Antique American Empire Mahogany Breakfast Table

Item Details

An antique American Empire breakfast table in mahogany, circa 1820-1835. The heavily carved high style drop leaf breakfast table has a top veneered in highly figured crotch mahogany that rests on an apron with a applied molding and a single drawer with a similarly veneered face fitted with an ornately embossed gilt brass plate with ring pull. Attached on the underside of the apron is a skillfully turned and acanthus carved column into which the four acanthus carved lion paw feet on brass castors have been dovetailed. Unmarked.

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Condition

- cupping in the three boards that comprise the center top, nicks in the veneer around the drawer, scratches, old split in turned column, rubbed finish on the feet.

Dimensions

22 width with leaves down

Item #

17BOS194-056