possibly Baltimore, Maryland, 1800-1810, with black "Egyptian" marble top, with pierced brass gallery surround, and banded mahogany border, satinwood banded and checkerboard inlaid top edge, above satinwood panels and a single dovetailed drawer, with poplar secondary, on turned and reeded legs, laminated white(?) pine secondary, 26-3/4 x 20-1/2 x 15 in.; Provenance: Teina Baumstone Antiques, New York, purchased June 1968 for $3,500 with attribution to Maryland (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
Condition
original marble top with old break and repair, typical scattered distress to veneer banding, some coloration and minor sun fading,ÿprobably original brass drawer pull with some corrosion, cracks and minor repairs to veneer banding on top, other typical minor veneer flaws