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hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Fri May 2, 2014, 06:32 PM May 2014

So my Dad is downsizing, and I mentioned an old corner coffee table he has

up in his attic to my DIL. She's really excited to hear about it : it's an authentic mid'50's Danish Modern table in Maple with authentic cigarette burns!

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So my Dad is downsizing, and I mentioned an old corner coffee table he has (Original Post) hedgehog May 2014 OP

This post is limited without a photo. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #1

are you sure it's not teak? grasswire May 2014 #2

nice... handmade34 May 2014 #3

Baitball Blogger

(46,705 posts)

1. This post is limited without a photo.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2014, 07:43 PM

May 2014

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

2. are you sure it's not teak?

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2014, 07:50 PM

May 2014

And it would be best to turn it over and look for a stamp indicating where it was made, because Danish modern tables made in Denmark can sell for many hundreds of dollars. Especially if they are teak.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)

3. nice...

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2014, 11:43 PM

May 2014

that's a good find...

I had 2 bed stands of that period, very nice... a renter I had painted them black

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