Description
Table is from Kiel Furniture Co. in Milwaukee. There is a Watertown Slide on it that states it was patented June 18, 1898 - October 1, 1912. There is a longer number that is only partially legible and a 4 digit number (5559) under that and under the 2nd number is the word local. I believe the table was purchased used by my family in the late 60's from a neighbor. Orignally it was stained a dark walnut color. The veneer top was ruined at some point. A wood grain formica top was put on to replace the veneer and the dark stain was removed and the wood oiled but not restained. I would like to know the current value in it's current state. Any help would be appreciated.
Re: Table
Tables like this are in the French Provincial style, and generally date far later than what the slide indicates. The patent mark doesn't tell us much other than the slide could have been made anytime from 1912 to 1929 ( patents ran for 17 years at that point). From what I can see the slides do not appear to be original to this table either. At auction comparable tables sell for under $200.00