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    ASK OLD HOUSE JOURNAL

    Sep 08, 2020 3 minutes

    Q: I own this antique washstand from the late 1800s or early 1900s. I have only one original drawer pull, well used, which I believe is brass. I did buy some replacements but I find them quite gaudy. Can you help me find something closer to the originals? —Dennis J. Polley, St. Louis, Missouri

    A: With that incised detail on the cabinet, the style is often called Eastlake, after English tastemaker Charles Locke Eastlake, who is associated with the Aesthetic Movement (popular here ca. 1874–1885).

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