Finally a good piece?

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12-04-2012
zheng

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Finally a good piece?

I think I find a really good piece of furniture over last weekend on local craigslist, and I would like to let my fellow forum members and our master Duane judge if it is a good piece regardless of its brand andprice ($55). It is an end table made by Kittinger Old Dominion, Richmond, VA (my google search shows a furniture maker acquired by Kittinger in 1971).

Here are pictures.
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To check how well I learned from this forum. Here are some of my thoughts about this table,

It looks like cherry to me, is that right?

The legs are made from a whole piece, I don't find any glue-up evidences

The top is not a veneer, at least I can't find evidences of veneer?

The top looks like a whole board of wood as I can't find any signs of glue-up. But I still can't believe it, maybe it's just some really skillful wood work.

Is it possibly hand made? I feel the three semi circles are not identical, which may just my illusion though.

Anyway, I think it's a good piece of quality furniture, better than the baker piece I got last time. What do you think?
12-07-2012
aaron

Re: Finally a good piece?

At $55, IMHO, if you like it buy it. You're not going to find anything close to that quality at a similar price point at retail, and the piece looks very well-maintained.
12-07-2012
drcollie

Re: Finally a good piece?

ACK!!! $ 55 ????? HECK YES...GET IT NOW.

That's a 1-board solid Mahogany top, old-school Kittinger back when they made them right. Its worth about $ 1,000 on resale.

If you decide to take a pass on it, please send me the link so I can buy it. You just found the Picasso at the neighborhood garage sale - great score!
12-07-2012
zheng

Re: Finally a good piece?

I've bought it when I posted this. It's sitting beside the Author chair now, very nice combination, I love it.

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Originally Posted by drcollie

ACK!!! $ 55 ????? HECK YES...GET IT NOW.

That's a 1-board solid Mahogany top, old-school Kittinger back when they made them right. Its worth about $ 1,000 on resale.

If you decide to take a pass on it, please send me the link so I can buy it. You just found the Picasso at the neighborhood garage sale - great score!