Early 1900’s French Dining Table with Shaped Trestle Supports and Cartouche Carv

Hand-carved in Spain in the early 1900s, this elm dining table has a robust three-inch thick top. The beautiful table is accentuated by a rich, deep brown patina and large, open lyre...

Hand-worked circa 1800, this French vase is adorned with a chariot and cartouche scene. Some of the elements were hammered from the front side, in a metalworking technique known as chasing, while other motifs were worked from the verso side, which is known as repousse. It is not uncommon for the two methods to be used in tandem, and the work of this particular artisan is top notch. The 5 ¾ diameter opening is flanked by two flared out handles that terminate on the widest part of the main body. A flowing foliate margent (repousse) adorns the top of the body, beneath the lightly textured thick neck (chased). The leaf theme continues beneath a thin ring of roundels that frames the upper body, with a sprawling foliage display that wraps around the lower body, interrupted by a pair of cartouches. One scene depicts a man in a toga with a laurel wreath crown...

George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio, boat-shaped ‘trestle’ dining table, cherry, rosewood, United States, 1982 This exquisite dining table was designed by George Nakashima ...

Gorgeous 20th century country French farmhouse dining table featuring a rare mahogany construction. The table has a 2 inch thick solid mahogany plank top having a straight edge borde...