AF1-440: Antique English Georgian Oak Wake Drop Leaf Table Late 19th Century Michelangelo Sight 24" x 19 1/2"

Sight 24" x 19 1/2"

TITLE: View of Marshwood Vale

enclosing two shelves over two drawers

Brentwood CA

Signed "LC" lower right

AF1-440: Antique English Georgian Oak Wake Drop Leaf Table Late 19th Century Michelangelo Sight 24" x 19 1/2"Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Oak Wake Drop Leaf Table Dimensions: 29. 5"h x 90"w Comments: An English "Wake Table" is a gate leg drop left table typical oval that was used, among other things, for the display of a coffin during a traditional home wake. In England this table is also known as a "Hunt Table" to distance it from its funerary associations. In modern times, antique wake tables are prized as versatile pieces of furniture that