An Italian flip-top vanity
First-Quarter 19th Century
The veneered kidney-form vanity with flip-top mirror compartment over a shaped apron with two swing-out, pivoting side drawers with brass pulls raised overall on four cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet
28.5" H x 41.5" W x 22.5"
Condition Report: Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, nicks, shrinkage cracks, indentations, and separation at joints commensurate with age. Scattered areas of buckling/lifting, chipping, surface abrasions, and localized repairs to veneer. Likely has been refinished. Lacking to segments to molding/trim, with further scattered repairs. Possible later-added reinforcements to underside. Lacking key.
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First-Quarter 19th Century
The veneered kidney-form vanity with flip-top mirror compartment over a shaped apron with two swing-out, pivoting side drawers with brass pulls raised overall on four cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet
28.5" H x 41.5" W x 22.5"
Condition Report: Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, nicks, shrinkage cracks, indentations, and separation at joints commensurate with age. Scattered areas of buckling/lifting, chipping, surface abrasions, and localized repairs to veneer. Likely has been refinished. Lacking to segments to molding/trim, with further scattered repairs. Possible later-added reinforcements to underside. Lacking key.