American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts

Provenance:

Property from Atlanta History Center, Sold to Benefit the Care and Preservation of the Collections.

refinished, but exhibiting a nice even surface throughout; the top with two replaced / patched wood sections along right-facing side, and to front of serpentine and left-facing front corner, the top with some plugged holes and some age cracks along edges; the back left-facing leg possibly replaced; the drawer interiors have been darkened or stained; the right-facing drawer with evidence of former dividers; the center drawer retaining dividers, missing lock, and with some veneer puckering to upper edge of drawer face; the top edge of left and right-facing drawers probably with replaced veneer; with some loss to line inlay to three leg stiles; the apron with with patch around medallion, and with some mended breaks and/or replaced elements to lower part of sides of apron, the right-facing side of apron also with loss to veneer; right-facing center leg with some scraping along edge; brasses are replaced, with an additional screw holes evident to both drawers; drawer faces with some age cracks, particularly to right-facing drawer; center drawer missing keyhole surround

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