Mount Airy Conference Table

So I have this table that came in about a month back. I believe it to be older but I am really not sure how to date it. I just realized it says Mount Airy Furniture Co on the bottom but there doesn't seem to be any dates. I haven't been able to find a whole lot of info on the company other than they made high end furniture from the early 20th century until the plant burned down in 1997. I know this table has some age to it and it looked like a 50's style to me. Any guesses on the age or type of wood? I have no idea and I am horrible at identifying wood. Sorry the pictures aren't great it is so large I had trouble getting pictures of it. It also has the numbers 3037 stamped on it. Would love some opinions. It also came with chairs I don't know if they are original I haven't found any marks on them but they do seem to match well. I have included pictures of them too. Thanks in advance. It came out of a doctors personal office. Not like at a clinic but an office/office of doctor.

 

Kasperscuriosities, that is a lovely conference table and the chairs look comfortable.

You could probably market the table as (also?) a "dining" table but . . .
I doubt if anyone using it as a nice "dining table" would want chairs with rotating bottoms and rollers surrounding it when people eat.

Were you thinking of auctioning the table and chairs together or the table as one item and the chairs in a separate lot?

 

Surely there's a company/business someplace that would LOVE that... it's so "establishment" and fiscally-secure looking.

 

Or a "governmental agency/branch."

 

Yes, boardroom.

Debora

 

Well underneath where the printing is, the table looks like poplar , so it is a veneered table. The tabletop veneer is hard to tell, not black walnut, not oak, maybe a composite veneer but to hard to tell from the pics.

The chair legs look to be random cheaper hardwoods glued together

 

Pedestals are modified Duncan Phyfe. Wood looks to be walnut but hard to tell from your pic since it is blurry. This type of furniture has been popular for a long time. Your chairs are likely 80s and would guess were purchased to go with this table. Note that these have the 4 leg star base. Modern requirements mandate a 5 leg star. I don't know if that creates any problem with you selling these or not.

 

Verybrad, excellent point about the chairs' "stability/instability."

 

love the chairs..

 

The top is so shiny. It tends to blur in every picture. So frustrating.

 

It weighs a ton. I know that much. I am decently strong and I can't even budge one end of it. Neither could my husband. The wheels are useless. It took 4 of us using all our might to get it where it sits. The moving company had to use 4 men as well. It is not light. LOL

The chairs are really comfy. They roll with ease.

 

Just do pictures without camera flash. P.S. Table is awesome!

 

Could it be heavy because it is made of Teak?

 

No way - Teak wood has straight grain!! Mostly used on boats!!

 

Wouldn't be surprised if it is heavy due to a whole lot of particle board underneath the veneers.

 

Brad the history of this company says that it made quality furniture. That doesn't mean they didn't use particle board in the 80s, of course. But would be surprised. Burned down in 1997.

 

Beautiful set!

 

So I got these pictures from the owner the day it was moved I totally forgot about them. They may be a little easier for identifying the wood.

 

Looks like walnut to me.

 

Thanks. Do you know if there is a good reference somewhere online when it comes to determining wood? I have looked in the past but just became very overwhelmed by info. Just curios if maybe you know of something more straight forward. Thanks again Brad.