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Marble top coffee table
« on: January 02, 2015, 07:50:59 pm »
I don't know much about this piece other than the marble top can be removed. It sits in an 1850s home filled with other Victorian like furniture.
I have attached 3 pictures.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2015, 08:09:08 pm »
Can you please take a picture of the underside of the table AND if the marble lifts off...a picture of the table without the marble? Also look to see any markings on the underside of the marble.  
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2015, 08:14:27 pm »
I am unable to take pictures at this time, but I will post soon. Thank you
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2015, 08:52:07 pm »
Pretty sure the marble is not original to the table !! Like KC said,,need to see with the marble removed and underside !!
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2015, 09:33:42 pm »
I thought, as well, that the marble was not original to the table. Makes you wonder what was there... Hmmm, can't wait to get additional pictures to find out. Thanks all!
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2015, 03:23:41 am »
That is an interesting looking rug. ??? ???
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2015, 08:11:12 am »
The rug is interesting too. LOL. Its been there for YEARS. I have no idea what it is either. Like I said in another post, this man has a ton of old stuff. The house belonged to his mother who passed away in 2002 at a 100 years old! Thanks again for the input! Very helpful
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2015, 09:11:26 am »
Quote from: cogar on January 03, 2015, 03:23:41 am
That is an interesting looking rug. ??? ???

Persian,,possibly ???
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2015, 10:36:12 am »
Quite a few rugs are lying around that house. I promise to take better pics this time around. Thanks for all the suggestions.  ;)
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2015, 10:31:28 am »
I will have pictures of the marble table tomorrow. I will also take some pictures of the rug as well. Maybe I could run the vacuum over it first??? LOL
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2015, 11:15:24 am »
A vacuum over it would help to see true colors !!  Just tell him you need to fluff it up a bit !!  ;)
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2015, 11:30:07 am »
LOL. Thanks! Should I look underneath to see if there is a tag of some sort? I'm not sure if rugs of this era even had tags or markings! I know it sits on some sort of rug pad and hasn't been moved in YEARS!!
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2015, 01:27:27 pm »
Sorry it took me a few days to post this. I added pictures. The marble is not original to the table!
Thanks for all your help!
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2015, 01:40:21 pm »
I tried to take some better pictures of the rug but this is the only one that really came out well. I could see no markings or indications of who made this or where it came from. Any help is appreciated!
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Re: Marble top coffee table
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2015, 02:16:03 pm »
Nice piece of marble take care easily broken. May have been off a wash stand as for the table could have had some sort of wicker top like a Lloyd Loom piece with glass on top they tend to fall apart hence the marble as a replacement  just a thought those metal bits possibly for castors definitly not right but I reckon you know that
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