Showing posts with label dovetail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dovetail. Show all posts

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Beautifully aged, vintage mahogany buffet in Hepplewhite Federal style (UPDATE: SOLD)

Mahogany buffet

Simply, elegantly beautiful, old bow front mahogany buffet. Bank of 3 drawers and 2 side cupboards follow a single, satisfying arc.
Mahogany buffet

Attractively proportioned at 66" wide x 24" deep x 37.5" tall (~19.25" squared, tapered, spade-foot legs + 18.25" cabinet).
Mahogany sideboard

Mahogany sideboard, open

Note construction details on the underside, and in the dovetailed drawers.

Mahogany buffet construction    Mahogany buffet open


Original brass handles:

Mahogany buffet corner

Original finish is well-checkered with age:

Mahogany buffet finish

Here's the stamp on the back, if it yields any clues to this beautiful piece's age or manufacture:

Mahogany buffet stamp

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

100 year old Western Electric telephone

Western Electric wall mount crank telephone

We've put this wall mounted crank telephone on ebay, so check for it there:
http://item.ebay.com/180562532852

The patent dates on its components range from 1892 to 1908.

Western Electric wall mount crank telephone

Isn't the curved dovetailing on the oak cabinet wonderful?
Western Electric dovetail