tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post6029563112686269606..comments2023-06-29T04:10:16.321-07:00Comments on The Lady of Portland House: My Portable Writing BoxLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860487428631923601noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-17186032810816189772011-05-21T00:05:51.243-07:002011-05-21T00:05:51.243-07:00Oh, how wonderful to have this. What a treasure. I...Oh, how wonderful to have this. What a treasure. I just know you'll enjoy!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-62759415942228000572011-05-09T17:20:20.126-07:002011-05-09T17:20:20.126-07:00OOoh...lucky you! I don't know anything about ...OOoh...lucky you! I don't know anything about dating wood, but whenever it is from, I think $65 is a score for something and beautiful and beautifully made as that. Especially since it brings you so much joy!The Dreamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897608732348842792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-73984027796531898982011-05-08T21:38:20.137-07:002011-05-08T21:38:20.137-07:00It is beautiful!!It is beautiful!!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778710423208334975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-61869887214178349712011-05-07T14:44:17.469-07:002011-05-07T14:44:17.469-07:00SCORE, Lauren!SCORE, Lauren!Hungarican Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868314128333948366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-82571424564532179592011-05-07T09:12:15.402-07:002011-05-07T09:12:15.402-07:00Oh my, do want! If I'm ever become as lucky as...Oh my, do want! If I'm ever become as lucky as you, I promise I'll start writing actual letters again!Madame Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386828638786159478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-28199513859209221532011-05-07T06:29:06.801-07:002011-05-07T06:29:06.801-07:00I'm a bit envious! Bravo, wonderful find. I&...I'm a bit envious! Bravo, wonderful find. I'm leaning toward early 19th century...but I'm just a lover of antiques, not an expert.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894247974983793889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-79936678744822006812011-05-07T06:08:31.809-07:002011-05-07T06:08:31.809-07:00Oh that is a lucky find! What fun to research it&#...Oh that is a lucky find! What fun to research it's possible history, and that secret compartment is thrilling! Congratulations, it certainly does seem a plausible original.Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-87067525115488583302011-05-07T05:41:50.162-07:002011-05-07T05:41:50.162-07:00Good gracious Lauren, you struck Antique Gold! I t...Good gracious Lauren, you struck Antique Gold! I think the sticker is enough proof, but I showed it to my mother (big antiquer) and she says that the smaller the dovetails the older it is, because after a while they were made by machine and became bigger. It's obvious your writing desk is handmade...gawh.<br /><br />Is Antique Roadshow coming around Portland anytime soon? Cause you should start working on your 'Surprised' face! <br /><br />Congratulations! :DAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028430053626470673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-51850098805254271552011-05-07T05:27:15.119-07:002011-05-07T05:27:15.119-07:00What an incredible find. Will you be filling it wi...What an incredible find. Will you be filling it with quills & ink?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593860335824008512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-3396775936652682902011-05-07T04:32:16.892-07:002011-05-07T04:32:16.892-07:00How lovely, Lauren! What a great find!
From my r...How lovely, Lauren! What a great find! <br /><br />From my reading, that large side drawer you have stopped being used after the mid 19th century-ish (maybe a bit earlier?), so it seems promising! I'm by no means an expert, but I've done a post about dating a writing box myself and there are a few links to what might be useful websites: http://gentlewomanthief.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/on-writing-boxes-and-inexpert-dating/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-79745747524681958532011-05-07T02:50:25.721-07:002011-05-07T02:50:25.721-07:00Wow, what a find! It's gorgeous, and certainl...Wow, what a find! It's gorgeous, and certainly very high quality. With the details and label 19C seems possible :D<br /><br />The secret compartment is so exciting--I would have squealed too!Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800522660951414782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32857490.post-76185568434853086482011-05-06T23:51:28.344-07:002011-05-06T23:51:28.344-07:00Oh you lucky lucky girl! Your find is superb. Firs...Oh you lucky lucky girl! Your find is superb. First of all the dovetails (and the use of mahagony(?) wood indicate that it is of english origin and the secret compartment indeed was something that was fancied from the 18th until the late 19th century. I'll show my neighbor (he restaurates furniture for the past 30 years, but of course is more familar with the German carpenters and their work) your pictures, but sometimes it's hard to tell just from a photo. Maybe a look on the back and backsides of the details will show...if wood is sawn with a machine you'll find minor circles on the surface of the wood (sometimes the angle of light reveals this), machine saws have been in use since the mid 19th century (1840s and a tad earlier) as far as I remember, but I have to ask my neighbor again.<br /><br />No matter if it's late 18th, early 19th or mid 19th it's really incredibly beautiful and at such a bargain price! That must have been a truly wonderful day!!!<br />Have lots of fun with your writing desk.<br />SabineKleidung um 1800https://www.blogger.com/profile/09187943106849398728noreply@blogger.com