Base and Feet

The Country Gallery Antiques Restoration-Base and Feet

The Country Gallery Antiques
Janet Fram and Børge Hermansen, shop proprietors
P.O. Box 70 1566 Rte 315
Rupert, Vermont 05768
telephone 802 394-7753 e.st. fax 802 394-0076 e.s.t.
e-mail us at antiques@country-gallery.com

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Bun Feet

Bracket Bases

Pattern One: 3 3/8" tall		Here is a piece which we raised by applying these a bracket base....
Pattern Two: 3 " tall l		Original base found on a cabinet.
Pattern Three: 3 3/8" tall		This bracket foot is a copy of an original. It measures 3 3/8 inches tall in total. the little hook at the upper edge is one inch deep and the middle curve is 3 inches from the floor.
Bracket base possibility...
Tiny delicate bracket base on this early Bornholmer clock base.
This is an example of an apothecary which was a built in that now works as a freestanding piece with applied bracket base.

Toe Kicks for counters

This is a base where a molding was applied to the outside of the base of the piece. This is very nice, but would not give space for toes at the sink.

This is a typical kitchen or bathroom vanity toekick. It is 3 inches inset and high enough to make the piece a standard 36 inches tall. This is of course a modern solution but very comfortable.

This is a base with a moulding applied to the exterior sides and a toekick built under.

Bun Feet

3 sizes of replacement bun feet used for cabinets and armoires From left to right: smallest 3" tall x 3" diameter middle size 3" tall x 3 1/4" diameter largest 3 1/2" tall x 4" diameter		Bun feet in the front, always blocks in the back! Traditionally no need to waste good money on feet that would never be seen!!
We also have smaller feet for trunks and big impressive feet for large cabinets and sideboards
		These are the nicest pancake style bun feet, a great replacement if you need to shorten one of our smaller pieces like a dresser or washstand pieces just a few inches. 2" tall and diameter 3 1/4" Or put on the base of a trunk to lift two inches.
A corner cupboard meant to hang		Converted with small bun feet to stand!

Custom DesignFeet


From bun feet to these
An interesting Southwestern foot which also resembles the supports for early dome top Swedish trunks.
Here is a tapered Gustavian style foot that we put on an armoire...		15 degree angle

Boots

Old houses did not have good ventilation under the floors, nor were the floorboards varnished. So wet floorboards often stayed wet and we see feet that have gotten soft at the bottom and worn over time. Oh yes, occasionally you can see where a puppy chewed as well. So for larger pieces with bun feet, we do replace these feet, but with tables with legs, we apply boots. We match the wood and it is very sturdy.

Here is a beautiful leg with a boot added and restored with mahogany wax.

An example of a tiny boot, applied in time past.

An example of a boot applied perhaps 50 years ago. This table leg is unrestored as yet by the way. We actually did not even see the boots until we lifted the table up onto another table for storage. The entire table can be seen on the tables page. It is the tea table at the bottom of the table page.

You can see that boots are not readily visible. We often find them on old tables or need to apply them.

We put 1 3/4" boots on this little table at a customer's request so that it would make a comfortable small desk next to a bed.

Here is a beautiful leg with a boot added and restored with mahogany wax.
An example of a tiny boot, applied in time past.
An example of a boot applied perhaps 50 years ago. This table leg is unrestored as yet by the way. We actually did not even see the boots until we lifted the table up onto another table for storage. The entire table can be seen on the tables page. It is the tea table at the bottom of the table page. You can see that boots are not readily visible. We often find them on old tables or need to apply them.
We put 1 3/4" boots on this little table at a customer's request so that it would make a comfortable small desk next to a bed.