Sold for $3,125

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Lot Description

A Louis XVI Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany Flip-Top Table

Circa 1785

Height 30 x width 43 x depth 21 1/2 inches.

Property from the Collection of Steven Huffines, San Francisco, California

Provenance:
Sotheby's, Chicago, 4 December 2000, Lot 202

Condition Report

Sturdy, professionally conserved condition overall. The top with two newer scratches. Tight age crack through the top. Refinished, but not recently, with polished patina. The flip top reveal black tooled leather which is probably not original but in fine condition. Scattered small dents in the brass mounts. Veneer cracks and age separations around one of the square decorative blocks. Several replaced blocks visible on the underside, as well as a filled age crack through the underside liner.

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