Antique American Carved Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-Top Table Candlestand Philadelphia 1770 Sculpture Similar boxes are housed in

Similar boxes are housed in the collections of the Smithsonian

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Antique American Carved Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-Top Table Candlestand Philadelphia 1770 Sculpture Similar boxes are housed inA good antique American Chippendale tilt top mahogany table or candlestand, Philadelphia, circa 1770. The table having a circular 'dished' top that is also a tilt top and locks into place with the original hand cut steel locking mechanism, the table having a turned pedestal column with 'barley twist' carving and a twist carved baluster below. The table is raised on a tripod base with three cabriole legs terminating to pad feet with ribbed carving to