Table makeover. Does it really need sanding?

MrB has been putting of the painting of this table and I have a feeling it's because he wanted to sand it first. Do you think we could skip the sanding step? There are some scratches along the edges but they are not deep. There are also some small scratches on top but again, nothing major.

I guess sanding the top would be easy, but the base... Not so much due to all the curves :(

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