Sold for:
$2,706
$2,706
Gothic Revival Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Extension Dining Table, probably Boston, c. 1845, the top extends with an accordion mechanism, with conforming beaded skirt, on quatrefoil post and scroll-form legs terminating in carved fans, on turned feet, with five leaves, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 29 1/4, wd. 49, lg. to 152 1/2 in. Note: The extension mechanism is attributed to Cornelius Briggs, Roxbury, Massachusetts, who obtained a patent for same in 1843.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-06-08
