1720 George I Oak Lowboy/Dressing Table

[joe maday]

Finished up an oak lowboy/dressing table, English, early Georgian ca.1710-1730. It is a combination of a few pieces, Photos in books and one that I had repaired, Using period construction, quater-sawn /riff-sawn White oak. The top is Book matched white oak and pegged to the carcass. Drawers are constructed using "Second Phase" methods. Nailed on bottoms and glued drawer runners. The back is pine. It was first fumed for ageing, then colored with dye stain, shellac and wax as the finish. The hardware is 40+ years old and were hand cast from originals, I cleaned them up with files, polished, aged with ammonia then polished/cleaned again. Attached with old steel strips. Please don't mind the mess in the background. All comments welcomed. Thanks for looking
Joe

[Stew Hagerty]

Wow, excellent job Joe! I really admire those of you who make period furniture, and yours is a beautiful example.

[Dave Beauchesne]

Nicely executed to be sure - thanks for posting - -

Dave B

[Jim Becker]

Beautiful work!

[paul cottingham]

Wow! I don't even like that period of furniture, and your work is making me reassess that. Terrific work.

[joe maday]

Thank you all for your positive comments.
Joe

[Mark Maleski]

Beautiful work, Joe. I'm not used to seeing cabriole legs on furniture that early, but of course I focus on American period furniture (which was a bit behind England in evolution of form).

As a Marylander, that shape of front rail (which I've seen on other pieces) always makes me think of crabs!