Antique Nails

. Constructed using mortis and Tenon joints, horse glue and forged iron nails. Uprights are heavily carved with

in place and secured with exposed small nail heads. The stool frames are restored, stable are ready

look, featuring aged raw linen along the sides, back, and cushion. Exposed threads, nails, and staining

nail heads in good condition. The back rest and the arms of the Scandinavian side chair are curved

English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.

dowels, with no metal screws or nails. The table is structurally sound and quite sturdy.

brass upholstery nail trim.

supporting them at their ankles and along the underside of the table. There are two rows of nail head trim

patterns, secured with glue or small nails. This example was handcrafted in France around the turn of the

19Thc Original emerald green painted furkin / bucket with the copper nail construction and original

assembled with nails, and it is not the kind of piece built with the advanced craftsmanship seen in formal

leather block with decorative brass nails and rope wrap, mounted on an oak leaf-shaped wooden wall plaque.

the original keys as pulls. The top is made of two boards with ogee edges nailed to the case with

highlight the craftsmanship (see hand-hammered nails). The iron is embellished with hand-painted gold

nail head-trimmed velvet upholstered seats in the color of a fine pinot noir to compliment the

base is unglazed, revealing an iron rich sandy clay and it was carved with a spiral (known as Nail

strengthen the structure, and an iron nail fitted to the side. Traces of original blue paint to the outside

chest preserves its original oak boards, secured with handmade nails, further attesting to its

A hand-carved wooden bowl with nine antique nail-studded iron boules that were used for boule

fabric. The upholstery is highlighted with brass headed nails outlining the arms and seat rails

reverse shows an early hand-nailed stretcher and original canvas consistent with 19th-century construction

iron folded and nailed together over a wooden case. Thicker bands of iron were then used to consolidate

interior houses nine small dark wood drawers, decorated with metal plates, exposed nails, and brass ring

bamboo nails. The interior drawers are lined with Hinoki (Japanese Cypress), a prized wood naturally

hammered nails run in rows across the face. Internally, the structure is substantial and pleasing.

appropriate is a later replacement. Pegged and rose head nail construction throughout the case. Very good

. The back retains its original wooden plank backing, secured with small nails, further confirming the

life, the piece was reinforced with nails. This historic repair has become part of the table’s story

depicts a four-nailed Christ, with a delicate anatomy, suffering on the cross. As is customary, it

toward the top. The chest is crafted from solid Elm (Keyaki), using bamboo nails. The interior drawers

19Thc Medium blue original painted pantry box with original lid.Copper nail construction.Fine as

highchair with a pierced splat, safety bar, footrest and green leather upholstery with brass nail head trim

upholstered arms and leads to the leather back which is finished with Brass French nails and displays a

19Thc Original grey painted farm bench with rose head nails & cut nails.This fine sturdy bench has

with close-nailed brass lozenges and edging, on turned feet. English, circa 1850.

depth. The reverse reveals traditional period construction with hand-nailed joinery and plank backing

nailed to the cross, the death of Jesus on the cross, the taking down of Jesus from the cross and placed

nails, etc. to hold it in place.

. Upholstered in needlepoint with a repeating fan pattern and finished with nail head trim, this piece would be

of long use—such as nail holes, worn edges, and the natural movement of the wood grain—quietly tell

times over the years, old nail holes have developed in the edges. We used these to securely fasten the

handles and Asian Iron designs. All the pieces and nails appear to be hand forged. We are guessing the

nailed to the cross, the death of Jesus on the cross, the taking down of Jesus from the cross and placed

with a hob-nailed pattern. Remarkably, within this set, there are eleven separate hand-cut pieces

figure depicts Christ in the three-nail type, fully modeled in the round, with a slender, elongated torso

studded brass nails arranged in decorative patterns. The nailheads themselves are decorated with raised

been hung frequently over the years, old nail holes are visible in the edges. We have used these to

This early original blue painted panty box from New England has early hand made nails.The condition

wise, the frames have all been checked and secured with new hessian base covers hand nail tacked in

joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design

locks with visible hammered nails. The top board, made from a single wide plank, shows the natural

are elements on this rocking horse such as the hand forged nails that lead us to believe it may be

easily with just a single nail, allowing it to be introduced into a space without any sense of heaviness

where it would have been nailed to the base. It’s the share size of this example that makes it so unique

shows period plank construction, visible joinery, and old nail holes, with later hanging hardware added

with brown leather seat and back with large nail head trim. Antique Condition

with nail head trim. c. 1930.