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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 10465108, member: 5170"]Hi [USER=23929]@rehabulosity[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the notification, [USER=1476]@Debora[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=23929]@rehabulosity[/USER] , your guesses are pretty on-target. I would characterize this as a library table, although they usually have drawers. This would be more for display instead of work. It could also be used as a center table in a foyer, for instance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it looks to be mahogany, or at least mahogany veneer. It’s book-matched on the top at each end with matched burl panels in the center. The rest of the table may be walnut. I’d say that you’re pretty accurate on the date as well. I’d call it ca. 1890s to very early 1900s. It’s a kind of abstracted Renaissance Revival with Jacobethan elements. Or abstracted Jacobethan Revival with Renaissance Revival elements, your choice. I would think that the numbers you mentioned are internal reference numbers for the manufacturer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for caring enough to refinish this handsome table, and for having enough curiosity to find out more. Kudos!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 10465108, member: 5170"]Hi [USER=23929]@rehabulosity[/USER] Thanks for the notification, [USER=1476]@Debora[/USER]! [USER=23929]@rehabulosity[/USER] , your guesses are pretty on-target. I would characterize this as a library table, although they usually have drawers. This would be more for display instead of work. It could also be used as a center table in a foyer, for instance. Yes, it looks to be mahogany, or at least mahogany veneer. It’s book-matched on the top at each end with matched burl panels in the center. The rest of the table may be walnut. I’d say that you’re pretty accurate on the date as well. I’d call it ca. 1890s to very early 1900s. It’s a kind of abstracted Renaissance Revival with Jacobethan elements. Or abstracted Jacobethan Revival with Renaissance Revival elements, your choice. I would think that the numbers you mentioned are internal reference numbers for the manufacturer. Thanks for caring enough to refinish this handsome table, and for having enough curiosity to find out more. Kudos!![/QUOTE]
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