Can anyone help me identify this 11 piece dining room set? An older friend of mine has had this for 50 years and is the 3rd or 4th owner. All I know is it was made in 1908 and is Honduran Mahogany. 8 Chairs, Chippendale style, 5 foot round table, leaded glass hutch and large buffet. See Pictures. thanks very much.
Brad
If you are looking for valuation, I can tell you those are machine-made and have no particularly collectible or significant resale value.
Duane Collie
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Picking up on subtle clues from the photos. The table top has a belt sanded surface, the back edge of the chippendale chair vertical supports are sharp edged, not rounded over if they were craftsmen-made. Ditto the chair splats. Chairs are not mortise and tenon but dowel-jointed, Ball and claw feet are sharp-edged which is how they come off a duplicator machine. That sort of thing. The photo of the drawer is interesting however, that's an English dovetail (not American) and that does look hand done, though I cannot see the scribe marks. Fine dovetail pins like that show its probably English, turn of the Century done in a mechanized shop that employed some handwork.
Duane Collie
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Thank you for taking the time to address this. Much appreciated. I'll see if I can get some pics of any manufacturer stamps or markings under the drawers or table.