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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What kind of cabinet??

« on: October 17, 2013, 08:47:12 am »

Sorry for the delay in responding.  I'm in the middle of restoring another china cabinet and I've been giving it every spare minute I have.

Here's a pic of the pediment.  It is attached with a couple of screws.  It has the same type of stippling as the drawers in the lower section.  The shelves are permanently installed.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What kind of cabinet??

« on: October 13, 2013, 02:03:44 pm »

and a few more

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What kind of cabinet??

« on: October 13, 2013, 01:50:11 pm »

Mart - you are a genius!  I must just hide a bottle of whiskey in it just for kicks.  I'm probably going to rebuild the drawer before selling it.  I know it won't help the value but I'd enjoy the challenge.

Sapphire - thanks for the welcome and boy have I got some pics!  I went a little nuts   Hubby let me borrow his phone which is 13 megapixels so hopefully detailed enough.  Here are the drawer dovetails, back of the drawer, lower cabinet door (is that a mortise joint?) and the inside of the lower door.  I noticed just now that the upper cabinets have pin joints but I didn't get a pic.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What kind of cabinet??

« on: October 12, 2013, 06:48:22 pm »

I can play this game.

This is a buffet............. ......that's a sideboard (with a hutch).

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What kind of cabinet??

« on: October 12, 2013, 05:16:19 pm »

No, I'm not sure they were originally together.  I've also noticed that the bottom piece has some tiger oak whereas the upper portion has none.

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Antique Questions Forum / What kind of cabinet??

« on: October 12, 2013, 05:02:27 pm »

I have been researching and trying to find out what kind of cabinet this could be but I'm at a loss.  I've learned a lot along the way so it hasn't been a total waste of time.  It's oak and 2 pieces.  The top doesn't have any plate grooves in the cabinets which I found odd and would that eliminate a china cabinet? The small drawers on the two sides take up the buffet space so it kind of eliminates that, right? (yes, a drawer is missing) There's a secret compartment inside the middle upper cabinet.  It's just a faux bottom which lifts to reveal a space.  The pulls are the kind that turn 360 degrees to lock the cabinet.  Hand carving on the drawers and linen fold on the lower cabinet but none of that was incorporated into the upper cabinet.  The lower part has a groove along the top and two small holes for the upper part to fit into to keep it secure.  It seems like some sort of a credenza to me.  The piece that sits behind a desk, holds books, etc..  Would they have even had pieces like that many moons ago?  Let me know if more pics are needed.