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Posted by linnea56 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 22, 09 at 23:35
| I posted here asking for advice when I was looking for a "new" dining room set. Thanks to all who advised me. It took me a month to bring it home: I had to sell my old junk first! I gave the seller a deposit while I did that. This one was not a "steal" but compared to a new one it was a good deal. This was actually only the second one I went to go look at, not counting consignment shops, so I must have been lucky. I have been trolling CL since then and have not seen anything I liked a tenth as much. It was over my budget but when I showed my husband the pictures he agreed it was well worth it. The owner is downsizing to a townhouse. The set had belonged to his late wife’s mother.
There is the table, 2 leaves, 6 chairs, the long buffet, a short mini buffet (I have not thought of a name for this piece yet) and a small china cabinet. I already have a floor to ceiling china cabinet, so the one that belongs to this set is in the adjacent lining room.
I really wanted a buffet and this set having such a nice one clinched it. I really like the detailing on the table apron too. I did not see a logo except on the slide mechanism, and that was probably purchased by the manufacturer.
Except for very minor scratches on 2 of the table legs and teeth marks on one chair support, it is in great shape. There are also spills in the carving of the same end of the table; I think I know where the high chair used to be placed.
Tell me if you recognize the style and what it would be called, and can estimate the era. It may not qualify as an antique but it goes well with my pieces that are.
I’m guessing…1920’s?
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RE: Come see my Craig’s List walnut dining room set!
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Very nice....I think a bit later then 20's....more like 30's.
Jacobean revival....and that "small buffet" would be called a server.
Good for you for giving it a new life!
Linda C |
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| Beautiful set! I have my mother's buffet which is similar to yours; I just picked up a table & chairs from Good Will that I'm working on now. Not an exact match, but close. Nice that you got so many matching pieces. What part of the country did you find it in? |
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| OMG, I think your set is identical to ones my sister and I have from my parents. It, in turn, belonged to my father's parents. Both of our parents passed away and we have this set. Tried to sell it but no luck (in an area where money is very tight). It's sitting in my sister's basement taking up space. She was going to advertise it again. I told her to give it away but she was going to try to sell it. The table and buffet are identical. We don't have the smaller buffet. Our china cabinet is almost the same except that we have a decorative piece on the top. |
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| Thanks! Funny, initially I was thinking 1930’s (I don’t know why, I know little about what styles were made in what eras). But then I thought of the Depression, and decided perhaps not much furniture would have been made during that time. LindaC (and others) how would I research this style? Any books/resources you could recommend? What would make it Jacobean Revival? The bulbous legs? That was the part I wasn’t sure I liked. But I liked the other detailing so much, I can learn to like the legs. What market would this style have been made for? High-end, medium, low? gracie, I am in the Midwest, Chicago. I was very happy to get a whole set. Most of the others I looked at on Craig’s list had only the table, chairs, and china cabinet, and I was holding out for a buffet, since that is the piece I use the most. I would have had to buy one separately if it was not part of the set. Since I already have a large china cabinet (oak, I think much older, bought 10+ years ago from a local antique store), it’s a bit of a tight squeeze with these big pieces. I had to put the walnut one that belongs to this set in my living room, but surprisingly I think it looks nice there. rosie, have you tried Craig’s list for your set? If I were you (or your sister) I would hold out and keep trying. The gentleman who sold me this set said he had posted it earlier over the summer, and none of the people who were interested would pay cash. The alternative would have been to sell it to an antique store, which was interested, but the price they offered did not meet the minimum he had set in his mind. If you can’t sell it on CL and it’s in good shape that would be an alternative for you; or a consignment shop. |
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| OMG Linnea, I too had been looking on the Chgo Craigs list -- too funny! Mine only has 5 chairs; one arm, 4 reg. I saw 2 similar ones on CL last week, but I'm so. of the city, and these were in Park Ridge; don't know if I want to go that far for 2 chairs. |
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| One thing I will have to figure out with this set is how to store my table linens, of which I have a lot. In my old buffet (which really was a dresser) I used to have drawers, now I have mostly doors that swing open, in 3 buffets/cabinets. (What did people use these for in the old days? Dishes?) I have 6 such doors in 2 different sizes; each roughly a little over 1 foot square inside. Actual sizes, 2 doors @ 16" h x 12"w x 20"d, and 4 doors @ 12 ½"h x 14 ½" w x 16" d. If I wanted to install shelves (not that that would help much for this purpose) it would be difficult; the backs and sides are thin plywood, so what would I screw the shelf supports into? A neat stack of folded tablecloths would never work for me; just like it doesn’t work in my linen closet with sheet/towels either. Someone would pull out the bottom one and the rest would fall out and get stuffed back in. My Mom used to use a stack of labeled shirt gift boxes, one tablecloth per box. But you can’t get substantial gift boxes anymore, just cheesy fold-out ones. And my kids don’t need shoes anymore, LOL. Plastic boxes will be too expensive for as many as I would need. Is there some other solution I’m not think of? Thanks! |
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| Beautiful set! I particularly love the buffet. I don't know if you have any extra closet space. I keep my tableclothes on hangers in the coat closet. |
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| Rosie, I'd be interested in buying your set. I love that style and it is Jacobean. I do travel to pick up within a day's drive. |
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| Where are you located, Glenda? Your member page does not say. It would be useful to know someone who’s buying, if you are close enough. I have some other things I’m selling (had to make room for this new set!), chairs, lamps, etc. |
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| You can buy something better than cardboard boxes for storing (cardboard which can discolor or leave odors in your linens). You can get plastic in almost any size, shape, form or fashion for storing and it prevents moths, insects, and odors from getting in your linens. My mother stored ours in cedar but those were the days. I store all my sweaters, linens, etc., in plastic that I purchase at the Mart, Target, or wherever I find the sizes that I use. Even try QVC Lock & Lock. |
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| I ended up getting plastic. Don’t like it but I had to do something. Isn’t plastic bad for linens? Hydrocarbons outgassing, etc. Plus decided to donate ones that were lower quality. For modern linens I’m keeping only a few basics. That saved some space. The archival boxes are wonderful but I can’t afford them…I broke the bank buying the dining room set! I am on a tight leash now. Wish someone would sell archival boxes on Craig’s list! |
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