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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 846618, member: 5066"]The style is Queen Anne (1740-1770 in usa), country made, the legs & feet are a bit clunky. The battens for 3 board top are odd, normally you often see this type of "batten" on Pennsylvania table tops which are dovetailed/rabbeted into the bottom of top, often with holes drilled in them thru to apron on table base so the top could be removed.</p><p>The nails make no sense with this type of construction (germanic), i suspect some top boards have been replaced.</p><p>Guesses late 18th early 19th century, probably not period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, would, take a look at those battens among other things![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 846618, member: 5066"]The style is Queen Anne (1740-1770 in usa), country made, the legs & feet are a bit clunky. The battens for 3 board top are odd, normally you often see this type of "batten" on Pennsylvania table tops which are dovetailed/rabbeted into the bottom of top, often with holes drilled in them thru to apron on table base so the top could be removed. The nails make no sense with this type of construction (germanic), i suspect some top boards have been replaced. Guesses late 18th early 19th century, probably not period. Yes, would, take a look at those battens among other things![/QUOTE]
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