On 9/17/2019 5:11 PM, Bill wrote:
Sonny wrote:
On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 1:05:23 AM UTC-5, Bill wrote:


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Looks like a combination of the Windsor-Sheraton style of furniture.
To have a spindle backing is odd for any table.Â*Â* The table top
surface is low, more attuned to a (bed?) side table application.Â* It's
dainty, not robust.

I think that's a thoughtful guess. I hadn't pictured it next to a bed,
but the cavities make a bit of sense in that context.Â* I've seen some
tables designed to hide "booze", but I didn't see any additional covers
for the table, and the tables I've seen before did a bit better job of
hiding the contraband. I've never seen a table with a spindle backing
before either--but I think the style is consistent with the style of
some 19th century pieces.Â* But the base doesn't scream "fine furniture"
to me.Â* Nursing table is a nice guess too, and I think the best one. I
think the "airy" style, makes the most sense for that.Â* Good deducting!

Bill



I suspect it was built either for a specific (and unusual?) use or
some craftsman was simply experimenting with combining different
elements of design and this was the end product.

Otherwise, the only possible use I can think of is its a nursing
table, placed next to a rocker, chair, bed for handy use when caring
for a baby.

The owners/sellers may know its purpose/use.

Would be interesting to know if they did have any further info -- it is
unusual, indeed.

I wondered if it could somehow be a dice-rolling catch basin with a game
board set on the top, perhaps. But, would definitely be a two-player
only and probably uncomfortable at that.

Unfortunately, it has a broken spindle at the left end as we face it in
the picture.

That's worth a posting to Fine Woodworking gurus or museum-type folks to
identify.

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