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Message:: [QUOTE="Hallingdalen, post: 11797785, member: 93477"]I am trying to narrow down the age and origin of this round pedestal centre table and would appreciate input. The table has a diameter of 114 cm and a height of 74 cm. The top is made with very thick birch burl veneer and the underside appears hand worked with rough planing marks and structural support blocks rather than industrial machining. The form is a round centre table with a baluster shaped pedestal and three claw or paw feet. The veneer on the top is laid in large mirrored segments and appears to be sawn veneer rather than the thinner machine cut veneer seen later in the nineteenth century. My current thought is that it may be Scandinavian, possibly Norway, Sweden or Denmark, and inspired by English Regency or William IV centre tables. Those are usually made in mahogany while this example uses birch burl which makes me suspect a Nordic workshop producing an English influenced form. Based on construction and materials I am wondering if a date around 1835 to 1855 seems reasonable or if it could be somewhat later in the nineteenth century. Any thoughts on the age, style or origin would be very helpful. [ATTACH=full]548581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548582[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548583[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548584[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548586[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548589[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]