Comments on: Macro Antiques: John Henry Belter Rosalie http://rarevictorian.com/2010/02/macro-antiques-john-henry-belter-rosalie.html The definitive Victorian antique furniture destination Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:41:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: john hutchinson http://rarevictorian.com/2010/02/macro-antiques-john-henry-belter-rosalie.html/comment-page-1#comment-3001 john hutchinson Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:35:38 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=3734#comment-3001 Hey John, F.I.I. I is the texture of the rosewood over time, the finish has become worn, and the deep pores have become exposed, thus losing their 'fill' of finish. RVR Hey John,
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I is the texture of the rosewood over time, the finish has become worn, and the deep pores have become exposed, thus losing their ‘fill’ of finish.
RVR

]]> By: English Classics http://rarevictorian.com/2010/02/macro-antiques-john-henry-belter-rosalie.html/comment-page-1#comment-3000 English Classics Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:22:30 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/?p=3734#comment-3000 As far as I can tell, the dimples are artificial. I deal in English furniture so my experience is a little different, but from what I have seen of rosewood, these dimples are not natural. English craftsmen used a similar technique that I usually call textured carving, although the dimples in most cases are more dense than your picture shows. I had a look through my picture archive and I came across several examples, and I found this (rather blurry) shot of a pair of pulls on a Georgian oak bureau we had a while back: http://www.english-classics.net/images/uploads/ec1265_pulls.jpg As for rosewood, here are two examples. The first one is new and is made of rosewood with rosewood crossbanding. The second one is Georgian and is made of mahogany with rosewood crossbanding. http://www.english-classics.net/images/products/24656c.jpg http://www.english-classics.net/images/uploads/jb461_banding.jpg As far as I can tell, the dimples are artificial. I deal in English furniture so my experience is a little different, but from what I have seen of rosewood, these dimples are not natural. English craftsmen used a similar technique that I usually call textured carving, although the dimples in most cases are more dense than your picture shows. I had a look through my picture archive and I came across several examples, and I found this (rather blurry) shot of a pair of pulls on a Georgian oak bureau we had a while back:

http://www.english-classics.net/images/uploads/ec1265_pulls.jpg

As for rosewood, here are two examples. The first one is new and is made of rosewood with rosewood crossbanding. The second one is Georgian and is made of mahogany with rosewood crossbanding.

http://www.english-classics.net/images/products/24656c.jpg

http://www.english-classics.net/images/uploads/jb461_banding.jpg

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