A William & Mary oyster-veneered walnut side table circa 1700

Rectangular top with oyster veneering, single long drawer, on barley twist legs, with lower stretcher on bun feet.

(H: 29 in. W: 37 1/2 in. D: 25 in.)

Provenance

Property formerly in the collection of Christine O. Groves Burton (1893-1973), Baltimore, Maryland
Thence by descent to the present consignor.

Note

The majority of the items from this collection were acquired or ordered by Christine O. Groves (Burton) to furnish her home, built 1922, a Colonial Revival stucco mansion located at 225 Northway, Baltimore, Maryland. The house still stands.

nice condition overall, presents well; top with some minor scuffs and scrapes commensurate with age and use; drawer with varnished interior, and likely with replaced brasses, showing evidence of a former central screw hole (which has been patched); stretcher with some age cracks to veneer, and a few patches; the bun feet have been later painted (brown), and front right-facing foot with some old worm holes, other than paint, the feet may be later (although hard to say since surface obscured); the front two legs with repaired breaks at the base (where they meet the stretcher); drawer front bottom appears to be reinforced with glue (visible from interior); bears old label to interior, inscribed, "Mrs. Dewars/ Landing."