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What size should a side table be?
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A side table should stand one to three inches below the arm of the sofa or chair it is placed next to.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Period Walnut Side Table or Nightstand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late eighteenth century French Directoire period walnut side table or nightstand features a Saint Anne marble top surrounded by a pierced bronze gallery. Three drawers of doveta...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English 19th Century Octagonal Bamboo Table with Decoupage
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English, late 19th century (circa 1890) tiger bamboo side table that has been recently updated in a charming decoupage technique of dragonflies. Applied over an ebonized background (...
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Antique 19th Century English Other Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Paint, Paper
English 19th Century Octagonal Bamboo Table with Decoupage
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English, late 19th century (circa 1890) tiger bamboo side table that has been recently updated in a charming decoupage technique of butterflies. Applied over an ebonized background (...
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Antique 19th Century English Other Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Paint, Paper
Italian Hollywood Regency Gilt Rose Flower Side Table, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Hollywood Regency Gilded Rose Accent Table with Glass Top, Italy
An elegant Hollywood Regency accent table featuring a sculptural gilded rose flower base topped with a clear glass s...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School/Arts & Crafts occasional table, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A Dutch Art Deco oak side table from the 1920s, modest in scale yet rich in presence. Its circular top is encircled by a finely carved beaded rim, a procession of wooden pearls that ...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Elegant Amsterdam School Oak Side Table, Netherlands 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A sculptural Amsterdam School side table with a geometry that's pleasing to the eye. Design, craftsmanship and warmth meet in perfect balance.
Executed in solid oak, the table featur...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak
