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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3059406, member: 5170"]Would guess that the base, at least, dates to about 1900-1910. It has late Eastlake and Renaissance Revival decorative elements, and it looks like someone went crazy with a hammer and geometric stamp on the legs. The top looks to be mahogany, as James stated, and the x-shaped pine cross brace is indeed recent, as verybrad intimated.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the overall form dates back to the tilt-top breakfast tables of the mid 19th century. I'd say the o.p. got a good deal for the price; it certainly seems that it will get some serious use in the near future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3059406, member: 5170"]Would guess that the base, at least, dates to about 1900-1910. It has late Eastlake and Renaissance Revival decorative elements, and it looks like someone went crazy with a hammer and geometric stamp on the legs. The top looks to be mahogany, as James stated, and the x-shaped pine cross brace is indeed recent, as verybrad intimated. I think the overall form dates back to the tilt-top breakfast tables of the mid 19th century. I'd say the o.p. got a good deal for the price; it certainly seems that it will get some serious use in the near future.[/QUOTE]
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