OT: Antique Furniture

[William]

Bumping this back up...for the forum knowledge cats.

We are finding that things have changed a bit...mid-century modern seems to be popular now and older antiques not so much. Anyway, figured I would try to see if anyone might have any insight into this mirror...supposed to be roughly 1790's.






Thanks,
William

[Ruckusdog]

The glass is definitely not 1790. Too smooth and the silvering is too good. The mirror might be “centennial”, the 1870 - 80 period when early furniture was popular and commonly reproduced. However, it is most likely that it’s from the 1920’s - factory made with a little hand carving and gold paint.

[redir]

The wood floors that are behind the mirror are quite fantastic looking too

[Hilltopperny]

My father in law restores very high end antiques. I will ask him about the mirror on Sunday and report back.

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[William]

Thank you for the input folks!

Originally Posted by redir

The wood floors that are behind the mirror are quite fantastic looking too

Wide plank red oak...One inspector commented that; "people would...take out...other people to have that". I'm paraphrasing there.





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[Hindmost]

Originally Posted by William

Wide plank red oak...One inspector commented that; "people would...take out...other people to have that". I'm paraphrasing there.

W.

Very impressive. What kind of house is attached to a floor like that?

[Hilltopperny]

Just did a quick search of Phoenix mirror as that is what is depicted at the top of the mirror. It appears you have a nice Chippendale mirror right there William. Very cool indeed!
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&sour...60558473674188
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[unterhausen]

we are trying to get rid of some antiques for a relative, so this is an interesting thread. I think there is only one piece that is worth anything at all, but it's hard to judge. Leave all your belongings to someone else to get rid of, and convenience starts to be the primary disposal criteria. I know this is an imperfect measure, but "nobody wants your parents stuff" gets 100 million hits on google.

Someone up-thread mentioned that chairs are not popular. I was amused by the chairs that are in the lot we are trying to get rid of. My spouse keeps calling them kids chairs, but I'm positive they were made as full size chairs. I'm pretty sure they were always too small for adults though. I feel guilty donating them.

[William]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

Just did a quick search of Phoenix mirror as that is what is depicted at the top of the mirror. It appears you have a nice Chippendale mirror right there William. Very cool indeed!
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&sour...60558473674188
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Nice, thank you for the link.



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[alancw3]

see if there is an antiques roadshow coming to your area and then take the chair there and get an evaluation:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/

[Hardlyrob]

I'm kind of with Ruckusdog on this one. It looks like the phoenix mirror in the link was the inspiration - but the work on your example isn't nearly as good. What does the back look like? Individual boards tapered on the edges to fit like the link? I think this is colonial revival from the 1910's to 1920's.
Rob

[William]

Originally Posted by Hardlyrob

I'm kind of with Ruckusdog on this one. It looks like the phoenix mirror in the link was the inspiration - but the work on your example isn't nearly as good. What does the back look like? Individual boards tapered on the edges to fit like the link? I think this is colonial revival from the 1910's to 1920's.
Rob

Hey Rob, I hope you folks are doing well.

It has tapered wood boards in the back...


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[Dekonick]

The chair, believe it or not, looks like the chairs seen on the early ocean liners. I know yours is not, but similar design characteristics. We had a pair... Now my sister has them.

[93KgBike]

Originally Posted by William

Hey Rob, I hope you folks are doing well.

It has tapered wood boards in the back...


W.

There were a lot of Japanese reproductions of antique styles in the early 20th Century. The mirror could be one. As another said, the mirror itself is modern.