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maxsolomon

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23. Looks Asian. Not Japanese - prob Chinese or Indonesian.

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Fri Dec 14, 2018, 09:26 PM

Dec 2018

The clouds at the door bottoms, the pulls, the odd sphere feet.

The teapot on top looks Japanese.

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GD'ish - Furniture- Any ideas on what "style" of furniture this is? [View all] underpants Dec 2018 OP

Looks like chocolate to me. leftieNanner Dec 2018 #1

Just guessing, but I think Ilsa Dec 2018 #2

It is oak underpants Dec 2018 #5

Yes, an American or copycat version of Ilsa Dec 2018 #9

Holy Shit Underpants, do you have any idea what you have there? ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #3

Ok. You got me. underpants Dec 2018 #7

Well played! NT Adrahil Dec 2018 #10

Go to a better antique store with pics... They should be able to advise you. hlthe2b Dec 2018 #4

I'm hitting those and consignment shops tomorrow underpants Dec 2018 #54

Jacobean? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #6

Thanks. underpants Dec 2018 #8

NB 'style', not necessarily 400 years old muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #12

I agree. Looks Jacobean/revival to me. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #17

Very interesting piece. democrank Dec 2018 #11

It kinda has an Art Deco look. Lars39 Dec 2018 #13

I thought so too. A Deco/Craftsman cross. Not any style but a mesh of styles from the 20s/30s. Squinch Dec 2018 #55

Still pretty cool looking in a hernia-making kind of way. Lars39 Dec 2018 #57

LOL! Yeah. Squinch Dec 2018 #58

That's what I thought too. lark Dec 2018 #78

Wood jberryhill Dec 2018 #14

Thanks underpants Dec 2018 #36

It's good to know my years of study weren't wasted jberryhill Dec 2018 #40

😆 underpants Dec 2018 #49

Maybe Jacobean revival in look. Making it Colonial style. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #15

lotta stuff now is called "Bohemian" or "Boho" Grasswire2 Dec 2018 #16

I would take some really good photos and lunatica Dec 2018 #18

Art Nouveau - 1920s to 1930s. MineralMan Dec 2018 #19

I vote for Art Nouveau. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #20

Yup. The carving style nails it, along with those MineralMan Dec 2018 #22

That's what I was going to pipe in with as well...'20s-'30s... Volaris Dec 2018 #26

That time period had some unique designs. MineralMan Dec 2018 #31

That's why it looks familiar me; it looks like the furniture my great grandmother had in her house, Volaris Dec 2018 #63

Yes. Sadly, that period never gained much popularity MineralMan Dec 2018 #66

Like your conclusion The Genealogist Dec 2018 #33

Yes. I see that, too. The two styles sometimes crossed paths. MineralMan Dec 2018 #67

You always pay off underpants Dec 2018 #37

You're welcome. Best of luck in completing your dining suite. MineralMan Dec 2018 #68

The wood looks like either Oak or Cherry. Blue_true Dec 2018 #87

I think the OP said it was oak, later. MineralMan Dec 2018 #89

What type foot is that? Ball, bun, onion? SMC22307 Dec 2018 #21

Bunion jberryhill Dec 2018 #42

Be nice. SMC22307 Dec 2018 #44

Oh I'm not going to hurt its feelings jberryhill Dec 2018 #50

It appears it was birthed during the Depression. SMC22307 Dec 2018 #51

Well if that's what the furniture looked like jberryhill Dec 2018 #59

All I know is that... SMC22307 Dec 2018 #61

That's it! jberryhill Dec 2018 #62

With hand-cut bottom balls? SMC22307 Dec 2018 #74

What do you get from a myopic mohel, Alec? LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #76

I'll bring the weenie wraps! SMC22307 Dec 2018 #77

Hold still jberry underpants Dec 2018 #84

Looks Asian. Not Japanese - prob Chinese or Indonesian. maxsolomon Dec 2018 #23

I agree. It looks Chinese or Indonesian to me. yardwork Dec 2018 #35

Art Nouveau in Tiger Oak cry baby Dec 2018 #24

What is Tiger Oak? Never heard that term. Thanks. nt Blue_true Dec 2018 #88

Tiger Oak refers to quarter sawn oak cut so that a desirable pattern emerges cry baby Dec 2018 #90

No expert here. GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #25

Exactly! A fine craftsmen in Mexico made pnwest Dec 2018 #80

Early Hodgepodge? dlk Dec 2018 #27

That's a Noguchi sideboard ..... reACTIONary Dec 2018 #28

My sister says 20s to 30s Depression piece. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #29

It's a very unusual piece. Not easily recognizable. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #34

Nods. underpants Dec 2018 #38

Time is early 20th Century Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #30

DU is quite incredible underpants Dec 2018 #46

I would go with a Gothic Revival marybourg Dec 2018 #32

I wouldn't try to match it, just find something that complements it csziggy Dec 2018 #39

Thank you csziggy underpants Dec 2018 #47

Goodish Demonaut Dec 2018 #41

Looks homemade, the bottom balls are machined and the top lines are not flush Demonaut Dec 2018 #43

Asian enid602 Dec 2018 #45

drawer joints machine or hand cut? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #48

All hand cut. underpants Dec 2018 #52

that's suggestive Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #60

It looks to be from the Arts and Crafts era, which borrowed design motifs from several cultures ... Donkees Dec 2018 #53

Grand Rapids Michigan made furniture for several decades. irisblue Dec 2018 #56

You could look for a table and chairs in dark oak (if that's what it is). pnwmom Dec 2018 #64

Maybe Belgium Tudor? UpInArms Dec 2018 #65

Wow, look at that detail... SMC22307 Dec 2018 #69

Any makers marks on the droors or inside whistler162 Dec 2018 #70

Have you considered Ikea? Bucky Dec 2018 #71

I was going to suggest Ikea, too. Hugin Dec 2018 #73

Looks to be from the Shire... Hugin Dec 2018 #72

Does it come with Aidan Turner? SMC22307 Dec 2018 #75

Throwing my hat in the ring - looks like a pnwest Dec 2018 #79

Art Deco Style juxtaposed Dec 2018 #81

Thousands of these are around, here's a link juxtaposed Dec 2018 #82

Excellent. underpants Dec 2018 #83

Look on www.chairish.com mnhtnbb Dec 2018 #85

It may be a final product of a manual arts training course, during the expansion of vocational ... Donkees Dec 2018 #86