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<p>[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4254662, member: 16131"]Great find! </p><p>A work (i.e. sewing) table, no doubt. "Victorian," "Georgian," "Edwardian" actually point to age, not style, though are sometimes used interchangeably by people in the trade because a certain style is often implied. During the reign of Queen Victoria too many styles came and went that it is rarely used in that way. Outside the US you'd call that Gothic Revival, with a touch of Aesthetic Movement. In the US you'd call it what Brad said (Eastlake, though English by birth, is for the most part unknown ouside the States).</p><p>The damage to the veneer of the front drawer is a shame (nice escutcheon), probably sun/heat.</p><p>You might want to use oil and wax for finish rather than synthetic varnishes, as they are more sympathetic and reversible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4254662, member: 16131"]Great find! A work (i.e. sewing) table, no doubt. "Victorian," "Georgian," "Edwardian" actually point to age, not style, though are sometimes used interchangeably by people in the trade because a certain style is often implied. During the reign of Queen Victoria too many styles came and went that it is rarely used in that way. Outside the US you'd call that Gothic Revival, with a touch of Aesthetic Movement. In the US you'd call it what Brad said (Eastlake, though English by birth, is for the most part unknown ouside the States). The damage to the veneer of the front drawer is a shame (nice escutcheon), probably sun/heat. You might want to use oil and wax for finish rather than synthetic varnishes, as they are more sympathetic and reversible.[/QUOTE]
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