A Rustic Farmhouse Chopping Block Table

This wonderful lion body console is carved brilliantly, it has a kind and wonderful face with gilt highlight. The colour is soft and neutral. The top has detachable glass inset. Fun,...

All R&Y Augousti pieces are handmade by artisans, ultimately making each piece unique. This piece, a unique bespoke piece was made in the 1990's. Measures: 120cm wide x 120cm dee...

This dramatic sculptural table has a matte cream/white finish, a lacquer on wood, with a removable beveled clear glass top. In the manner of Serge Roche or Dorothy Draper. This cool ...

Pair of Pharaoh King table lamps in the Deknudt, Hollywood Regency style, circa 1960s. These have the original black shades. Height including shade: 58cm Height without shade: 38...

A 19th Century Fruitwood inlaid writing desk / console with Tric Trac games table within. The detachable top with baize for cards, and leather surface to the reverse. The playing sur...

An elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern large bamboo and smoked glass console or sofa table by Giovanni Banci circa 1970. The original smoked glass top accompanies the piece, bronzed ...

Circa. 1900 Primitive chopping block end tables, elm pegged legs and banding. Price is each   Set 1 L - Diam 32.5 x H78cm Set 1 R...

In this handsome and useful chopping table a quantity of separate oak blocks are placed on end and are bound and pulled tight as one with iron bands bol...

A French butcher’s chopping block of primitive construction, c. 1900. Chunky slab top raised on a tripod base. In good sturdy order. Gnarly surface with traces of historic worm - a...

A handsome two-tiered butcher's chopping block on stand or table of pine and beech wood from England, featuring a large, square sloping block or slab of iron-bound wood set upon a st...

A one-of-a-kind rustic antique American country work table in original plum - wine paint finish with heavily worn distressed patina! Full of antique character and unique folky charm, featuring primitve hand-crafted farmhouse craftsmanship and solid wooden construction, having a plank boarded top, simple wide apron with pegged detail, rising on distinctive spool-turned Jenny Lind legs terminating in tapering ring-turned feet. This rustic folk art table most likely originating in the Southern United States, handmade during the early/mid-19th century by a farmer, not a formally trained carpenter or furniture maker, adding to the overall antique character, elegant warmth, and rich historical depth. Dimensions: (approx) 33" High, 64" Wide, 31" Deep Provenance / Acquisition: Acquired from reputable auction house Bright Star Antiques Co., Sulfur Springs, Texas. May 2022 Session 1.5 catalog. Founded on generations of experience in rare antiques and furnishings, Bright Star has been specializing in rare American country antiques and architectural elements for over 25 years. Condition: Beautiful age, weathered patina and attractive faded mellow coloring. Heavily worn, naturally distressed, chippy paint, losses, warping, slight wobble, substantial wear and tear consistent with age and use. Not overly strong or sturdy, but certainly functional and delivered ready for immediate use. Jenny Lind’s Legs? Johanna Maria Lind (Sweden; 1820–1887) spent many nights in the U.S. during her wildly popular concert tour, presenting an opportunity for furniture makers to claim that P.T. Barnum’s Swedish Nightingale rested in one of their beds. Celebrity endorsements—sanctioned or not—had been found to boost sales, and 19th-century entrepreneurs had little aversion to stretching the truth. By the time she returned to Europe, Jenny Lind’s name or likeness had been affixed to riding hats, cigars, dolls, perfume, and more. Still, the association between spool-turned beds and the name “Jenny Lind” appears to be a 20th-century phenomenon, likely an attempt to conjure a connection to simpler times after the fact. Several bits of folklore connect the opera star with specific beds. The most widespread asserts that Philadelphia furniture manufacturer George J. Henkels placed a special bed—actually, a carved Rococo piece with a side canopy—in Lind’s hotel, and later gave it to her as a gift or, in a divergent ending, vowed to name it after her. A second story centers on a common, early 19th-century mahogany spool bed...

Antique rustic black painted Farmhouse harvest work table, c. 1900. Gorgeous, super sturdy work table beautifully patinated with original, aged black paint. Wonderful color in a warm, muted black having a naturally distressed finish acquired through time. The bare plank poplar top has lots of character and will provide a worthy workspace for many years to come. Hearty turned spindle legs strongly support this well-crafted, solid table. Originally used as a canning table...