LAST CHANCE Before Local Auction; AI 1700 ' S (?) Mahogany Queen Anne Dining Table
Item History & Price
As pre-damage photos 1-9 show, this table has hallmarks of 1700's Queen Anne drop leaf dining tables listed on ebay for ten times the $$. Those hallmarks include; all original unaltered matched mahogany wood components excluding one hand made mend to the table top, hand saw marks, handmade round pegs, two handmade round leg swing joints, underside table darkening due to positioning of table close to open fireplaces common in colonial homes and taverns, slight table b...owing, table top shortening, insect bores, tapered legs, four padded feet, metal hinges and screws, and the absence of nails. Its timeless design makes the table versatile because it could (and can again, once repaired) be used in colonial and contemporary homes with none, one, or both of its two half moon drop leaves raised.
While unfortunate, damage is confined to the underside of the table (see post damage photos 10-12). I am not a cabinet maker;it seems like the hardest restoration will be to use the intact wood joint still connecting one table leaf to the table center as a pattern to create a new wood joint for the currently detached other table leaf. The "buy now" price will pay for the repair and give someone a chance to own a rare antique not usually affordable.
This is an AS IS sale that MUST be picked up at no extra charge by the buyer at/near my Michigan home (48082). Please examine the photos and ask questions before buying this table. I have owned it for 50 years and lack the skills to restore it as it deserves. I want to see it gets another home and century.
While unfortunate, damage is confined to the underside of the table (see post damage photos 10-12). I am not a cabinet maker;it seems like the hardest restoration will be to use the intact wood joint still connecting one table leaf to the table center as a pattern to create a new wood joint for the currently detached other table leaf. The "buy now" price will pay for the repair and give someone a chance to own a rare antique not usually affordable.
This is an AS IS sale that MUST be picked up at no extra charge by the buyer at/near my Michigan home (48082). Please examine the photos and ask questions before buying this table. I have owned it for 50 years and lack the skills to restore it as it deserves. I want to see it gets another home and century.
