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...

This wonderful over sized 19th Century Dairy Bowl was found in the darkest depths of The historic Cotswolds in England. A Hand made Dairy Bowl that we procured from a traditional che...

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...

Creating a wonderful display for Oysters or sea food this French Majolica oyster plate in lustrous deep colouring, but the well thought of maker Sarreguemines, circa 1890. Six scallo...

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 very fine antique 19th century Italian walnut marquetry pedestal tripod occasional table, from the Sorrento region in fine walnut marquetry ...

Indian hexagonal folding pedestal table rosewood late 19th richly carved with leaves and flourishes. Height dimension 62 cm for a diameter of 53 cm. Additional information Style:...