Antique Table

Cleaning out a bit of back log furniture. I have this table and am pretty sure it isn't worth a whole lot so I am probably going to give it to someone for paint/re-purposing. In the spirit of trying to get better at identifying, wanted to see what I got right.

Style wise Id say Queen Anne, but the feet seem a little off. I think Queen Anne is supposed to be more rounded. Can't really find a style to match the feet.

Drawer joints look hand made, but the screws and bolts look post industrial machined. I would probably put this table after 1900 based on the bolts and leg attachments, or maybe a tiny bit before.

Tops not solid.

Doesn't give the impression of high quality and almost seems assembly line.

Aside from that there is several damage issues including the stain spill on bottom, bottom shelf needs some screws, and the top is splitting.

Think its oak.

Close or am I far off?

 

Hi,
I think it is newer than 1900. The screw nuts are hexagonal (six sided) the older ones are square. I think flipping upside down the bottom shelf would look better. I do not think that stain would remove easily. I need another cup of coffee to see it better.
greg

 

That screams 1950s repro of Queen Anne style to me.

 

Probably 1910-20 golden oak period. As suggested, the style is vaguely Queen Anne but really just a functional table with squared legs to keep costs down. You don't give size but configuration is that of a library table. This is factory built and probably shipped KD. Could even have come from a Sears catalog or be a Larkin premium.

 

I don't know about in England but we just didn't do anything like this in the 50s here in the US.

 

We did!

 

Thanks for the response all.

Learned a bit looking up golden oak period. Its about 36" wide which I think matches up to other golden oak library tables I see.

 

When I had my cookie store, there was a guy downstairs in back who sold oak furniture by the truckload. He did a dip&strip, refinished it with the blond look and sold a bunch. When he was done, it all looked brand new. I think Greg's right - the hardware tells more than the finish.