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Off to the weekend markets may have something to share if I'm lucky...
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Bell Geddes Desk
as promised, here is a pic (picked it up yesterday)
This is a desk, not a vanity (no slots for a mirror). Has different, but original, pulls
I am GOING TO SELL THIS - question to the boards, what is this thing realistically worth? In very good (not mint) condition? I am thinking of including the Shaw Walker chair as it looks so darn RIGHT with it.
I don't like asking naked "what's it worth" questions but for this I am pretty much at a loss. It's a significant piece.
Shocked I found this at a local thrift store...
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An Ox
A Modernica Ox chair in black fabric. I love the shape of the chair but there are some issues that bug me about it. For one, the fabric is this awful black velvety stuff that catches every bit of lint. Secondly - and admittedly it is a copy - there are small details off. The piping around the horns and around the armrests is shoddily done with hard bits of glue poking out.
In high-res photos of the Danish made versions the piping is seamless.
I'm keeping it for a while to see if it grows on me, but I may swap it out or have it recovered.
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are you sure it just wasn't reupholstered in a crude way???....sounds like it could have just been a lousy job...i bought a chair that had been refinished im guessing in the 80's and the job done was horrid
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Very nice
Love the sterling Gio Ponti tea/coffee service.
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Thank you -- yes, it was...
Thank you -- yes, it was definitely a splurge item but something I've wanted for a long time. Thrilled to own it!
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Re the Gio ponti set...The hollowware part of the Diamond pattern line was designed by John Prip, the flatware was designed by Gio Ponti. I bought and sold one last year....amazingly beautiful set and nice to see it complete, my set did not have the jug.
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Beautiful chair... Did you get it for a good deal?
The legs look right to me, but maybe you could post some more angles of it.
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Thanks!
It's been on my wishlist for a while. I got it for just under $700 shipped, which I considered decent enough although I'm not too up to date on prices for such things. I hadn't seen any in a long while, and now there have been three on eBay in the last few weeks.
And the more I look at the legs, the more I think they're just fine.
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Killian - Yes, it is my...
Killian - Yes, it is my understanding also that Prip designed the coffee/tea set to compliment the flatware. In fact, Reed & Barton apparently had a hand in the design of the flatware, as well -- the initial design was Ponti's, but they made some modifications to it, from what I've read. I would love to see Ponti's original sketches. I have looked online but haven't been able to find anything.
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Re: Ox
It wasn't re-upholstered in a bad way - just done poorly the first time around. As always with Modernica, the quality is as dependable as the weather.
I would love to own a real Ox. Even in pictures I can see the quality is better. But in the meantime this one is the placeholder...or until the next best thing comes along. While it's not nearly as cushy as the Eames it IS nice to be able to flop into the chair without worrying.
My camera died suddenly last week so I'll need to wait to post pictures.
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Re: Grand Prix
CAC - that's one of my other favorites! I have 2 3103 (Jacobsen's 'school' chair) in teak that look identical to your wood grain. I'd love to pair them off with 2 Grand Prix for the kitchen table.
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Agreed
The vintage Jacobsen chairs had some gorgeous veneers.
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add to the haul
6 4/40 stacking chairs (David Rowland). Early 70's, molded plywood.
1 Norman Bel Geddes child's school desk
Still musing on that South African dining table. If I get a storage unit, durn it, I'm buying it!
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Kidney Table
I just picked up a glass kidney table which i believe is attributed to Adrian Pearsall but im not entirely sure...I found one picture online that attributed it to him but the person claiming that was not a dealer...That being said im into this table 55 bucks.
If anyone knows please let me know!
I also found it on 1stdibs.com
http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=443568&cur_tab=
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Hi Heath - I will have to...
Hi Heath - I will have to check it over. I think the paint will be Alkyd oil but need to check how it's constructed.
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Rideout kettle 1936 from Wagner, Ohio
A great example of streamlining: The industrial designers of the '30s took the idea of streamlining and applied it to everyday things, even things that weren't supposed to move at all! Cosmetic changes of familiar objects stimulated consumer desire and people ended up buying things, even in the depths of the Great Depression.
She smelled really awful as a old lady (estate sale smell). I am still cleaning it but isn't she lovely!
http://moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O:AD...
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Just bought a massive Knoll Oval marble table
Paid 200 euros for the table (it came with 3 no-name office chairs)
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Cool
Would make a lovely dining table.
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Incredible deal on that...
Incredible deal on that Knoll table! When am I going to find these bargains? I feel like I'm doing something wrong!
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Kettle Kongratulations, Andrea1!
Good find! Ours ($3.00, thrift shoppe) has long been a kitchen trophy. You can catch a glimpse of another one on Myrna Loy's range, in the1940 film "I Love You Again."
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All the right things
gene,
You must be kidding when you say "I feel like I am doing something wrong". While I do appreciate the Knoll table (they churn these out on a daily basis) your Gio Ponti tea and coffee service (complete with waste bowl) is long out of production with very small numbers actually produced and even less still available on the secondary market. I think you are doing everything correct. Keep doing what you are doing.
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Thanks, Niceguy! I just...
Thanks, Niceguy! I just meant that despite spending plenty of time look on Craigslist and elsewhere, I don't seem to find the unbelievable bargains that some folks on here do. Believe me, I'm thrilled to have that tea set and I feel like I got it for a good price, but it was definitely not a garage sale bargain.
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07-Mar-11 |
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Wow.
That's an amazing find, jdip.
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wow
that's just not right...2 of em? geez
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wow Jdip
that truly is one of the best finds so far, where they pricey at all?
I know theres already a thread for this but I wanted to add my find just incase you missed the thread about this super find.
My best CL score of all time... 1958 Eames Rosewood 670/671
paid 250 dollars for it.
I just recently sent it out for professional restoration, buttons/veneer and leather cracks will all be fixed.
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Not bad.
That price still leaves you room to make around $25,000 profit.
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CONGRATS
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80 dollars!
Wow...you really did well, those are very rare to come across vintage.
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where on earth did u manage to score two of those for $80??
what part of the country are you in?
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I say leave it
they look great...and if you decide to sell...the collector might like the fact that they are that way and clean them themself. thats the way id like them to be anyway.
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Not sure what you are...
Not sure what you are insinuating Woof...but the only reason I am asking is so I can go and steal them ;-)
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we all hate you for this.....congrats,enjoy, and share the wealth.sell one to me for $40..God bless CL....
p.s. just traded a crumby old practice amp for an orange conical chiminea ala CL...post pics later...swank
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I've been lucky on CL...
But NEVER like that! Congrats on the Eames ESU score of the century. This thread gets me excited! I can't wait for the day I hit an estate or yard sale and score something like that.
As for what I recently acquired. I found a Nakashima chair at Goodwill for 8 bucks and then a huge Roy Lichtenstein framed print for 19 the next day.
Good luck everyone on the treasure hunt!
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hmm...
i call bullshit on the ESUs..
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Just curious, whereabouts are you?
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just seems too odd..
the fact that he did not even know what they were listed under seems like bs to me. i suppose i am just a suspicious dude.
ok, put up a photo of the esu s with today's paper and i will apologize profusely.
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I find it
plausible
My finds are mostly at thrift stores, but that means someone GAVE IT AWAY, which is even more short sighted.
I mean, 8 John Kapel chairs? That is pretty wacked.
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Well
I guess people might just take exception to being called a liar.........
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Thanks Geo H.
I know a simple kettle from the 1940 is not as exciting as 2 beautiful esu's for only 80 bucks. Amazing!
And also not as nice as Gene his Gio Ponti teaset.... but I find Geo H. information about the appearance of my kettle in a 1940 movie: "I love you again" fantastic. I watched the movie online on youtube and yes, I saw a glimp in minute 38-39.....
Really appreciated Geo H.!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jI92aLYiAI
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hahahah
it was deleted! I knew something was fishy... two ESU's for that cheap...even a family with no Knowledge would sell them for something more like 100 dollars a piece I would say. And places like Salvation army or Savers wouldn't even mark that at 80...those would sell for about 85 a piece in a thrift shop.
The best thing I have ever gotten on CL was my 670/671 but I could see how someone could mistaken that for a crappy old chair.
The ESU's just look too nice to toss out without question...
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Its possible, I one missed out on 6 (or 4, can't remember) Wegner Round chairs and dining table for $75.00. Bought an entire Featherston (Australian design)Scape suite for $10.00...these things do happen.
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jdip......I found an Egg chai...
jdip......I found an Egg chair at a thrift shop in NYC for $5 not too long ago and have found countless other valuable items at thrift stores and yard sales over the years. Hunting is my passion (On my lunch break today, I went to a thrift store and got @ 25 Iittala Ultima Thule glasses, in various sizes, and a teak Nissen carving board all for $30). Two ESUs it is not, but, I for one. never doubted your story. I just want to hear more about it...these stories can be entertaining - Especially what people say and do during the transaction. I'm also curious where (what state/country/etc.) you live in. Not because I want to come poach on your turf, but because it adds another layer of interest to the story.
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I would really like to hear more too. I never doubted your story and still don't, but I have to say it's rather cruel to post a pic of two incredible ESUs, tell us you found them on CL for $80, and then give us nothing else! Why not give us some context, some background?
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photo with today's paper and all is good.
the fact that you deleted the images is even more fishy..
and no real story is also odd.
if i found those two for 80 bucks i would write a novel on here about it.
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One man's junk cliché
This is all OT in this thread I guess, but what is so unbelievable about someone giving away an ESU (or selling for $40)?
There is a tonne of stuff out there (not just modern furniture) that looks like junk (or at least nothing of value) to 99.9% of us. It just depends what collector markets you're into. The use-value of stuff on the collector market is almost always miniscule compared to the exchange-value.
Let's congratulate each other on neat finds rather than question the legitimacy of claims. It is rare that I find something even mediocre in my area so I enjoy living vicariously through others in more well-endowed locales :)
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07-Mar-11 |
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07-Mar-11 |
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uggh
i was so looking forward today to post a pic of my latest find.
an orange vinyl daybed.
but... while moving it, it got a small tear, any ideas, or should i just keep crying
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posted by
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07-Mar-11 |
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[email protected]
I bought 1 aluminum group chair for 5 euros on a flea market in France and he was not even in the morning!
I bought a pair of fiberglass eames chairs at my local pan shop for 30 euros a piece
A good friend of mine , got loads of charlotte Perriand stuff ( tables, lights...) in the trash in "Les arcs", france, where all the flat were furnished by her.
Amazing bargains are made every day , but you never know when it comes to you
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posted by
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07-Mar-11 |
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today
while not quite a dramatic
a general fireproofing desk chair. Not a swivel/propeller, but a 4 legger w/ a rather stylish back piece - Needs arm pieces
2 un-marked swedish side chairs (beech)
1 "made in Sweden" Ledu fluorescent clamp on desk lamp - works
I'll get a pic up of the chairs...
Comparatively small victories, but victories nevertheless
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waffle
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07-Mar-11 |
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the chair
http://www.good-chairs.com/used/chair/UC07012201.shtml
pretty much, but mine is black
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posted by
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07-Mar-11 |
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no
not jealous. i've had multiples of everything . paid zero to a lot... it's all just stuff. i just think it sounded fake. if i am wrong i am sorry..
still sounds like one of those "old ugly chair " turning into a papabear on CL with an image from google ....
if you did indeed find them for 80 dollars , that is an incredibly excellent find..
but probably didn't happen... ; )
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posted by
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07-Mar-11 |
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Multiples of...
Multiples of everything....paid zero? Wow, you must have tiger blood and Adonis DNA ;-)
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07-Mar-11 |
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#WINNING
This thread is supposed to have photos to accompany your said acquisitions.
#LOSING.
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07-Mar-11 |
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posted by
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07-Mar-11 |
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jdip
No worries. You've not given adequate reason to doubt, in my opinion. I am still curious about your location though. Don't worry, I won't try to steal your finds. :)
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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08-Mar-11 |
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08-Mar-11 |
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Okay, someone named Qnssekr...
Okay, someone named Qnssekr has an etsy shop selling modern furniture. Qnssekr's "shop" is located in NYC. That means the ESUs are from NYC. Now I'm really jealous!
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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this thread...
has turn into something very comical. I'm partially at fault with my past posting. I just had to set the record straight. but on the same note money can bring the worst out in people.
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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I'm confused now. ESU's now...
I'm confused now. ESU's now being sold on Etsy? Lost...
I've been under the impression these threads are about great designs people added to their collection, NOT things they're selling. But that's me...
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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Woof
The story, as I understand, jesgord has discerned that jdip is from the NYC area based on qnsskr's post. Apparently qnsskr is a seller of vintage modern on etsy and was beaten out by jdip on the CL find. Now, whether or not jdip will be reselling these remains to be seen.
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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Today
I saw an add on CL and it looked like an adrian pearsall Jacks table
and the guy was only asking 40 bucks. I paid 20 in gas to get the table but all in all i feel it was a decent day.
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08-Mar-11 |
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****
^^^^ what horrified me the most was the add read "this table has to go...it is getting in the way when we play WII"...I had to rescue that table before it was wiied to death by a little kid!
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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odd chairs
the danish side chairs are REALLY nice but unmarked
the other chair is the general fireproofing chair (by knoll??) which needs replacement arm rests. Think I will make something custom.
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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posted by
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08-Mar-11 |
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Just brought these.....
Just brought these Eames wire side chairs in white.....absolutley love them! Hopefully going to team them up with a tulip table.
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08-Mar-11 |
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ole wanscher
found on CL for cheep but I had to re-upholster it which doing it myself still cost as much as the sofa itself. But I'm not complaining, I love it and it's so comfortable.
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posted by
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09-Mar-11 |
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..
and... jdip is out...
LOL
weird that some people make this shit up for some reason...
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posted by
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09-Mar-11 |
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It's
my understanding that another poster confirmed the purchase of these, for a bargain price, in New York
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posted by
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09-Mar-11 |
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does it matter
tynellbuyer,
As long as the poster is not a mean spirited, right wing demon like that Ark fellow does it really matter if for whatever reason any person would decide to increase their self worth by lying on an anonymous design site. Should that truly be the case I would pity the poster more than I would loathe the posting.
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posted by
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09-Mar-11 |
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tynellbuyer
No, not made up as much as you would love to believe. Will take some pics specifically for you and post them.....not to worry. Not sure why you feel the need to insult people who you don't even know. Took the pics down as you felt they may be images I found on the net........ will post them as soon as I can. I still can not understand what you think I would have to gain by posting a find?
All I am is a guy who enjoys collecting.........sorry, did I ask for recognition and a medal?
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posted by
jdip
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09-Mar-11 |
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okay okay
come on no fighting, peace and love
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posted by
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09-Mar-11 |
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Adam, cool sofa, I have the chair. For a knockdown piece they are absolutely rock solid.
As for the other comments on here...I think someone is owed an apology and the less anonymous the forum is the better. Even though it doesn't make a huge differnce I like knowing a bit about Whitespike and where Olive lives etc. It makes for richer discussions when you can refer to especially relevant things or ask advice about an area.
Why don't people use their real names online? I've never really understood it.
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posted by
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09-Mar-11 |
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hey
I found a perfect Frank Gehry Easy Edges lamp for $1.99 (since sold). Guess I should look out...
True or not (and I suspect it is) I salute all who search for that elusive next score!
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posted by
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09-Mar-11 |
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Not trying to pick a fight...
Not trying to pick a fight here, jdip -- I don't doubt your word and I congratulate you on your incredible score. But I don't understand why you'd post pics and tell us a tiny bit of information, and then ignore any requests for more background, which are obviously going to follow when you tell us about such a great find. (And the only person you respond to is the one who doubts the veracity of your claim). You say you're just a guy who enjoys collecting. I would think another collector would happily share the details of this find, and understand why many of us are interested. But if your only motivation in posting about the ESUs is to gloat about your great luck, well, mission accomplished, we're all terribly jealous. I personally don't want to hear any more about it, though.
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10-Mar-11 |
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miracles do happen
just saw the below on 1st dibs
of course I won't get that much
but mine are nicer
and I bought it WITH a Milo Baughman mixed wood table...
not bad
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posted by
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10-Mar-11 |
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yup
I know I know...
but we can dream?
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posted by
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10-Mar-11 |
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I have still have 2 to touch up
then I will be selling these.
which brings up a question
Other than eBay and Craigslist, where else could I list these? I mean, these are rather high end items! eBay works, but it is a bit skeevy at times.
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posted by
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10-Mar-11 |
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a couple of lamps
I just got two of these lamps marked Italy, probably Raymor. They weren't cheap but they were not nearly as pricey as the one on 1stDibs right now, so ha! I LOVE THEM. Now I get to find just the right shades for them.
They're about 18" high and have four very rounded sides.
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new chairs
and the came from the nicest couple imaginable.
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A little Lax
Went for a long walk to blow off some steam and some pizza eating fat, learning baking does have its downsides...someone else was in the shop looking for good stuff but I nabbed this before them, there was also a nice set of Rosti bowls but I have enough of them and the rubber was perishing on them. $18.00 not too bad. Kangaroo, veges and red wine casserole (with pastry) for dinner. Gonna teach myself how to make Danish pastries, first I have to reduce my apricots in syrup, cooking is so much fun! I never knew, and cheap, my shopping list reads like a ration book, amazing what you can do with cheap stuff and the basics.
The smell of apricots, boiling sugar and lemon juice...why wasn't I told?
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posted by
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12-Mar-11 |
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aha
I saw one of those yesterday! Cream colored I think, but I thought it was too pricey. Then again, I am a cheap $@#%$^, so take that into account
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12-Mar-11 |
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No Picture Zone
OK, was at a thrift store today and saw an interesting chair. I will take pictures tomorrow, but does the following SOUND Danish or no?
Tall ladderback chair in oak. The seat strapping is that Threaded wire (looks almost like a stove's heating elements). Did anyone OTHER than the danish do that? Unmarked, of course. I will take pics on Monday. If it is danish it's older. Somewhat Craftsmen in style.
I know, I feel like an idiot even as I type this.
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12-Mar-11 |
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but, to make amends
I am about to go buy 6 Brno chairs for $150. HIDEOUSLY upholstered, but that won't be my problem...
PICS ADDED
Strapping looks original. Obviously re-upholstered. I see Grey Vinyl underneath.
I am sure they are not original, but the strapping looks vintage. I know others have made versions of the same basic chair.
Attribution may be tough!
Still, $150 for 6 works for me.
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posted by
waffle
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13-Mar-11 |
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With some good leather or fabric they will be fine chairs, I don't think though that they are quite as pleasing as the knoll chair, the tube should have a slight 'intuitive' curve at the front leg. I read somewhere that Mies considered a straight line but decided against it in the end.
Anyway, I prefer these to the flat bar version which is ridiculously heavy.
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13-Mar-11 |
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yes
I have seen this exact chair attributed to Knoll, but that does not seem to be right to me. They are Vintage judging by the tubing and the strapping. Wish to heck they were marked somehow (will keep searching).
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posted by
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13-Mar-11 |
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I think
thonet made a ver as well?
the following are attributed to thonet and are evil twins of they one's I have (minus the mardi gras upholstery, of course)
http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=399654&cur_tab=
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posted by
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13-Mar-11 |
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According to this book (see link) Thonet only produced the models 533 and 534 until 1936, there were a couple of other models but I doubt your chairs are from this period, its chairs in the time of Hitler.
The screwed butt join at the back of the sled is an older detail from what I know though..who knows? Good luck.
http://www.amazon.com/Mies-van-Rohe-Stuttgart-architecture/1...
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13-Mar-11 |
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agreed
I think the link was mis-attributed as well. Shocking, I know
Well, these are vintage, but not Knoll, Thonet, or original.
They have no curve or LEAN, so they are somewhat less elegant.
But they are VERY well made. Solid as heck, not some cheap contemporary take on the chair. And the original strapping is 60's at the latest.
so I'll keep looking. Thanks for the help, though. To me, this is part of the fun...
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13-Mar-11 |
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but I am comfortable here
check out the link
label on a thonet chair on ebay
Thonet must have started producing these again? still not sure of dates...
http://www.metroretrofurniture.com/images/thonet/aae44thonetsidechair08.jpg?_trksid=m38
Or check this ebay item id 390103401684
I think that is my chair. Straight front legs. Cushions look the same. Has a tag (pictured below) that says THONET.
HUM
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13-Mar-11 |
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Thanks, fastfwd
I started a new one since this went to crap so very quickly.
For those of you trying to steer it back on course, I applaud you.
But #4 is where it's at. :)
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I have that table too!
I have the same coffee table...It was my mom's from the 1960's. It also has a "plastic" tray that fits into that hole in the middle of the base. I filled the tray with dirt and have pothos growing in it. My mom also had a mirror custom cut for that tray and used to put knick knacks on it. I'd like to post my pictures but I don't know how...I only subscribed just now so I could respond to your post.
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