Clocks Fine Arts Furniture
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WALNUT END TABLE
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Pre 1900 item# 722850 (stock#7840)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$1,900.00
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An unusual walnut "end" or "work" table, measuring 28 1/2" X 17 1/2" X 24". This table has a total of eight drawer fronts- two on each side, while three are functional. The later replaced brass pulls are much like the originals. The smaller working drawers were fit with dividers, which are now all missing. Nineteenth century English furniture making using solid walnut throughout. The top stained and a little faded throughout, consistent with its age and usage. ...click for details
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HEPPLEWHITE PEMBROKE TABLE
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Pre 1837 VR item# 713942 (stock#7627)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$3,500.00
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This enduring form table exhibits decorative motifs and qualities that are based decades old practices. With one drawer on one side and sham drawer on the other, this is a solid mahogany Pembroke table with a shaped drop leaf top and molded straight legs. the drawer is divided into sections possibly designed for holding gaming utensils. Made from nice dark, dense, Cuban mahogany with a cross-banded inlay drawer. English, ca 1800. RL*
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FEDERAL INLAY CARD TABLE
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Pre 1837 VR item# 713924 (stock#6466)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$7,500.00
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A Federal American gaming table, possibly of New England origins. The intricate swag inlay with a central star and oval inlays on the pilasters above the squared tapered legs and the ovoulo top form all suggest a sophisticated cabinetmaker working in one of the population centers such as Boston or Baltimore. Gregory Weidman's "Furniture in Maryland" mentions that gaming tables like this were often made in pairs, a less known fact that is revealed only by newspaper advertisements an ...click for details
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AMERICAN SLANT FRONT DESK
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Pre 1837 VR item# 713923 (stock#7553)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$4,400.00
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An American slant front desk of the Federal era, ca 1800-1820. A solid mahogany desk with a hinged writing surface opening above four graduated drawers. A non-stepped interior of curly maple with drawers and a prospect door. The original splayed French feet emerge below inlaid maple banding. Repairs and restorations are relatively minor and include replaced losses of some banding inlay, repair of writing surface door hinges, and thumbnail moldings. The stamped brass pulls may be original. RL*
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