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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 9843846, member: 6444"]If you looked at the pic or links I gave, you’ll see that the originals I show are also dished or tray top tables. Dished top is believed to have been to contain spilled tea and prevent a mess on expensive clothing. Yours is just a closer copy of the ones I linked to.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are several characteristics of these 18th century Boston tea tables that make them immediately identifiable, including mahogany wood, Queen Anne legs, carved dish tray tops and candle pulls (not drawers). Copies have been made ever since they were first identified. I was lucky enough to find a period example in old finish in the wild here in the Boston area.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 9843846, member: 6444"]If you looked at the pic or links I gave, you’ll see that the originals I show are also dished or tray top tables. Dished top is believed to have been to contain spilled tea and prevent a mess on expensive clothing. Yours is just a closer copy of the ones I linked to. There are several characteristics of these 18th century Boston tea tables that make them immediately identifiable, including mahogany wood, Queen Anne legs, carved dish tray tops and candle pulls (not drawers). Copies have been made ever since they were first identified. I was lucky enough to find a period example in old finish in the wild here in the Boston area.[/QUOTE]
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