Down Yonder Antiques

This page was Tom's first attempt to create this website, and back in September of 2007, Tom thought all the hard work that had gone into creating this page had been lost.  The page was discovered in late May of 2008.  It's pictures were full resolution and impossible to download in a timely way.  Also, Hostmonster's old html editor could not read the html format created in the Page Wizard. 
As you can see, the page is quite beautiful, but Tom decided not to present this for easy viewing since many of the pieces have since been sold and the most shown can also now be found elsewhere in Inventory.  We have therefore named this page "I Once Was Lost" as a tribute to Tom's original creation.

Welcome - Feel Free to Browse!

Very lovely English oak gate-leg dining table, early 20th Century (or perhaps a tad older), with very nice turnings to the legs and an oval top of unusual and lovely proportions. This table is in excellent condition, and tight, strong and heavy. A great traditional English piece of furnitue, and very adaptable to dress up or down with a variety of decors.
 
 
 
 
 
Old lamp (to the right) with lovely cast base (see detail photo below) and three flower stem-like arms bearing three original shades which have turned varying shades of delicate pink from exposure to the sun, the lamp evidently having sat near a window for many years.
 
 
 
Beautiful old brass Victorian kerosene lamp, converted to electricity. This is a great example of the lovliness of Victorian lamps at their best.

 

 
 
Heavy two-headed rooster planter. This planter must be seen to be fully appreciated. It is both beautiful and unique.
Simply a great planter, and much larger than it looks in the photo.
 
Mid-century trestle table (photo at left, with Renaissance chairs). Though very well constructed, when we acquired this table it was missing its top, so we crafted a "new" one from Circa 1860 Southern yellow heart pine boards, hand-planed and fitted with square nails
 
Set of four Renaissance period, Circa 1870 side chairs, of solid walnut with cane seats. The patina on these chairs is beautiful and they are practical and comfortable to sit in. They seem to fit nicely with this trestle table, which would make a nice breakfast table - or desk!
 
WOW! Rookwood Pottery lamp (always a lamp, not a conversion) with its original, artist-signed shade. The photo just doesn't do it justice, especially as to the color of the pottery. Closeup of shade below. Lovely!
 
 
Large tool box, Circa 1900-1925, with four heavy iron handles, two on each end, this box must have carried quite a heavy load in its working days. This well-constructed box wears it original black paint and has its original hinges and hasp. It has a beautifully hand-crafted chamfered panel on the lid, for both decoration and strength. Would make a great blanket chest or toy box, or ready to "go back to work" if you wish! 
What lovely turnings on this ante-bellum plantation-made Southern cannon ball rope bed! Made by an iterant traveling furniture maker from wood available on the plantaton. Believed to be from Alabama. Constructed entirely of poplar, it received a very convincing mahogany finish which it retains to this day! Heavy side rails attach with through-bolt construction. Circa 1830.
 
 
 
Cute little Mid-Century hanging kitchen cupboard, with nice styling and molding, with three open shelves over three drawers, and wearing old white over older slate over original red paint. Distressing these layers has given this piece a very lovely
"Shabby Chic" look, with no fake modern layers of paint!!! All authentic.
 
 
Very nice old primitive North Carolina dry sink, all original, with single door and two shelves under the dry sink. The worn patina of the shelves tells you at once that this petite dry sink performed many decades of faithful service in days gone by. With both square and round nails, it dates itself to around 1875 to 1880.
 
 
 
 
Very nice old East Tennessee canning or jelly cupboard, wearing its original mustard green paint, made of Southern yellow heart pine, all hand-planed, with hand-cut circular vents in the sides. A truly wonderful Tennessee primitive, and with excellent provenance. Very good condition.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Circa 1880 -1900 "Courthouse" barrel-back Windsor, with very nice turnings, Oak, in good condition considering its many years of service. In a very pleasing original finish. Great eye-appeal and extremely comfortable to sit in! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mid-Century wheeled tea cart, in its original finish with lovely flower design on the top and leaves, with pull handle and removable glass-bottomed serving tray.
 
Nineteenth Century Country primitive "ladies" washstand, made of Southern pine, with shaped backsplash and side rails surrounding the top and a shelf underneath. Very simply turned legs and feet. This stand is of a size that it would make a wonderful baby changing table. It also makes a nice hall or foyer piece or would work well in the bath or vanity, kitchen or breakfast room. Very versatile.

Fabulous, rare, paneled Virginia blanket chest, Circa 1840, with black walnut corner posts continuing all of one piece into the hand-turned "beehive" feet. Constructed of black walnut and poplar and retaining its original, rejuvenated, red mahogany finish, this chest is of mortise, tenon and wood-pegged construction, and retains its original lock (sorry, no key) and iron hinges. Inside is an unusual till drawer, fitted flush with the top of the interior, so that the top of the chest also serves as the lid of the till. Truly a lovely and valuable antique!
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