There’s a plaque inside the drawer that says, “This is to certify that this Old Ironsides’ table is one of a limited edition made by Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Frigate Constitution ‘Old Ironside’ launched in 1797, victor over the Guerriere in 1812, reconditioned at the Boston Navy Yard 1929, documentary proof on file in the archives of the company Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Price is determined by the quality of the quilting, the blending of the colors, the way the border is made (scallops are better than straight), the size of the pieces forming the pattern and the size of the quilt. Tiffany bronze bowl, border with inlaid mother-of-pearl design, marked “Tiffany Studios, New York, 1729,” 9 inches, $165. Ruskin porcelain vase, grape and vine shoulder design, blue-gray ground, marked “Ruskin 1913,” 11 3/4 inches, $285. Victorian davenport desk, mahogany and rosewood, pieced gallery, leather-covered slant lid, pen drawer, side doors, 19th century, 4 x 25 x 24 inches, $1,035.

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