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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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1970s Table by Piero Fornasetti Depicting "Sun King" 'Louis XIV', Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Table by Piero Fornasetti Depicting "Sun King" 'Louis XIV', Made in Italy
This striking side table by the iconic Italian designer Piero Fornasetti dates to the 1970s and featur...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
$4,640 Sale Price
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Dutch Art Deco curvy Amsterdam School accent table by J.J. Zijfers, 1920s
By J.J. Zijfers
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
This rare and very modestly sized 1920s side table by the firm of J.J. Zijfers & Co (Amsterdam) is an unusual and wonderfully expressive little piece. It’s the kind of accent table t...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Cosmo Side Table in Cream Shagreen, Stone and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Cosmo side table by Kifu Paris is a whimsical and sculptural piece, inlaid in reversible cream shagreen/ black shagreen, Baguio stone, black pen shell and bronze-patina brass. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco End Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Antique oak scallop edge top, barley twist leg side table, England c.1920
Located in Bristol, GB
Edwardian square oak side table, England c.1920s.
Scalloped edge top with a lovely oak grain, hand turned barley twist legs joined by simple stretchers on turned feet.
Really good...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Wood Marble Top Night Stands Bedside Tables
Located in Carimate, Como
Incredibly elegant, important and refined Italian pair of night stands bed side tables with greatly shaped structure and carved decorated cabriole legs with wide front door and beaut...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Distressed Metal Side Table with Antique Finish
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
No table is exact, these beautiful side tables have an
Antique appeal, with its aged metal looking finish. The finish is bronze, pewter, and brass with aged pitted patina. Each one w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Side Tables
Materials
Metal
