ITEM- Scarce Gerald Crawford Early American Armchair Dollhouse Miniature Artisan 1980's #1
DESCRIPTION-
When I saw a somewhat similar Jim Ison side chair from 1987 sell Nov. 5th for $750
with shipping, I decided to list this armchair, another Crawford armchair & another side chair (see my other listings & second photo here) by the late miniature
master craftsman Gerald Crawford. I love the splat in the back, reminiscent of a
candlestick silhouette. The rush seat is hand woven, wood is turned by
hand on a wood lathe. He was a consummate artist & I've sold many of
his piece over the years & still have a very good selection of rare
& wonderful pieces by him. Gerald never signed his chairs of this
rush seat type that I've seen & I've studied many, but we 100%
GUARANTEE this was made by him. The reason I know the date is that I know when the previous owner collected it. It measures 3 & 11/16" tall X 2
& 1/16" wide X about 1 & 3/4" deep.
ABOUT US- Perhaps you found us from our cards at shows or our Facebook
page htgtminis & if so, we hope you will choose to buy from us here
also. We are Chris & Holly Wood of Scottsville, KY & we
have sold dollhouse miniatures at shows in Philadelphia (Minituria),
& San Jose (Good Sam), & in Chicago (Bishop etc..). We will be at Chicago in April. Our
previous 22 years experience with antiques gives us a discerning eye
to proper scale in miniatures. We hope you will choose to do business
with us wherever you may FIND US. Write with ANY questions or
reasonable offers & we will consider them.
CONDITION- No
damage. Cupboard is in excellent, vintage, unused condition. Jane's
pottery is unused in excellent condition. Lee Anne's vintage pieces
were in collections for decades but were preserved carefully & show
no signs of wear & look like new. I should note that this cupboard
is meant to be a primitive used-looking piece & thus was
intentionally lightly sanded in a couple of spots to age it as stated
already.
SHIPPING/INSURANCE- Free option CAN BE
SLOW- 5-12 days or so by USPS priority REGISTERED including full
coverage. Priority Insured option 2-4 days $50, explanation- Free
Economy shipping included is me shipping it (not through eBay) by USPS
priority registered including full insurance & is the most secure
way to send anything expensive as every person that touches it has to
scan & keep a record, but it takes from 5 days up to 12 days to
arrive & costs me $40-50. That way saves me $20-25, but if you want
to be sure you will get it within 4 days (2-4 depending on location),
upgrade to Priority for $50 & we will ship it by normal Priority
insured (not registered) which costs us $70-80 at this high with the new
crazy PO prices for insurance.
RETURNS & BUYER
PROTECTION- These terms are legally binding. The eBay buyer protection
program fully guarantees you will receive the item(s) you bought just as
shown & described in this listing. We do not allow returns outside
of the eBay buyer protection guarantee for any reason, because all that
does is allow for buyers to return things for illegitimate reasons such
as buyer's remorse or not reading the description, reasons that if we
were somehow forced to do a return because of, would result in a 25%
restocking fee. If we made a legitimate mistake that can be proven,
then the eBay money back guarantee comes in. If there's damage, that's
why we always fully insure any item (other than lesser items we have
exact duplicates of). Most buyers are honest & not intending to
cheat sellers, but this way you are protected and so are we. We often
set up in Philly & Chicago & have sold a huge amount of estate
miniatures in the past 7 years. We want to be a trusted source for
artisan dollhouse items on eBay & we have never received anything
but positive feedback from dollhouse items we've sold, with no
complaints so far anywhere. However, one buyer neglected to note the
size, thought they were buying a full size cupboard despite the DH
category, description with size, & pictures with a dime beside them
& one of my hand holding it, so just know what you're buying &
know there will be no returns for not looking at pictures & reading
the description. And if there is anything you're not sure about, write
to ask BEFORE buying & we will send any additional pics or photos or
measurements you need so there is no confusion. After you buy without
writing, that is on you. We want to make every reasonable buyer happy so
they come back again! Thanks for looking.