It's a beginning
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Found some good images of a bonnet-top highboy from the Townsend-Goddard School in Newport, Rhode Island. The piece has some nice carving and nice brasses. The shell in the model isn't exact, but close. I still have to finish the ball-and-claw feet and cabriole legs (the rear legs have a slipper foot), then make my way up to the bonnet. Stay tuned.
Enjoy.
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Nice scallop!
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Very nice, sir.
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Really nice! If my memory is correct there are some nice examples of that high boy at the MFA in Boston. Maybe time for a road trip. If you go let me know, would love to buy you a beer or 2.
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Damn nice beginning!
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Not sure when I'll make it to Boston, so keep the beer on ice, jtri.
Thanks to all for the good words.
Best,
dh
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