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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique French Buffet - Can Anyone Figure Out What The Carved Item Is?

« on: November 14, 2016, 12:21:39 am »

I agree with Ghopper here, that's the first thing I saw, an emplacement for a carving of some sort.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with this sofa

« on: November 11, 2016, 07:31:49 pm »

Well you both are right.

I am not going to try to communicate with him anymore as he probably don't even know what he's selling in this case. It's a shame though because it is written on the page:

"*~*~*~*Message with any ?'s "

At least I wrote to the guy who sold me the settee I have now and I was able to get the name of the family that owned it since the beginning. Now I can do my researches on a more relaxed note.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with this sofa

« on: November 11, 2016, 04:57:12 pm »

Funny fact:

I wrote to the seller KC showed us whom had a similar settee. I asked him questions about the item and showed him mine. Although he never answered me, the day after, he ended the selling of his settee.

He relisted it again, and oh surprise, even though it is still expensive, he lowered the price again! And added a time limit. 

I wonder why he didn't answer me though, I was polite and wanted more infos about his item... Well too bad.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/REDUCED-ANTIQUE-Settee-Couch-Sofa-Chair-Bench-CARVED-WOOD-FRENCH-GREEN-VELVET-/172404067630?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with this sofa

« on: November 08, 2016, 10:01:36 pm »

Thanks,

I don't want to sell it anyway, I really like it and I paid 75$ for it. So late or post Victorian, this was so hard to guess for me, thanks guys
As for the other settee on Ebay, that's a bit exagerated, 3,9k ? wow 

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Antique Questions Forum / Help with this sofa

« on: November 08, 2016, 11:15:00 am »

Hello there 

I recently bought this lovely antique from a familly that didn't really want to sell it, but they had no room to keep it. So yeah I pretty much got it for cheap and I really love it. I was wondering though, about it's age and style, what kind of wood and how much would you estimate it ? (I would like to know if I really got it for cheap)

The big Lily is glued as for the other forms, they are curved into the sofa's wood. This is another Québec treasure that I found on a website from my area.

Thank you very much

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique or just an old sofa ?

« on: September 10, 2016, 11:52:37 am »

Thanks a lot, I will leave it alone, it has charm and it gives the room a specific smell that I love. I probably will just tack what's hanging under it, using one of the old nails that is already under it and reuse the same hole.

Oh and thanks for telling me that the coffee table is french provincial, I didn't know that either, the guy gave it to me for free when I bought the sofa !

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique or just an old sofa ?

« on: September 10, 2016, 11:31:29 am »

I see. Well according to the last owner, which didn't know more than I do, I guess he was correct about it's age. I wanted to put a name on it's style and also age, and more information if possible. See, I live in Canada, Québec City which is the french speaking province and this sofa seemed to be from the Area if I believe what the guy told me. I sure am glad to also know about it's value even if I am not going to sell it. Would it be a smart move to have it repaired though ? I kind of like the way it looks now hehe !

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique or just an old sofa ?

« on: September 10, 2016, 11:06:05 am »

Sorry for this, there was two more pictures I wanted you guys to see.

Thanks !

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique or just an old sofa ?

« on: September 10, 2016, 11:05:29 am »

Thank you for replying so fast guys. I am just very curious about it.

Here's some pictures I took this morning.

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Antique Questions Forum / Antique or just an old sofa ?

« on: September 10, 2016, 12:55:21 am »

Hello,

As I stated in my presentation... I don't know much about antiques. I recently bought a sofa from a man who was emptying his grandmother's house. All I know about it is that it is absolutely certain that it is older than 100 years old *Well, the man told me they had it in the family for that long, was he lying I don't know*. The fabric has been changed (It was 2 shades of red before) a long time ago. I could go further in my pictures if someone tells me that it might be worth to examine it.

If it is just an old sofa, can someone tell me about the style it is supposed to mimic and other things please ?

Thank you in advance !