Sunday, May 1, 2011

1920's Kent-Coffey High-Boy Dresser "the Ablemarle" Collection

I posted earlier when I found this dresser that it is a Kent-Coffey High-Boy Dresser and that it is a very rare piece. I have only been able to find one other dresser in this exact style in California. So to refresh your memories this is the information I found on this dresser and the company.



Kent-Coffey was owned by Harold Coffey he lived and started his business in Lenoir, North Carolina, and was a neighbor of James Broyhill, and Bernardt.
When he started making his furniture in the early 1900's most people could not afford his furniture so he sold it mainly to hotels. In the 1950's and 60's his pieces were more affordable and have since become very popular with Baby Boomers because it was the furniture their parents had when they were kids.
At some point Kent-Coffey Mfg company was sold to singer and some point in the early 1990's the company went bankrupt.

I came across this amazing piece in a local Goodwill,and when I saw it I about freaked out. My Sister was with me and looked at the dresser, and then looked at me like I was crazy. It was, oh how should I say this, it was very well loved. Although it looked rough on outward appearances it was a solid dresser. I just had to have it.
It has a small piece of wood missing on the top and some deep scratches on the surfaces. So I had my Husband sand it down and proceed to give it some TLC.
 This dresser is made of Maple wood.

I saw and idea on one of my favorite blogs here and thought of an way I could very cleverly cover the little piece of missing wood.
I came up with the idea of using real postcards from the early 1900's. I found some online and was so happy when they finally came.
I Mod-podged the postcards to the top of the dresser and then put polyurethane onto of them as well.
I couldn't be more happier with the way it came out.

So here is my dresser 


 I kept the original drawer pulls just as they were I didn't want to mess with the patina
 I flipped some of the postcards up so you can see the dates.


 This is the second drawer from the bottom and it has a nice divider in it.

This Gorgeous, One of a kind dresser is FOR SALE for $465

Please email me if you are interested in buying it.
completelyshabby@gmail.com










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5 comments:

  1. Visiting from A2D.....

    What a great job you've done on this dresser! BTW, I've got pillows with the exact pattern of your green/red floral blog border!

    Lovely.

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  2. Oh wow, I love this! I never seem to find great pieces like this in my local stores...or if I do, they want a fortune for them. The Salvation Army store here is quite proud of their furniture, and Goodwill isn't much better.

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  4. Oh Honey..This is AWESOME! I kind of did an internal moan and eye roll when I read that you mod podged postcards on the top, because the examples of mod podged furniture I've seen sucked! But this is just PERFECT. Kudos completely Shabby!! Great Job =)
    >Muah<
    Meliss

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  5. Kathy, Love your work on the Kent Coffey piece.. Recently I came into 2 almost full bedroom suites, only missing one end table.. They are in very very good shape and so beautiful..

    One is the Cote d'Or line and the other I am unsure of, thinking it's probably older and the KC was either rubbed off or lost on a sticker like you have shown in your pictures..

    I do not know much about them other than they are absolutely GRAND pieces and must be really hard to come by considering I cannot seem to find anyone else that has taken photos of them or even have them for sale!!

    We are trying to sell the sets we have but not having much luck due to our location I think but hope things start to look up..

    You can email me anytime should you have information about the Cote d'Or line.. juicedbox75@gmail.com

    Keep up the good work!!

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