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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9424572, member: 5170"]What Verybrad said. This is quarter sawn oak. The striations are usually referred to as "flakes." Usually the greater the quantity of flakes, the greater the quality in general. This is very high quality oak. </p><p><br /></p><p>So unfortunate that the legs were cut down as that takes away the vast majority of the piece's value. Restoring long legs would help, if you can find compatible pieces. That's a big "if.". Even Conan the Barbarian would have a tough time finding high quality quarter sawn oak these days! Anyway, of course the piece still has associative value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Victorian-era tables, which is my area of interest, are typically 29 1/2 inches tall. I would think this one would be of a similar height, although I've seen mission tables a bit shorter. But that would be the neighborhood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9424572, member: 5170"]What Verybrad said. This is quarter sawn oak. The striations are usually referred to as "flakes." Usually the greater the quantity of flakes, the greater the quality in general. This is very high quality oak. So unfortunate that the legs were cut down as that takes away the vast majority of the piece's value. Restoring long legs would help, if you can find compatible pieces. That's a big "if.". Even Conan the Barbarian would have a tough time finding high quality quarter sawn oak these days! Anyway, of course the piece still has associative value. Victorian-era tables, which is my area of interest, are typically 29 1/2 inches tall. I would think this one would be of a similar height, although I've seen mission tables a bit shorter. But that would be the neighborhood.[/QUOTE]
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