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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 255782, member: 37"]That marble top looks correct for the piece and makes it a wash stand. I wonder if the wood top is a replacement or has been turned upside-down. If the profiled edge was on the underside, it would transition to the marble. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The style on this is wrong for 1840. 1840 was when Federal was waning and Empire was becoming the height of fashion. This is a renaissance revival (cottage sub-type) piece. This is Civil War era and not a big city piece. The marble top does take it a notch above a country piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>1850 is too early to expect machine made furniture for most of America. It really wasn't until the 1880s that machining of dovetails became wide-spread. I would imagine you might see wide arc circular saw marks on this piece as machines were beginning to be used more commonly in mill-work at this time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 255782, member: 37"]That marble top looks correct for the piece and makes it a wash stand. I wonder if the wood top is a replacement or has been turned upside-down. If the profiled edge was on the underside, it would transition to the marble. The style on this is wrong for 1840. 1840 was when Federal was waning and Empire was becoming the height of fashion. This is a renaissance revival (cottage sub-type) piece. This is Civil War era and not a big city piece. The marble top does take it a notch above a country piece. 1850 is too early to expect machine made furniture for most of America. It really wasn't until the 1880s that machining of dovetails became wide-spread. I would imagine you might see wide arc circular saw marks on this piece as machines were beginning to be used more commonly in mill-work at this time.[/QUOTE]
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