Accurate Description of Item
One Oak Empire Revival Style Fireplace Mantle
Appraiser Remarks
Your Mantle dates from the turn of the 19th Century and is in what's referred to as
"Empire Revival style", the style getting its name from the fact these pieces are designed to resemble Empire styled examples made during the first third of the 19th Century.
The original Empire style tended to make heavy use of mahogany and mahogany veneers, "C" and "S" curves, heavy legs and carved paw or claw feet. The Revival pieces like this one were often constructedof oak, finished in a honey brown we now generically refer to as "Golden Oak. In the current market comparable mantles have a replacement value in the $1500.00 - $2000.00 range.
"Empire Revival style", the style getting its name from the fact these pieces are designed to resemble Empire styled examples made during the first third of the 19th Century.
The original Empire style tended to make heavy use of mahogany and mahogany veneers, "C" and "S" curves, heavy legs and carved paw or claw feet. The Revival pieces like this one were often constructedof oak, finished in a honey brown we now generically refer to as "Golden Oak. In the current market comparable mantles have a replacement value in the $1500.00 - $2000.00 range.
Estimated Value
$1500.00- $2000.00
Re: Beautiful Antique Fireplace Mantle
One Oak Empire Revival Style Fireplace Mantle
Your Mantle dates from the turn of the 19th Century and is in what's referred to as
"Empire Revival style", the style getting its name from the fact these pieces are designed to resemble Empire styled examples made during the first third of the 19th Century.
The original Empire style tended to make heavy use of mahogany and mahogany veneers, "C" and "S" curves, heavy legs and carved paw or claw feet. The Revival pieces like this one were often constructedof oak, finished in a honey brown we now generically refer to as "Golden Oak. In the current market comparable mantles have a replacement value in the $1500.00 - $2000.00 range.