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This walnut table, circa 1810, with two leaves is typical of the tables in use throughout the South. However, this table, with its being not square when open, is not normal for the South but could indicate Pennsylvania. This could be an example of…

This rack for blanket or towels is circa 1800. It is a walnut rack and American in origin. It seems they occur more in Germanic areas than elsewhere. It has three racks for towels.
4/2023 Wood rack with 3 rungs. dark brown color. rungs have 6…

This table is circa 1820 and could be an end to a dining table. They have been called compass tables and "a side board rounding to fit the other (square table)". This could have been made as a "pier table" or "one to fit between two windows". At…

This walnut card table is circa 1830. It is a white pine bottom and may have been make in the Tennessee area. The table is an unsophisticated version of a city example. The apron is too deep. The top turns to reveal an inner compartment for…

This walnut fire screen, circa 1820, was probably made locally. The shape of the shaft would place its manufacture date as 1810-1820. The legs are very fine, as is the shaft. The adjustable screen should have the plywood removed. Screen appears…

This walnut candlestand, dish topped, circa 1770-1790, is American and could equally be called a "snap table", as this term has been seen in inventories in the South. This table has no birdcage and has had 2 different latches on the top. The…

This walnut tea table is English and has an oak block under the tilt top. Queen Anne style with pad feet. In 1773 the Charleston SC cabinet maker Thomas Elfe's shop charged L 2.5 for a "new pillar (shaft) to a tea table". Although this tea table or…