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Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table
Tilt Top Table

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Furniture ➔ Tilt Top Table

Identifier:
146874
Description:
This tilt top table features a circular top with wedge-shaped crotch veneer and a molded edge. It is mounted on a tilting mechanism supported by a center post with a foliate carved roundel at the base. The triangular base stands on three lion paw feet on casters. 

This table belonged to Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain and brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. It was sold on the Bonaparte property at Bordentown, New Jersey around 1857 to Sylvanus Hutchinson. 
Date:
1830 – 1860
Materials:
Mahogany, Metal
Dimensions:
29.5" h 45" w 45" d
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Gift of Collectors' Club of Grand Rapids
Related Entity:
The Collectors Club of Grand Rapids (donor)
The Collectors’ Club of Grand Rapids was founded in 1938 “to increase authentic information concerning objects or materials of historical value or personal interest and to encourage the collecting of them.” This private club of collectors meets in member’s homes to hear presentations about antiques and collecting. The Club has had a long association with the Grand Rapids Public Museum as a donor of decorative arts and funds for acquisitions; and has also provided similar funds to the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the Frederick Meijer Gardens. 
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Dining Or Trestle Table
Dining Table