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<p>[QUOTE="Dogwood, post: 245095, member: 4851"]Thank you Susan. </p><p>I have had the Skinner Auction site bookmarked for a couple of years and pulled up a search yesterday for sack backs and came up with 6 pages to look at. (Lots 39, 609 and 1155 on my page 3- while not specifically looking like mine, I have to say that they were stunning.) </p><p>I love that archive as a go to for early American stuff. The ones you noted as well are nice. It's the non-splayed back legs and squared top crown that have me working my research yet I'm just not finding. </p><p>Although, it's tempting to think that the blue New York sack back fig 3 in the Evans link article is as close as I've yet seen, and this link is greatly appreciated. Based upon that article I feel confident that the $70 for her book "American Windsor Furniture- Specialized Forms" will be a good investment. </p><p>Somewhere I have a big heavy Wallace Nutting book but can't find it. Perhaps his smaller Windsor book will be of use as well. </p><p>Thanks again for the effort to get me closer![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dogwood, post: 245095, member: 4851"]Thank you Susan. I have had the Skinner Auction site bookmarked for a couple of years and pulled up a search yesterday for sack backs and came up with 6 pages to look at. (Lots 39, 609 and 1155 on my page 3- while not specifically looking like mine, I have to say that they were stunning.) I love that archive as a go to for early American stuff. The ones you noted as well are nice. It's the non-splayed back legs and squared top crown that have me working my research yet I'm just not finding. Although, it's tempting to think that the blue New York sack back fig 3 in the Evans link article is as close as I've yet seen, and this link is greatly appreciated. Based upon that article I feel confident that the $70 for her book "American Windsor Furniture- Specialized Forms" will be a good investment. Somewhere I have a big heavy Wallace Nutting book but can't find it. Perhaps his smaller Windsor book will be of use as well. Thanks again for the effort to get me closer![/QUOTE]
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