http://rarevictorian.com/2007/09/allen-and-brother-credenza.html The definitive Victorian antique furniture destination Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://rarevictorian.com/2007/09/allen-and-brother-credenza.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 Ian Berke Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:47:00 +0000 http://rarevictorian.com/wordpress/allen-and-brother-credenza/136/#comment-13 Love at first sight: 15 years ago. Saw this at Steven's Antiques, Paoli, Penn, and spent an hour examining it. Great looking, but convinced that it had been substantially altered. Many screw holes in wood members underneath the marble top which were inexplicable. Also suspicious that the marble top, and definitely the side panels, are not original. Probably the buyer ($48K) was an absentee bidder who did not personally examine the cabinet. But that said, a great looking cabinet, and I still love it. Ciao, Ian Berke Love at first sight: 15 years ago. Saw this at Steven’s Antiques, Paoli, Penn, and spent an hour examining it. Great looking, but convinced that it had been substantially altered. Many screw holes in wood members underneath the marble top which were inexplicable. Also suspicious that the marble top, and definitely the side panels, are not original. Probably the buyer ($48K) was an absentee bidder who did not personally examine the cabinet. But that said, a great looking cabinet, and I still love it. Ciao, Ian Berke

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