An extremely rare Georgian tripod pedestal table can be found by clicking here. This table is of exceptional quality, and is all original.
The rarity of the table comes from its apparently solid burl walnut top. On most, if not nearly all, pieces of antique burl walnut furniture available, the burl walnut portion is a veneer. On this particular table, the burl walnut irregularities show through on the bottom.
A table such as this is unique, as the burl walnut (or a burl of any type of wood) is an extreme rarity. Normally a burl is caused by a reaction of a tree to some sort of disease, insect, or other environmental condition, so it does not happen to many trees.
Add to that the fact that most burls are not very large at all, and you have in this piece of furniture a very rare find indeed. This table was made in the 19th Century in England.
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