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Lot 233

Tennessee Beaten Biscuit Table

Estimate: $700 - $800
Starting Bid
$350

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Middle Tennessee beaten biscuit table or biscuit board, oak primary, poplar secondary with a rouge marble insert. Molded hinged top with nailed construction opening to reveal an inset marble top above one large divided drawer and square slightly tapered legs. Nailed and pegged construction throughout. 38" H x 24 3/4" W x 24 1/2" D. Last half 19th century. Note: This "biscuit block" is listed in the will of Robert Creighton/Crayton Bransford (b. Moulton, Alabama, 1827 - d. Nashville, Tennessee, 1886). A photocopy of the page is available to the winning bidder. 

Condition

Overall good condition with expected use wear, scattered abrasions. Top with two horizontal areas of wood shrinkage. Drawer divider appears to be a later replacement. Marble insert with vertical repair running top to bottom. One foot has been shimmed to keep the table even. 

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The estate of Kaye Bransford Ruty of Nashville, and by descent in her family.