-up pics of the side of a drawer, etc... in hopes of determining if 20th century or earlier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again, Brad!</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.omalleyantiques.com/sr_images/f02424.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 168603, member: 44"]Thank you Brad! Look at me, yay [ATTACH=full]46247[/ATTACH] , I got the wood right, flame mahogany. That's a 1st for this wood challenged person! Federal style certainly seems right with the front, drawers and hardware. I was really stymied with this piece. Another thought that fluttered by was Neoclassical style because of the splay legs with the brass paw feet and the scrolls at each end of the top; however, the bulkiness of the body just doesn't seem to fit the legs and feet. Searching around I did stumbled on the following Neoclassical style recamier with splay brass feet and a reed design along the bottom **slightly** resembling this piece. 31st down from the top or [URL]http://www.omalleyantiques.com/index.php?do=showroom&category=Furniture[/URL] I haven't heard back from our niece. Hopefully she will include close-up pics of the side of a drawer, etc... in hopes of determining if 20th century or earlier. Thanks again, Brad! --- Susan [IMG]http://www.omalleyantiques.com/sr_images/f02424.JPG[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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