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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 16, 2013, 04:05:13 PM »

What a neat tool set!

I have removed the TV from the table. My Mom always used lemon oil so that is what I have been using about once a year or so. Does this sound right?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 15, 2013, 07:02:16 PM »

I think my first documentation will include posts from this forum.

Do the legs look like they're from anywhere? If the feet look added, maybe the whole table is...a collage? So looking at the seperate pieces, what do you think then? Where would the feet have come from?? And, I don't know where "across the pond" is. :/

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 12, 2013, 06:54:49 PM »

Wullie thinks a lot of the things we like are kindling !!    Don`t you dare burn that table !!

lol, I will NOT burn the table! It's been through 3 generations in my family. It's priceless to me...unless it turns out to be worth megabucks at auction...which I doubt. It's definitely not kindling though. Not sure what to do with the tools though 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 12, 2013, 11:08:18 AM »

It came to mind because Ipcress mentioned that the feet on the table may have been added later.

The tools are higgeldy piggeldy now. A mix of old and not so old.

P.S. I'm waiting for bigwull to tell me to burn it

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 12, 2013, 10:54:12 AM »

This has been handed down to me as well, made by a great grandfather on the same side of the family somewhere, a carpenter's tool box. He was a carpenter, of course.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 11, 2013, 04:20:54 PM »

Wow. I will try to post a better picture of the lables. It's a fancy N with curls on it's bottom left and upper right ends with a circle under the upper right curl. then 98X4

Thank you so much! I will wait and see if Ipcress sees it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 11, 2013, 04:00:57 PM »

 Numbered like it is I would assume it was purchased at auction somewhere !! Can`t think of any other reason it would be marked like that !!

  Really? It was a while ago if so. I know my grandmother grew up with it in her house. I wasn't expecting that response at all. lol

By the way, I was guessing at "french, Napoleonic" do you think I am close? I really want to know more about it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 11, 2013, 02:34:31 PM »

I don't know where my grandfather came from.   I am told that side of my family is a mix that includes German, Scotch and Polish, mostly German.

The top split in half rather cleanly. I am considering having it restored...even if it's not worth anything. It is a family heirloom either way.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 11, 2013, 02:31:41 PM »

One more...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 11, 2013, 02:28:30 PM »

Photos...

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Antique Questions Forum / French Napoleonic table?

« on: August 11, 2013, 01:15:42 PM »

I have looked everywhere for a table similar to this one and can't find it. I am not a professional antiques person and really want to know about this table. It has been in my family for at least three generations. I was told a great grandfather brought it across the Panama Canal. Anyone know it or have any advice for me? It would be highlt appreciated!

It has metal feet, a removable top and original paper rectangles with pencil written on them are tacked to the bottom and insides of it. It is light and the decorations and fittings are brass.