ANTIQUE JESSEN & ROSBERG BISCUIT TABLE

Antique biscuit table by Jessen & Rosberg, Chicago.  These tables are tall and quite rare.  The bottom drawer is lined in tin and likely used to sift flour. 

Beautiful English pine washstand featuring the original hand cut 1800s marble top and original tile.  SOLD

I thought this was a primitive grain bin, and the gentleman that I purchased this from was unsure why it came with a stirring stick.  When I decided to sell this piece, my buyer brought her father along.  They were from the neighboring town, her father had even played in my house as a kid with the family that used to live here.  He explained to me that this was not a grain bin.  It was a bin used to preserve smoked meats, and the stir paddle was used to stir salt around the meat.  SOLD

This was a tall hunt board back in the day.  The legs had been cut down at some point to make it a side table or maybe a nightstand.  Even so, it still features the beautiful patina of the original pine wood with a lovely scroll backboard.  Likely American or European.  SOLD