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Pier Table

c. 1800-1810
Artist/maker unknown, French
Pier tables were generally made to stand against piers, the walls between windows. This table and its mate were among the furnishings of Point Breeze, the Bordentown, New Jersey, estate at which Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, spent many years in exile.

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