Lot 380
  • 380

A Rare Federal Inlaid Cherrywood and Birchwood Diminutive Two-Part Dining Table, New England, Circa 1805

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • cherrywood
  • Height 28 1/2 in. by Length extended 72 in. by Width 36 1/4 in.

Provenance

Adelaide Briggs, Clevland, Ohio
John Walton, Inc., New York
G.K.S. Bush, Washington, D.C.

Condition

Re-finished; top with glossy surface; sides and legs have older dryer finish; side panels constructed of cherrywood; legs of birchwood; normal abrasions and wear throughout; secondary wood white pine; underside of top retains many of its original glue blocks securing top; patch above one hinge to top.
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