I knew that these beautiful Lane Danish Modern tables were up for auction. Took a long, boring, horrible, boring (oh, and long!) drive down south, hoping I could get them (and get them cheap).
Well, there was no doubt that I would be able to get them for a song. Look at 'em. So sad..
Let's run down it all, shall we?
The coffee table: Structurally, in excellent condition. The top, though, looked like someone used it as a dish rack. Water stains all over the place. The guy I was with knows wood and assured me that it would have taken a complete restrip/refinishing to get the table back. What's worse is that a serious piece of the veneer was missing.
The end table (square): Sound structurally as well. Water damage, but not as bad. This table I grabbed, and it's currently sitting in the back of my truck until I can find room somewhere in this
The end table (triangle): This is the one I really wanted. Beautiful table...or at least it was at one point. Water damage beyond basic repair. The top also looked like someone used it for a bit of knife-throwing practice.
In the end, nobody got them except for the middle table I have. I hate to think what's going to happen to these beautiful DM pieces.
I'm sure you have seen my blog post on bringing back a pair of these with just some refinisher and some steel wool. Lane Acclaim is SO common around here that I hardly bother with it, but I might have bought the whole set, if it was cheap, to fix what I could and paint the rest.
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