Table's caryatids are no Victorian maidens

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | June 29, 2006| | Copyright

HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON, SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-29-2006

Table's caryatids are no Victorian maidens
By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON, SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
Date: 06-29-2006, Thursday
Section: SHOPPING
Edtion: All Editions
Column: TREASURES IN THE ATTIC

Q. This small table belonged to my grandparents, who lived in the Midwest. I am very curious about its age and value.

— J.H., Andalusia, Ill.

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