Best in Show: Interiors, Featuring a Collection of Canine Art from the Estate of Ruth Havemeyer Norwood

with fairly even surface finish throughout; the drawer faces with some splitting, repaired breaks, and occasional patches along edges commensurate with age and use; front right-facing molding with repaired break / patch; some glue repairs evident to foot facings / support blocks; some age cracks to sides, and upper back corners of sides both with patch; the bottom edge of hinge to flip top with patch / repair to both sides; brasses are replaced, but present nicely, with evidence of plugged or covered covered screw holes; some patches and age cracks to veneer along stiles, with on loss to veneer along right-facing edge; some occasional scuffs and scrapes; the backboard with a few losses and repaired splits / breaks

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