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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with table ID

« on: April 21, 2016, 04:37:55 pm »

Thank you Jlsherf. I'll check out the link and see what I can do. I really like the table in my living room. Mart, I'll try the Old English too. I also found an "old world" jack of all trades and I'll see what he might charge.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with table ID

« on: April 19, 2016, 08:35:36 pm »

Thanks, Mart. I'm not interested in selling it. I plan to use it in my living room. I might fix it the fracture in the leg and leave the carvings "as is." It will go in a corner where you can't see the broken carvings. $800 is actually pretty reasonable for restoration of a table in San Francisco. Everything is expensive here. Babysitters charge $25 an hour!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with table ID

« on: April 19, 2016, 06:08:18 pm »

It's definitely from before 1970s because on the bottom it has one of my great grandmother's names on it and she died before then. One woodworker quoted me $800 for replacing the carving. I sent photos to another for a quote. The table is very heavy (my husband and uncle had to carry it together).

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with table ID

« on: April 19, 2016, 02:56:27 pm »

Here are some more photos. There are 10 pieces of carved trim; two pieces are attached  to each of the five legs (one on each side of the leg). Five pieces of trim are broken and/or missing. Also, one of the legs has a crack/fracture. I'm debating whether to repair the fracture and use it "as is," or have some new wood carvings made to match what is missing. The table has also been bleached by the sun.   

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Antique Questions Forum / Help with table ID

« on: April 18, 2016, 01:11:25 pm »

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to find out more about this table (it belonged to my great-grandmother). I think it is Asian. It's 34" diameter and about 26" high. It has five legs. The wood has been bleached by the sun. The center is a piece of solid wood. It needs some repair and I'm wondering if I should try to repair some of the ornate trim that broke or just remove the broken pieces and use it as-is.

I'm curious about age, style, wood, etc. Thanks everyone!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage night stands

« on: February 11, 2016, 11:39:29 am »

That makes sense, Mart! Thanks for your answer. My grandma's house was built in the late 50's and an interior decorator chose the furniture. The furniture and house all stayed the same (including two pink toilets and pink bathtubs) until my great-grandparents died in the 80's and some furniture was replaced with older family heirlooms.

I wonder if North was the decorator. Also, the construction of the  night stands doesn't seem as polished as the other furniture in the house. My family had a commercial construction company-maybe a carpenter made them.

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Antique Questions Forum / Vintage night stands

« on: February 10, 2016, 11:21:11 pm »

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find out some information about these night tables. They're not antique-probably from the 40's or 50's. They have marble tops and screws are used in the wood. I included a picture of the backside  of the marble tops. The # on it matches the number on the wood. The wood also says "north night stand" and "Venetian White." I think the marble came from W&Z (Walker Zanger?), but the tables were made seperately? Maybe they were custom made? They most likely were bought in Los Angeles. Any ideas of style, era, manufacturer? I'm just curious.

Thanks!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Assistance needed with this cabinet !! I can`t see the pics !!

« on: January 29, 2016, 02:43:55 pm »

Thanks Mart. It turns out it doesn't contain mercury- I was told its silver. They couldn't tell by looking at the photos; it was once they saw it in person they told me more about it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Assistance needed with this cabinet !! I can`t see the pics !!

« on: January 29, 2016, 12:28:31 pm »

Also, this is the glass expert who is working on the piece and told me it was definitely eglomise and from the 20s, probably made in Los Angeles
http://hauteliving.com/ken-paige/

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Assistance needed with this cabinet !! I can`t see the pics !!

« on: January 29, 2016, 10:59:38 am »

I've had three different well known antiques restoration/dealers look at the piece and they are all in agreement that it is from either the 20's or 30's, it's eglomise, and it is not imported. This is consistent with both my Aunt and Unlce (in their 60s and 70s telling me it was in my great-grandmother's foyer when they were children. I have been told it is called Hollywood Glam or Hollywood Regency. It was popular in Los Angeles.

The restorer who is working on the cabinet a third generation family owned antique dealer that used to have two large (three story) antique shops in San Francisco. Now they only do restoration. A second man is replicating the broken piece of trim. He also comes from a multiple generation glass company and specializes in antique glass and antique mirrors (he is also a collector). A third antique dealer offered to buy it from me and said it was "one of kind." Perhaps the pictures don't do it justice.

It is not etched and it is not enameled. It is gilded and hand painted with metal (primarily silver). The glass pieces are all beveled. The cabinet actually doesn't have any "mirror" on it. They removed the broken and loose glass panels and examined them. The mirror is framed with eglomise.
This is a similar example
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/mirrors/wall-mirrors/1940s-hollywood-regency-mirror-mirrored-eglomise-gilt-detailing/id-f_2286963/

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/wall-decorations/paintings/capuchin-monkey-masterpiece-art-deco-eglomise-painting/id-f_448931/

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/lighting/table-lamps/life-undersea-highly-rare-eglomise-art-deco-lamp-internally-lit/id-f_904237/

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Eglomise Cabinet

« on: January 26, 2016, 07:44:08 pm »

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would post a follow up about my cabinet and mirror because you were all so kind to respond to my post. It is currently being restored at an antique restoration shop in San Francisco that specializes in glass and mirrors. It made the journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco without any further damage.

I have learned the following: it is eglomise and it was made in the 1920's. It is not imported and it was probably made in Los Angeles and sold locally- probably in Hollywood. I was told that it was most likely made by a notable designer of that time period, but I would have to do some research to find out more. I was very excited to learn more about this piece because it is so special to me. Now, if I could only find out who designed it, or where it was sold! Any ideas?   

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Table Lamps

« on: November 22, 2015, 12:44:05 pm »

Thanks, Mart!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Table Lamps

« on: November 19, 2015, 09:22:06 pm »

Thank you for your answer. I had no idea how to describe them other than the fact that they had cranes on them. As for age, they were in my grandmother's bedroom and everything in the bedroom was circa 1920s-1940s. So I'm going to guess that they are from that time period. She did have an Aunt that did missionary work in China in the late 1800s and there are some items that came from that time period in her house (rugs, pottery, etc). Any clues on how to tell how old they are? Unfortunately my Grandma passed away and I can't ask her. I just think the lamps are pretty and am keeping them; however, I love learning about history, antiques, and genealogy

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Antique Questions Forum / Table Lamps

« on: November 19, 2015, 04:14:14 pm »

I am in the process of shipping these table lamps along with some other items. I know these pictures probably aren't the best and I can't examine the lamps (right now). However, does anyone know how you would describe these lamps and maybe a rough estimate of value? Thank you in advance!
Jill

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Assistance needed with this cabinet !! I can`t see the pics !!

« on: August 23, 2015, 08:49:22 am »

Thank you, Mart