3 CIVIL WAR ERA END TABLES/SHELVES/ORNATE SECRET SOCIETY PCS for sale in Englishtown, New Jersey

$45

EXTREMELY RARE RECENTLY PURCHASED MAGNIFICENT OVER 200 YEAR OLD SCROLLED SHELVES, 1700'S ERA. SMALL END TABLES, ETC. INCREDIBLY WELL MADE, WITH DOVETAILS AND WOOD DOWELS, NO NAILS, NO SCREWS. INITIAL BLACK FINISH. RETRIEVED FROM A HOUSE BUILT DURING THE CIVIL WAR. NICE HIGH QUALITY, ALL HAND CARVED WORKMANSHIP. PRIOR OWNERS FROM EARLY 1800'S WERE PART OF SOME TYPE OF SECRET SOCIETY, OF WHICH SOME OF THE HAND CARVED FIGURES HAD SPECIAL MEANINGS. ONE OF THE SHELVES HAS AN ORNATE BACK PIECE, WITH 2 BIRDS ON IT, ONE ON EACH SIDE, IT IS AMAZING. LOTS OF YEARS AGO, BIRDS WERE USED AS SECRET SYMBOLS, MOST POPULAR, OWLS AND DOVES. THE WORKMANSHIP IS OUTSTANDING, AND COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN BUILT BY A VERY EXPERIENCED AND SKILLED MASTER CRAFTSMAN. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WERE NO POWER TOOLS AND SIMPLE TOOLS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED, NOT AVAILABLE BACK THEN. THERE ARE 3 PIECES FOR SALE, BY 1 OR THE WHOLE SET.
THERE IS 1 END TABLE THAT MEASURES 17" WIDE, X 15-1/2" DEEP, X 19" HIGH. IT MATCHES THE OTHER TABLE/SHELF. THE LEGS ARE JUST BEAUTIFULLY HAND CARVED, AND THE SCROLL WORK ON THE SIDES IS AMAZING. THE FRONT IS LIKE A HALF CIRCLE, AND IS ADORNED WITH 2 TURNED CAPS ON THE TOP SURFACE, AND HE SIDES HAVE A 2-1'2" LATTICE TYPE MOLDING FITTED IN, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR PUTTING SMALL OBJECTS ON, OR JUST DECORATION. THE NEXT PIECE IS VERY SIMILAR, BUT IS A SHELF, AGAIN, AMAZING SCROLLING, AND WOOD WORKING. IT HAS 2 BIRDS ON THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT BACK CORNERS, EACH ONE 7" TALL AND 22-1/2" APART, MADE ON A VERY ORNATE HAND CARVED PIECE, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT EVER SECRET SOCIETY MEANING THIS HAS. I HAVE A METAL STAND, YOU COULD USE TO MAKE AN END TABLE OUT OF IT IF YOU CHOOSE. IT FITS UNDER IT PERFECTLY, AND IS THE SAME DIMENSIONS AS THE FIRST PIECE. IT IS A MATCH, BESIDES THE LEGS. EXTREMELY INTERESTING, AND A MAGNIFICENT SHELF. THE SIDES AND FRONT OF THIS PIECE IS ALSO A FINE EXAMPLE OF ORNATE SCROLL WORK, AND WOOD WORKING. ONE PIECE HAS A WHITE MARBLE SLAB ACROSS THE TOP BACK SECTION, WHICH CAN BE TAKEN OFF IF YOU WANT, IT IS NOT ADHERED. THE 3RD PIECE MEASURES 2 FEET WIDE X 11" DEEP BY 17" HIGH. IT HAS A DRAW ON THE BOTTOM, AND THE BRASS OR BRONZE HARDWARE (DRAW PULLS) AND ESCUTCHEON ARE EXTREMELY ORNATE, AGAIN, PART OF THE SECRET SOCIETY MARKINGS. THERE IS A BUILT IN LOCK, WHICH USES A SKELETON KEY. THE BACK HAS MORE OF THE LATTICE TYPE WOOD WORKING GOING ACROSS IT. THIS PIECE WOULD MAKE A GREAT WALL SHELF, OR CAN BE USED ON A DESK OR TABLE. ALL THESE PIECES HAVE THE ORIGINAL FLAT BLACK FINISH, AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, VERY WELL CARED FOR. KINDLY CALL ME AT , OR , ASK FOR DAN. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DELIVERY POSSIBLE. MADE OUT OF SOME TYPE OF VERY DENSE BLACK WOOD.


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