A recent acquisition

One of the professor's passions is finding rescuing classic modern furniture that has been sadly mistreated and often defaced. Most of the modern pieces in our home have come from one of three places -- a dumpster, a junk sale, or a university surplus sale.


The professor's most recent acquisition is a classic Danish modern mahogany dining table that he bought at the university surplus auction for ten dollars. This elegant table is quite petite, only 22 inches long when stored with its leaves dropped, but with four insert panels it stretches to an astounding 7.5 feet in length!


As you can see the table is in a sad state repair but the professor has plans, oh does he have plans! Some veneer repair or new veneer should mend the top and sides nicely; thankfully the legs are in good condition complete with all of the original brass accent pieces.


Last Christmas we invested in a new, large dining room table so the question has been what to do with this one? Well, we have some ideas; perhaps we'll use it in the kitchen or maybe we'll keep it folded up to use as a side table in the office. One thing is for certain, it will be nice to have another large table on hand that we can use when accommodating a crowd!

Oh, and I almost forgot, he also purchased the matching buffet
(also $10) which he is using as a credenza in his office!

Connoisseur Collection mahogany dining table.
Designed by Paul McCobb in 1960.
Manufactured by H. Sacks and Sons Furniture Company,
Brookline, Massachusetts.