I could pull out a drawer on my duncan phyfe 1940's china closet and show you the same thing. I'd guess it's 36" in diameter? (the writing on the bottom). But it's definately not a federal piece. It does not have the elegant straight lines, light construction, or tapered legs that you would see in a federal piece. While it does have some inlay and contrasting veneers, that alone does not a federal table make :) Those skills were used long after and before the federal style was in vogue. Duncan Pfyfe is somewhat of an adaptation of several styles like Adam, Sheratan, Hepplewhite and Empire. Often amatures confuse it with these styles in error. But if you look at the construction of the piece, it's very similar to the popular pieces of the 1940's. Duncan Pfyfe was SOOO Popular that all of the good furniture stores carried it. You see elements of it in table styles that wouldn't have existed in a home of the real Duncan Pfyfe era (ie coffee tables). There are adaptations to the original Duncan style as well. A bit of weight to pieces that wouldn't have been in the original style. You'll see, because they were mass produced, things like the easy curves of your legs, which are lovely, but also easily cut and assembled with the technology of the day. You can see points of typical Pfyfe in the design, but they don't have the grace of an original. And yet it's a lovely table :) I think you picked a great option for your foyer! It's an elegant piece.

Maryanne3, I have a similar table (drop leaf) in Mahogany at the back of our living room. Ironically, this dealer also suggested a drop-leaf DF table that she has painted white to go with the chairs. Since the table will mostly be used for large gatherings, I do not want to deal with a drop leaf table. The table I show will open to accept one leaf. I would prefer the shield back chairs, but am thinking the Hepplewhite would be an ok substitute. my3dogs, thank you for the tip! Pal, what I am struggling with is exactly that- is "fine" good enough? Thank you. At this point I figure I can try it and if I don't like it, sell them and find some shield back chairs to have professionally painted. I appreciate your opinions.

Congratulations on your beautiful new table. Well done. My dining room is 12 x 13.5. I have a Baker double pedestal table similar to yours that is 46" x 88" with both leaves in. It has another one somewhere around here. Anyway in addition to the table there are 6 chairs around it and on one wall a 26" deep at the deepest point bowfront sideboard with one chair on each side of it. It's a little tight but works fine. I think it will fit in your room just fine especially since you don't plan to have a sideboard with it in the same space. If you are concerned about the chairs you could do the taller upholstered chairs at each end and then smaller wood chairs on the sides. I think it looks best with six chairs and storing the other two for larger dinner parties somewhere else. Have fun!

Aww...some of the Heywood stuff is really decent:) Its very sturdy. I ended up doing H-W in the bedrooms on a project because it was inexpensive, it went with the house...and it *fit *up *the *stairs 8[ I work in an urban area where there are small stairwells, narrow halls, and (normal IMO) sized bedrooms. My client had somehow gotten a dresser, bed, and night table of 1990s gigantor furniture into her BR and the door barely opened. We replaced it With A HW set with 2 dressers, vanity and stool, bed and night tables, and there was *still more space than before. It is a specific look, but it has its place:)