Granted, this isn't an attribution stretch at all (the opposite, really), but I was so delighted to see a table with "figural spheres" and absolutely no effort to somehow link the table to Thomas Brooks.
Well done, Jos. C. O'Neal & Sons!
How much do you want to bet that this table hits the retail market some day as a "Brooks"?
http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/557-VICTORIAN-TURTLE-TOP-TABLE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28211QQihZ019QQitemZ290221436832QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
- Jason
"figural spheres", but not a Brooks
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Antique Furniture Attributions thread on victorianforum.com · started April 18, 2008 by 1881victorian · 2 posts · discussion in 2008.
Granted, this isn't an attribution stretch at all (the opposite, really), but I was so delighted to see a table with "figural spheres" and absolutely no effort to somehow link the table to Thomas Brooks. Well done, Jos. C. O'Neal & Sons! How much do you want to bet that this…