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Re: Your Favorites Acquisitions for 2018!
« Reply #45 on: January 29, 2019, 11:00:33 am »
Very nice. Are you thinking that Nutting may have restored it?

Probably, Nutting fancied himself a woodworker, cabinetmaker but, he became rich with coloring photographs and blew most of his fortune on a factory to make reproductions of pilgrim era furniture. I suspect HE replaced that table top because the tenon goes all the way thru which a cabinetmaker would not do, it should be "blind".
                                               
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« Reply #46 on: January 29, 2019, 11:06:39 am »
Here is a similar form table at the MET, it's top is replaced/restored as well but notice on the breadboard end, the tenon is not visible, obviously the MET hired a professional to replace their top, lol. Top, drawer & drawer runner replaced

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« Reply #47 on: January 29, 2019, 11:23:18 am »
These "square" pilgrim era tables are very rare, or as Sotheby's says in catalogue "AN EXTREMELY RARE" lol. I am not sure why, most tables at this time are rectangle in shape. Here is another at the MET with no drawer and again, top is replaced. I am not aware that ANY square table extant has an original top.

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/collection-anne-h-frederick-vogel-iii-n10003/lot.822.html

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« Reply #48 on: February 03, 2019, 03:05:24 am »
The table arrived today, the top is highly figured walnut, old growth timber and 1-1/4" thick, it's heavy & removable (thank god) . Although not original it does look good, great in fact & much better than the Sotheby photo. The drawer is original and SIDE HUNG! with a single dovetail joining the maple drawer front, drawer sides are 1"+ thick & nailed at the back and bottom with hand forged iron rose head nails. The turned feet/ legs & aprons are original & hard maple, the 8 corner "brackets" and 4 "finials"/drops are probably not original. All in all, it's a really cool table & rare, there are only 20 of these early hi-lo stretcher tables extant in America and only 4 or 5 with a side hung drawer. Add in the pedigree/provenance and the fact that i stole it, I SCORED!
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« Reply #49 on: February 03, 2019, 07:33:06 am »
Sounds wonderful !  Can not wait to see some of your own photos.
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« Reply #50 on: February 03, 2019, 07:38:49 am »
Quote from: jacon4 on February 03, 2019, 03:05:24 am
The table arrived today, the top is highly figured walnut, old growth timber and 1-1/4" thick, it's heavy & removable (thank god) . Although not original it does look good, great in fact & much better than the Sotheby photo. The drawer is original and SIDE HUNG! with a single dovetail joining the maple drawer front, drawer sides are 1"+ thick & nailed at the back and bottom with hand forged iron rose head nails. The turned feet/ legs & aprons are original & hard maple, the 8 corner "brackets" and 4 "finials"/drops are probably not original. All in all, it's a really cool table & rare, there are only 20 of these early hi-lo stretcher tables extant in America and only 4 or 5 with a side hung drawer. Add in the pedigree/provenance and the fact that i stole it, I SCORED!



Sounds better than Ikea!  :)
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« Reply #51 on: February 03, 2019, 08:15:09 am »
Quote from: Pelady on February 03, 2019, 07:33:06 am
Sounds wonderful !  Can not wait to see some of your own photos.
I will post a few after i get it placed, at the moment it is still in pieces, still examining it, especially the drawer.
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« Reply #52 on: February 03, 2019, 09:48:05 am »
Nice one Jacon4 !!  I like yours better than the ones at the Met !!  Guess you got that bid button fixed !!
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« Reply #53 on: February 03, 2019, 12:09:28 pm »
LOL, well, it was a different auction house & Bid platform! Weird thing is, "Bidsquare" is STILL emailing me about what happened. I would say their bid button is WAY to small compared to the others like Live Auctioneers and Invaluable, plus they imbed a message into the button "You've been outbid bid again" asking their button to do to many functions, net result? IT STICKS!
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« Reply #54 on: February 03, 2019, 01:14:34 pm »
I like mine better as well. For one thing the one at the MET, drawer is replaced and for another it's not side hung nor is there any evidence theirs was side hung originally. Plus, my provenance is a lot better.
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« Reply #55 on: February 04, 2019, 05:41:06 am »
I got the table placed this morning & snapped a couple phone cam pics, it's BIG, I am thinking that could be one reason so few survived,
Well, THAT didn't work out, size won't allow me to post photo's, did i happen to mention the software on this site............... .....
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« Reply #56 on: February 04, 2019, 06:18:13 am »
I have to use an old 1990s digital camera to be able to post on this site.
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« Reply #57 on: February 04, 2019, 06:25:11 am »
Resized, let us try again.........
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« Reply #58 on: February 04, 2019, 06:27:03 am »
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« Reply #59 on: February 04, 2019, 06:29:21 am »
side view, have to do 1 at a time.....did i happen to MENTION!!!!!!!!!
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