Figure 52 Detail of the
underside of the top, birdcage, and battens (removed) of the candlestand
illustrated in fig. 51. The bearing surfaces on stands and tea tables of
this form are: the underside of the top bearing on the top board of the
birdcage; the uppermost tip of the pillar on the hole in the underside of
the top board of the birdcage; the shoulder of the tip on the underside
of the top board of the birdcage; the collar on the upper side of the bottom
board of the birdcage; and the underside of the bottom board of the birdcage
on the large shoulder below. The wear on all of these surfaces should be
consistent if all of the components are original.
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