| This Solid Quarter Sawn Tiger Oak Tea Trolley, circa 1920, hails from the Imperial Furniture Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan; a company founded in 1903 by Start Foots that produced high quality tables and became one of the premier 20th century furniture making companies. This tea trolley exemplifies the Imperial Furniture Company high quality craftsmanship. Constructed out of beautiful quarter sawn tiger oak, the trolley’s top tier has a removable tray with the original glass, the original cast brass handles, and an incised decorative pattern along the skirt. A turned wooden handle appears on one side of the trolley, allowing ease of movement from one room to another. The second tier’s front edge is curved near the two large original wooden wheels and a curved edge of a different pattern appears on the sides and in the front of the two smaller wooden wheel casters. Turned wooden legs that add just the right finishing touch to this classic design support the tea trolley with much elegance. The Imperial Furniture Company Solid Quarter Sawn Tiger Oak Tea Trolley measures, 30.00 inches H X 32.00 inches W X 18.50 inches D, and has the original Imperial Furniture Company label, and is in the original finish, with appropriate wear for its age. Just imagine serving a spot of tea on this tea trolley, or repurpose it in the kitchen for storing the microwave, toaster, oven or coffee maker, in the den or office for placing the computer, fax, phone and/or printer, in the entertainment room to showcase the CD or stereo, or in the living or bedroom area as an end or bedside table. |
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