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This piece is an American Golden Oak Serpentine Highboy Dresser (often called a gentleman's chest or tallboy chest with a …
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This piece is an American Golden Oak Serpentine Highboy Dresser (often called a gentleman's chest or tallboy chest with a swivel mirror).
Key Details & Identification Features
* Material & Wood Grain:
* Made of quarter-sawn oak featuring distinct, prominent "tiger oak" medullary ray patterns across the drawer fronts and frame.
* Style & Era:
* Style: Late Victorian / Edwardian Era (American Golden Oak Style).
* Period: Circa 1890s to 1910s.
* Key Style Characteristics:
* Serpentine Front: Distinctive S-curve / wave profile across the drawer faces.
* Mirror Assembly: Beveled rectangular swing/tilting mirror mounted on carved curved harp supports, topped with a scroll/shell crown crest.
* Feet: French cabriole / curved legs resting on metal casters.
* Hardware: Cast brass swing bail handles with ornate backplates and keyhole escutcheons on each drawer.
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- Dimensions
- 33ʺW × 17.28ʺD × 48.25ʺH
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Oak
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Structurally in very good condition. Some veneer repairs were made. Identification & Overview * Configuration: * Tallboy configuration featuring 5 … moreStructurally in very good condition. Some veneer repairs were made. Identification & Overview * Configuration: * Tallboy configuration featuring 5 drawer tiers (split two-small-drawer top tier above 4 full-width drawers). Manufacturer Details During the Golden Oak Boom (1890–1915), mass production flourished in Midwestern furniture hubs such as Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Rockford, Illinois. * Manufacturer Markings: Production-line manufacturers during this era typically identified their work via a paper or linen factory label pasted to the unfinished back panel or a hot-iron brand/stamp inside the top drawer. * Common Regional Makers: Prominent makers of serpentine tiger oak dressers included companies like Luce Furniture Co., Sligh Furniture, Phoenix Furniture Co., Abernathy Furniture Co., and Rockford Cabinet Co.. less
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