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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Copperdragon333, post: 9728911, member: 84989&quot;]Very Brad, I believe you are spot on!&nbsp; Upon close examination of the base and top here’s what I’ve found.&nbsp; After gently removing one of the decorative foot designs and a light sanding on the back of the decoration as well as the matching area on the legs foot, both graining appear to be walnut.&nbsp; Looking over the top apron, a small piece of what looks like walnut veneer was bubbling up so I gently picked it off to confirm.&nbsp; And the three pieces that make up the top are definitely oak.&nbsp; One more interesting fact that puzzled me is that there are no screws underneath the top to secure the apron to the top.&nbsp; I found that rather odd, as I wanted to disassemble the top completely in order to reglue the loose top boards.&nbsp; So here’s my theory: I think the original piece was walnut with a marble top.&nbsp; Since there is no attaching screws with marble, it would have sat upon the decorative skirt that screws to the wood H frame that’s screwed to the legs.&nbsp; The marble must have broke at some point, so someone decided to use a top from a donor table, which explains why it has the Zuieback/Cantor mark.&nbsp; Or, same situation but used loose oak boards, which happened to include one from a table from that dealer.&nbsp; They decided to glue the oak boards to the skirt instead of pocket screwing it, and covered the top with a dark, paint like finish.&nbsp; Mystery solved (I think)![ATTACH=full]473285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473288[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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