Originally Posted by
Phil Mueller
I’m curious, Brian, if they were museum, private collection or run of the mill antique store pieces. The reason I ask, is I have a turn of the century piece and the hand cut dovetails are not exactly great. It may have been a mass produced piece, don’t know. But like today, I suspect there was a full range of quality being offered at various price points.
After about 1850 (maybe earlier) most furniture was factory made, meaning made using power tools. To get hand made furniture you have to go back to maybe 1820 or earlier. Are you sure those are hand cut dovetails? Was it a commercial piece or a commissioned piece?
Mike
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