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What is a skinny table called?
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A skinny table is formally called a console table. It is a long, horizontal and narrow table that is generally positioned behind a sofa or couch. It usually matches the sofa or couch in height but is a few inches shorter in length. Shop a range of antique and vintage console tables on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
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Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique low table made in Japan. Crafted in the early Showa period (1900s–1940s), it was originally used in a rural farmhouse, quietly supporting everyday life over many y...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables
Materials
Cherry
Old Japanese iron plate top low table / 20th century / sofa table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a highly distinctive low table composed of old materials from 20th-century Japan. A square iron plate has been used as the tabletop, while beneath it sits a hollowed-out bas...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables
Materials
Iron
Japanese Old Massive Tree Root Table Base 1950s-1970s / Low Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique table base made in Japan from what is believed to be Yakusugi cedar. The moment it is placed in a space, it radiates an overwhelming presence, almost like a s...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
Antique Japanese wooden low table with drawers made of zelkova wood / 1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a low table made in Japan during the Meiji to Taisho period, approximately 1868 to 1920. It is made of zelkova wood, while the inside of the drawer is made of cedar. One of t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Low Pink Single Form Coffee / Sofa Table - Customisable
Located in Leicester, GB
The large Single Form coffee table is an elemental design with a focus on form and function. Made in powder-coated aluminium, the Single Form coffee table looks heavy and solid but i...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Japanese antique wooden storage box, Late Edo period , wabi-sabi coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This piece is believed to be a wooden storage chest known as a karabi-bitsu, made in Japan during the late Edo period (approximately the 18th–19th century).
The karabi-bitsu is a tra...
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar, Cypress
