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Need help to identify items

15 years ago

I have an assortment of items I'm trying to identify. I would really appreciate any help!

The large bedroom set is in in poor condition but many of the broken pieces have been saved. The pulls on the dresser are missing. A large mirror for the vanity is not pictured.

The desk belonged to my grandparents and I don't know if it is handmade or not. The bookends were theirs as well.

The other items are things I've picked up at sales. I am not familiar with needlepoint but thought the pillows could be handmade, possibly vintage. The little tricket type box and spoon are mysteries to me too.

Any feedback would be so appreciated!

~Terri

Here is a link that might be useful: mystery items

Comments (7)

  • 15 years ago

    You'll have to make your pbucket album public, clicking your link takes me to the sign in page. :-)

  • 15 years ago

    Thank you Moonshadow, I hoped I fixed that!

    Also forgot to mention in previous post that I picked up some cute fabric that looks old to me, but I'm not sure.

    Thx again!

  • 15 years ago

    Well the bed and vanity are lovely old, victorian stuff needing lots of work...don't know about the bookends...would like to see a mark on the bottom, the covered dish looks like porcelain japanese "not much"...the pillows are needle point but not "special...the spoon appears to be Swedish or Norwegan pewter.
    The rocker is a very nice 19th century "rug cutter" rocker with a what appears to be good condition split hickory seat.
    Did I miss anything?
    Linda C

  • 15 years ago

    That wonderful Mission oak what you call a desk but is usually called a library table...
    Very very nice, quarter sawn oak...looks like original finish...maybe! About 1910 to 1920....is there a marking on it?
    Linda C

  • 15 years ago

    Linda, thank you so much - you have given me some great info. I was not familiar with "library table". I've searched but can find no markings on it at all.

    The bookends have a green felt covering on the bottom but on the side is printed Japan. Nothing else.

    The spoon is a gold color but no markings.

    The oval dish/box is very thin and delicate with some hairline cracks in it. Could 10-64 on the bottom refer to a date or is this probably in reference to something else?

    As for the victorian bedroom set - can you suggest any other info? Is it Eastlake, etc? I've been trying to find something similar with no results. I'm not parting with the other pieces of furniture, but I do need to get rid of this set asap. I would like to try to clean it up a little but not sure if it has any value in this shape.

    Thanks for any additional info or advice!

    ~Terri

  • 15 years ago

    Your dresser...called a deep well dresser...and the bed are Victorian walnut with burl veneer, dating from about 1870...perhaps earlier but not much earlier. But certainly earlier than Eastlake.
    Of course it has value! Particularly if it has never been pain ted nor refinished.
    And it appears that the marble us all present.
    The oval covered dish is l;ikely something made as a give away about the turn of the century....the numbers most likely are the mold number.
    don't know about the bookends....but they likely are pre WWII but post 1920.

  • 15 years ago

    Thank you again! You've really helped me, esp. with the bedroom furniture. Every piece of the puzzle is more info that might help me determine how to price it to sell. I'm just clueless and even though it needs work I want to be somewhat informed before I take any old offer and kick myself later...