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12/09/2009 5:28 am  

any body know anything about this Chest?
I know Heritage made them at one time and Kimball makes them now. Does anyone have any idea who else made them? I bought one today in great condition.
I would say from the 60's in Chinese red with gold trim
it does not say Heritage or any thing on the inside.


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12/09/2009 10:12 am  

Dorothy Draper-- Espana
Kindle Furniture makes a licensed version of them now, not Kimball, along with other Dorothy Draper pieces. Some of the proportions and details have varied from the original versions made by Henredon (Heritage collection for Henredon). The originals were finished in the same quality, front and back, whereas the piece began to get "watered down" in further mass production (trim pieces around the perimeter of the front of the cabinet for example disappeared, backs unfinished (not laquered), hardware not as heavy and differences in the detail of the hardware/ring pulls. If you have one in Chinese Red, I would bet that it was refinished after the fact by a different owner of the piece. Some more interesting info on the Espana Collection can be found in Carleton Varney's "In The Pink".


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15/09/2009 9:09 pm  

thanks as that is ...
thanks as that is exactly what this one looks like, watered down.
I know it is a original one and I am sure someone repainted in the Chinese red color.
From what i understand getting a mirror to match is rare in it self.


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