Primitive table called the Communion table. Very primitive. It is said to have been used in downstairs when Col. Ramsey held Presbyterian meetings. It was also used in "Church in the Forks of River" Presbyterian church. This plain table of the…
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 lift top card table, Hepplewhite Style, is twentieth century. Others of this same unknown manufactory have been seen in the South (There is an urn medallion inlay on the apron of the table. Tapered legs have stringing inlay.)
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…
An oriental rug, a runner, with red, blue, rose, white, and navy blue corners. The rug is of 2 pieces and has been glued with a tape on the back. This is a Shiravan rug. 1960