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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9814780, member: 5170"][USER=301]@komokwa[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Good eye yourself! Thomas Brooks applied some sort of coating to the marble in order to make it more evenly white. We know that mid-19th Century high end cabinet makers sought to have unblemished white marble for their statement pieces. I think old Tom was “helping things along” with this coating, which I have on another Brooks table as well. </p><p>I have no idea what this coating is, but it’s super durable and has the desired effect, as Komo noted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9814780, member: 5170"][USER=301]@komokwa[/USER] Good eye yourself! Thomas Brooks applied some sort of coating to the marble in order to make it more evenly white. We know that mid-19th Century high end cabinet makers sought to have unblemished white marble for their statement pieces. I think old Tom was “helping things along” with this coating, which I have on another Brooks table as well. I have no idea what this coating is, but it’s super durable and has the desired effect, as Komo noted.[/QUOTE]
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