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No. 056 · Furniture
Victorian washstand, marble top
Serpentine white marble over a walnut base with a single drawer. The marble lifts off.
$680
Buy it nowAsk about this pieceThe only one we have. Once it sells it comes off the shop and stays in the archive.
- Period
- c. 1870s, American
- Measures
- 34 in. high, 32 in. wide, 17 in. deep
- Condition
- Two old stains to the marble. One drawer runner has been replaced.
- Provenance
- A private estate, Northern Virginia
History
This is the piece the wash basin and pitcher stood on. The marble was practical rather than grand — it took water without staining or warping, which wood would not. When plumbing reached the bedroom these lost their purpose, and most were broken up for the marble.
Collection & delivery
Collect in person by arrangement in Northern Virginia, or have it delivered anywhere in Northern Virginia and Washington DC. Anything outside that, ask — it usually can be done. How delivery works.
