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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 4290964, member: 5170&quot;]One of the things I love about Victorian furniture is that you can study it for 15 years, and still be totally surprised by something out of left field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take this table, for instance. I bought it at an estate sale here in the U.S. Midwest this weekend; it came from a 6,000 square foot Italianate mansion, the best of the best as far as I&#039;m concerned. I was drawn by the craftsmanship, but knew nothing about the style. I bought it anyway, and it wasn&#039;t cheap, especially here in the age of brown furniture depression.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was refinished about 25 years ago, and that&#039;s all I heard about it. Nothing about age, no provenance of any sort. The carving is accomplished and very robust. Somehow, doing research on the internet, I came across French Hunting Tables as a type. Ca. 1870s-80s.....very....robust! The only difference is that mine is a round parlor type with a marble insert, 32&quot; wide. Most French Hunting Tables are much larger, like 45&quot; wide, and some have leaves. They&#039;re meant to be dining tables, that&#039;s the &quot;hunt&quot; connection.</p><p><br /></p><p>So do I have a unique specimen here? I&#039;m satisfied that it&#039;s French in the style of Hunt Tables ca. 1875 Those are dragons, incidentally, around the pedestal. Here&#039;s a Hunt Table that is not dissimilar (though larger) on E-Betray, if you&#039;re willing to clickey: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/313598227650?hash=item4903e934c2:g:hpkAAOSw2kJg6PN2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/313598227650?hash=item4903e934c2:g:hpkAAOSw2kJg6PN2" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/313598227650?hash=item4903e934c2:g:hpkAAOSw2kJg6PN2</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]345519[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345520[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>How much would you insure it for?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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