English 19th Century Oak Hard Wood Specimen Pedestal, Tripod Table / Wine Table

Extensively carved and detailed 19th Century Anglo-Indian Rosewood table. Four dragons form the stem and the feet of the table. We believe the to...

A wonderful colourful example of an Aesthetic Movement/Chinoiserie Style Bamboo hand painted topped side table. Produced in England at the end o...

A hand carved and crafted oak 19th century French Gothic Revival bench or settle with an upholstered cushion or pillow. Ornately and intricately carved, displaying many of the typical motifs of the time of panels of Rosettes, flowers and foliage. We have sympathetically created a contemporary cushion or pillow to fit, bringing a decorative and historical piece into the 21st Century. The cushion is upholstered in GP & J Baker Pomegranate BP10825.1 Red fabric from the Coromandel Small Prints collection, using modern grade foam interior. This Oak bench or settle will undoubtedly be a wonderful statement piece and would work equally well in a period or eclectic interior. Gothic Revival was originally an architectural style which started in the 1740s and seriously took off in the 19th century. The movement was designed to revive medieval Gothic architecture, the likes of which is demonstrated in buildings in the UK like Oxford and Glasgow Universities. There are certain features of this style that makes it instantly recognisable. Far from the clean, minimalist lines architects favour now, intricacies and ornateness were valued highly. Gothic Revival architecture and furniture were much like the original Gothic architecture, featuring intricate, latticed panels, detailed windows, religious figurines...

People like to use the term ‘apprentice pieces’ when referring to small pieces of miniature furniture,but more often than not this isn’t the case. But what is an apprentice piece and why are they often confused with miniatures? Here we aim to answer these questions! The majority of miniature furniture are in fact sample pieces used by travelling salesmen. Workshops would send out salesmen on lengthy country-wide tours, with a miniature of each piece on his sales cart. This meant the cabinet maker could use the smaller form to show off his skills, without the salesman having to carry a full size piece of furniture wherever he went. Using exactly the same skills and techniques as used on the full sized pieces, the miniatures offered a way of potential buyers being able to get a feel of the quality of goods the workshop produced, before committing to a purchase. Better than a flat ink drawing in a catalogue. A much smaller number of these miniatures are termed ‘apprentice pieces’. Apprentice pieces, although again a scaled down version of the workshops’ offerings, were made by an often inexperienced apprentice. They were given lesser quality materials to work with and the craftsmanship was often less refined. Antique miniature furniture...

Antique Ottoman side table made around the end of the 19th century from Northern Africa. An ornately carved geometric design with delicate Bone flowers in the Style of the Ottomans. ...

Beautiful side or corner table by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for France & Son. The table consists of two table tops, the upper one is beautifully shaped and made of solid te...

An intriguing cedrela and rosewood tripod pedestal table from Tobago, circa 1885, featuring a specimen top with labeled exotic woods. The handwritten labels underneath catalog each o...

English pedestal table in 19th century satinwood (satin mahogany) with a size of 77 cm of top by 77 cm of height restorations to be planned on the top which has many cracks and some ...

Beautiful early 19th century pedestal, all wood constructed with no nails. The top measures 15.5 inches square, and 19 inches square at the bottom.

A 19th century Victorian walnut tripod table, the circular slate top with faux specimen marble decoration, raised on a turned stem and tripod base.

A 19th century British Colonial ebony pedestal table featuring a turned and fluted pedestal and three carved legs.

Great shape and rare size antique table. If you are looking for a beautifully shaped, small antique table then this multi-purpose mahogany specimen could be perfect for you. Thanks ...