A Biedermeier Parcel Ebonized Birch Extension Dining Table

Mid-19th Century

with five leaves and an additional central base for extension, together with four sections of fitted table paddings.
Height 31 x length (without leaves) 52 x depth 52 inches; length of each leaf 18 inches.

Sturdy and usable condition. The legs appear to be original to the top, but the legs have been re-painted and gilded at some point in the 20th century. The top has a mostly even, flat surface and good color and polish. It has been altered from its original form with modern blocks underneath and strips of replaced wood faintly visible from the top. There is a tight age crack forming in one of the d-ends of the top. There is a filled-in age crack in the other d-end of the top. The center pedestal has the right age and appears to be original to the top. The leaves are not original to the top; they are from the 20th century, but colored to match the top very well.

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Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

European Furniture & Decorative Arts

A Biedermeier Parcel Ebonized Birch Extension Dining Table

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