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Lot 044: Oak Gate Leg Table

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Lot 044: Oak Gate Leg Table
17th/18th c. Oak Gate Leg Table with bold turnings and early finish. Drawer on one end. Note accompanying the table reads "This double Gate-Leg table is the table upon which John Bunyan wrote 'Pilgrim's Progress'. It came from a tavern in Pilgrim's Goth, England. It is entirely pinned and pegged. There are only three or four such tables in existence today.". Separations at joints in top. Chips on feet and some early repairs, as you would expect. 30"t x 60"l x 64"w open. Est. $2,000 - $3,000.