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04-21-2024, 12:29pm | #1 | ||||||
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What would this be called ? It’s a makeup table of some sort
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04-21-2024, 12:34pm | #2 | ||||||
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Armoire. But the way the center hinges up and has a compartment, as well as no recess for a chair or stool (like a desk) I suspect this may be a bar or a sideboard. Is the compartment in the middle deep enough for bottles or decanters?
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04-21-2024, 12:34pm | #3 | ||||||
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I would say more of a clothing storage make-up slash writing table.
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04-21-2024, 12:37pm | #4 | ||||||
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That center compartment is for makeup, as the lid opens up with a mirror , it’s reflecting our stone pillar in the picture
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04-21-2024, 12:50pm | #5 | ||||||
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So it's very shallow, then. Most bars of the '20's through '60's had a mirror that folded up when you opened the lid. Yeah, with the depth looking like 5 inches or less, definitely not a bar but an armoire.
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04-21-2024, 1:05pm | #6 | ||||||
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Here’s a closeup. I suppose it could be for shaving as well. It’s a more masculine chest than for a woman.
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It's a woman's dresser. Butt ugly because of the mix of plain sawn and quarter sawn.
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04-21-2024, 1:09pm | #8 | ||||||
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This is similar .. I like the price
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Dresser/Armoire for man or woman. I could see storing clothes in the drawers, and using the mirror to tie a bow tie or comb your hair. Probably not shaving, as there would be a basin in place, and the piece is not pre 1900, IMO. Very nice piece. Judging by the hardware I would say 1950's-'70's. I don't think it's butt ugly. But then again, I don't think Yadkin is Cary Grant, either.
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Stick to what you know----heckling that bald Jewish guy.
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04-21-2024, 1:18pm | #12 | ||||||
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Like this one ?
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04-21-2024, 2:38pm | #13 | ||||||
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Sounds right.... Lots of drawers; the WH may be interested for an antique addition to the oval office; its getting harder and harder to hide cocaine there anymore.
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It's not for makeup OR shaving. Every woman I've been close to puts on her makeup sitting down, at a vanity, sometimes in the car using the passenger vanity mirror for touch ups. Men are going to stand while shaving, but they're going to do it over a sink, or even back then, a bowl with soapy water. No one is going to shave and get the hair all over that dresser, or on the floor.
Most likely, it's designed for men, so they can look and see if their tie is straight. |
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04-21-2024, 5:09pm | #16 | |||||||
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It just happens to be built somewhat like a secretary. An armoire is a full-sized cabinet that basically replaces what we call closets, nowadays. |
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My father spent thousands of dollars on these structures, but they were riddled with termites and had poor structural stability. In 1985, he attempted to sell many of them but could only get 35-50% of the original price.
My advice, save your money or DIY your cabinets. |
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Piece of crap. Send it to me and I’ll get rid of it for you.
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I stand while shaving, but it's in the shower, not over a sink. Either my wife and I are "weird", or you're painting with a remarkably broad brush. I have a guess which it is. |
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