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