Posted 10 years ago
Juan99
(1 item)
I have this piece that I acquired but have no info or a way to tell where it was made. Beautiful piece. Dovetail design puts it at pre-1920
Antique 1920's Highboy chest | ||
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Antique 1920's Highboy chest | ||
| Dressers370 of 779 | | |
Posted 10 years ago
Juan99
(1 item)
I have this piece that I acquired but have no info or a way to tell where it was made. Beautiful piece. Dovetail design puts it at pre-1920
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What about the dovetails put it as pre- 1920? Please post some photos.
From your photos, I'd put this in the 2nd quarter, 20th century.
scott
Ok. I just uploaded a pic of dovetails!
Looks like machine cut dovetails. Machine cut dovetails first appeared in the very late 19th century (1890s, I believe) and would give you a NO EARLIER dating.
The style of your dresser is consistent with 2nd quarter, 20th century.
scott
Did some checking and found some dovetail cutting machines as early as the 1860s.
scott
Scott, these are handmade & dovetail machines didn't come into common use until late in the 1st half of last century.
Yeah that's what I thought too about the machines that were used to make dovetail
Your joint shows a uniform size/ distance that is consistent with machine cut dovetails.
Here is a pretty good page on dovetails. Your dovetails are machine cut just as the 1920s sideboard shown on the right of the page midway down:
https://www.harpgallery.com/library/dovetails.htm
scott
The obvious fact that they aren't evenly spaced is one of my points & the angle of the sides of the dovetails are inconsistent.
I do think these are hand made as well. That would put the piece pre-1900's
I stand by these being machined. The dovetails have broken pieces that affects their appearance.
scott
Juan wants it older & Scott wants it newer. I stick with my pre 1940 & did take into account the broken dovetails.
I don't know about "wanting it newer"-- I said from the onset it is 2nd quarter, 20th century.
I'd consider the poster's title accurate. Don't agree with the additional remarks of: "Dovetail design puts it at pre-1920" and "I do think these are hand made as well. That would put the piece pre-1900's".
While we do disagree on the dovetails (being handcut or machined), the latest style or feature would give you a no earlier than dating. In this case the overall style would put it in the 2nd quarter, 20th century AT THE EARLIEST.
scott
I missed this post due to a couple of strokes. I would certainly say not machine cut and by no means totally hand cut. This has seen some refitting. I might go late 30's but sooner think war years. More and clearer pictures would help.
Fhrjr2, "a couple of "strokes"!! Have you been holding out on us ?