From a Chippendale sideboard to an Eames chair, an authentic antique piece adds invaluable charm to a room. Dovetailing is a sign of quality craftsmanship in woodworking, used to hold together different parts of the same piece of furniture.
Found in the sides of drawers, cabinets, and other pieces, dovetail joints have been employed in furniture for centuries. Once you spot dovetailing on a piece, be wary if the lines and edges are perfectly straight.
Irregularly-shaped joints reveal work done by hand. You can read all about that beautiful Eastlake piece of furniture here. Its drawers are very simply made with just a dado edge on the drawer front, and nails holding the drawer sides to the front.
Sometimes they might not know much, but even a little clue can direct you where to start looking and see if the puzzle pieces fit. At the time, I told them how lovely the piece was and gave it a spot of prominence in their design.
Fast forward several years, and as they were making the difficult task of moving into assisted living, they needed to get rid of this piece and remembered how much I appreciated it, so they actually contacted me to see if I was interested in it.
Of course I was, and thrilled with how well it fit into our living room spot in our new year old house. Once he was married and living on his own, the piece eventually came with him. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Please feel free to follow and share this blog with your friends, as well as on Facebook , Pinterest , Flipboard , Bloglovin , YouTube and now Instagram! I appreciate you reading along. This is a remote possibility as the piece does have a very masculine feel to it. Can you tell if there are any places in the top that were refinished meaning the holes for the mirror bolts were patched and filled? The other thing is that it is possible that the original drawers broke and were replaced.
The hardware on the drawer pulls does not look original to me at least not from the photos. I have very early 20th century desk and the pulls are a very dull brass.
The ones you show look too shiny. Most of the desks of this era, at least those I have seen in PA and in the US, have pulls that are brass and you can see the age and patina in them to guesstimate if they are original or not. The third is it truly did just come that way. Typically this was on the more feminine ladies writing desks, but it is possible that it just came that way. It is a lovely piece and looks very sturdily made.
Have you talked to an antique dealer in your town about it? I find that many antique dealers where I am are very friendly and love to share information and help people understand what they have. It is always best to have someone look at it in person and give opinions vs. They may see something in person that I cannot see in photos and be able to give you an on the spot answer. Seeing pictures I can only speculate.
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July 26, 0 found this helpful. Question: Identifying an Antique Desk? Many people value the beauty, quality and expert workmanship that antique furniture has to offer. Look at the Drawers: A good indicator of quality are the drawer linings, those made in oak, mahogany and cedar are generally best. Also most antique cabinet work has been crafted by hand and the drawers have small fine dovetailed joints.
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