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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: steve amato <steveamato@hotmail.com> (pool-162-83-167-228.ny5030.east.verizon.net)
In Response To: dating antiques (j duke)
Date: 5/7/3 14:44
Hey jDuke, To date an antique - I personally would start with the style. What period do I think it's from. Then with that period in mind I would examine the construction, age, glues, finish, etc. to see if those things correlate to the age of the style. These are initial questions I ask myself. From there I look to determine how original everything appears and do the woods have the expected shrinkage, movement, wear, abrasions, that is noticable on a piece of that age,
Good Luck SA
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