Hello all,
I’ve attached some (poor) photos of a desk that has been in my wife’s side of the family for at least a couple of generations.
I’m very much still a wood butcher, but having read a good bit over the years on design and style, have yet to come across anything quite like it. The more i learn the more i’m impressed with the design and construction. I’m curious for any leads on both it’s history and value (for insurance purposes). I have not been able to find any marks on the desk. The chair is clearly of a different origin.
Thanks in advance,
Chris C.
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Chris,
I'm no expert, but I'll take a guess. French, Louis XV Dressing Table.
Frank
Looks like it's well made and well preserved. I'm imagining a chair with legs similar to those on the desk.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
idaho,
Looks European, from the bronze mounts, and overall style. Probably French, art noveau early 1900's, my best guess.
Ray
I'm thinking with the overall curves of the piece there is a touch of rococo revival/no frills with a bit of Art Deco and Art Nouveau with New York leg influence. A small women's writing desk that often had an Etegere.
An American commercial piece.
High end produced sometime during the thirties.
Think "The Thin Man" (Nick and Nora Charles)
Nice work on the curved DTs in the upper drawer.
The David Weill desk is Art Deco 1918 and the Chest is Art Nouveau from the same era. Both American made
The hardware is also indicative of the period.
Boiler
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