stable and sturdy; with a nail reinforcement to fly- the fly hinge with some cracking alongside it (but stable); back left-facing leg apparently re-glued, the upper stile with some minor loss to inlay and veneer; the back right-facing leg appears to be secured with a couple later nails; the legs generally have a reddish applied stain and/or varnish, the back right-facing leg appears somewhat messy in the application, the stile to same leg also has a couple minor veneer repairs or losses, and with patch to inlay along lower leg; loss to one segment of inlay to back left-facing and front right-facing leg; some minor age cracks along edge of inner top; the hinges are intact and the top lifts smoothly, the left-facing hinge with age crack alongside it; both top surfaces are one-board

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