Sale 1319
| New York
| New York
Estimate$4,000 – $6,000
Provenance:
Purchased from Israel Sack, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, December 4, 1931,
E. Ross (1894-1971) and Bessie S. Millhiser (1895-1987), Richmond, Virginia,
Kenneth (1924-2021) and Katherine Millhiser (b. 1937), Piedmont, California.
refinished, but with a nice surface, the base retaining a darker patina than top; top with scattered dark stains and water rings, and some knicks, scuffs, and scrapes commensurate with age and honest use; one leaf is two board, the other leaf is three board, some age cracks along edge; some surface rubbing / wear to stretchers; drawer composed of rosehead nail construction; with some old insect damage to secondary wood runner to underside of top; hinges look good; with some age cracks to upper and lower terminals of some legs, but stable; with some small drilled holes to underside of one leaf- possibly indicating former bracing
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Andrew Taggart
Associate Vice President, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts