Christmas came early in the form of curbside trash...now my treasure

[PineBurrowPeeps]

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Wow, a double find!

 

[Chicabee19]

I wonder if that's an antique??? Great find!

 

[sred98]

First off, let me say it is an absolutely gorgeous piece of furniture...then, secondly, I can tell you how things like that can end up at the curb... If an idiot (me) trusts her idiot FIL to repair it, and doesn't ask about it repeatedly.

I had an heirloom set that my great grandmother got on her wedding day in 1901. My uncle had it stripped

then decided he didn't want it, so I got it. Had it for a while, and my FIL's new retirement hobby was refinishing furniture. So, I let him take my triple dresser and standing chest of drawers to refinish. Months later, I am at his house and see his tv on the chest of drawers (that had the original knobs removed and the decorative wood on the front doors removed) I asked what happened, and he said he couldn't refinish it, so he had it done. They basically stripped it of everything of value, gave it a cheap stain, and charged him an arm and a leg. I looked around and didn't notice the triple dresser...my favorite piece..."Oh, I put it out by the curb because it was taking up too much space."

HELLOOOOO....I would have gladly driven the 500 mile roundtrip to pick it up so I would still have it!!!

Needless to say he was a little shocked when I took his tv, put it on his bed and carried the chest of drawers downstairs and loaded it BY MYSELF.

So, that's one possible explanation as to how nice pieces end up at the curb. I really hope someone picked my dresser up and it didn't go to the dump. If anyone in Little Rock is reading this and has the dresser...I still have all the mirrors and trim! LOL!

Great find!

I pick things up by the curb all the time. DH is mortified, but oh well! LOL!

Shelly

 

[wendy]

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that is so awful!!!!

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Wow! What a beautiful find!

I have several pieces of antique furniture that have been handed down through the family since the 1800s. Our kitchen table was built during the Civil War. That dresser looks similar to some of the pieces I have. Take a peek inside the drawers and see how they're put together. If they are assembled via dovetailing, it's probably an older piece. You should also be able to tell if it's made of solid wood. Finally, look for any wood burning marks that show who made the dresser. You can research the company's history online, which may give you another clue as to how old it is.

Scarfing and antiquing are great ways to find old items. I'm sure you'll be able to find a nice mirror to go with it.

 

[chickenbuddy0]

Words can't descibe how shocked I am that someone would throw that out !!!!! You are sooo lucky !

 

[Msbear]

It's all dove-tailing with real locking mechanisms and it's solid quarter sawn oak...no veneer. It does have a #209 on the back and a wood-burned simple flower design....hmmm

I knew what it was the second I saw it. It's probably late 1800's and not a real expensive piece at the time, but nice... with the curvy drawers and carved feet. I had my BIL help me load it up and he was like, why are you taking that piece of crap...I just smiled

 

[hcammack]

its really beautiful nice find !

 

[92caddy]

OMG, I am soooo drooling over that, I would be thrilled to find something like that. Im so happy for you. Take good care of it and enjoy it.............

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I bet it had a sort of U-shaped mirror (upside-down U).