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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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Anna Karlin Ceramic Bedside Table
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
A bedside table clad in handmade ceramic tiles, each curved to follow the contours of the form and punctuated by sculptural appliqués. The interior is finished in rich cerused oak, w...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
$25,350 / item
Small Antique Palladian Style Round Bleached Table, English, C.1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous small round table. Made from bleached tropical hardwood and pine
I particularly like its simplicity.
I have chosen not to lacquer or wax the table.
Original castors
For ...
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Antique 1830s English Palladian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
1 of 2 Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron & Marble Top Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
1 of 2 Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron & Marble Top Side Table
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Midcentury brutalist rustic primitive side table, Wanderwood, England. c.1950-60
Located in Bristol, GB
Coffee table or side table by Wanderwood of Norfolk, England c.1950-60
Wanderwood were more commonly known for their stools, rare to find a table of this size.
Made of solid Engli...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Side Tables
Materials
Elm
Handcrafted ceramic side table by Norwegian artist Jossolini
By Jossolini
Located in Oslo, NO
Handcrafted ceramic side table by Jossolini.
This unique piece is built and decorated by hand. It is made of white stoneware, and decorated with matt black glaze.
Jossolini is a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Otto Schulz Side Table, Beech & Intarsia Decor, Swedish Grace / Art Deco.
By Otto Schulz
Located in Stockholm, SE
Side table in beech with two drawers, handles with intarsia decor, one depticting a star. Designed by Otto Schulz for Boet, Gothenburg Sweden 1930s.
Small veneer losses and wear. T...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Beech


