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Thu, Dec 5, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 384

George III Tilt Top Tea Table

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
British, late 18th/early 19th century, old mellow surface, with tilt top, 28 x 34 x 33-3/4 in.; Note: This item descended in the Russell family of Boston, Massachusetts and was later displayed in the Gibbs-Blackwood house when the family purchased the home in the mid 20th century.  For more information on the history and furnishings of the Gibbs-Blackwood House, please see: Samuel and Narcissa Chamberlain's, Southern Interiors of Charleston, South Carolina, Hasting House, 1956, page 124.; Provenance: Gibbs-Blackwell House, Charleston, South Carolina; Private Collection

Condition

breaks and repairs at feet, repairs at wooden hinge, some cracks and separations at top, replaced catch, other scattered flaws
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