Antique Crotch Walnut French Provincial Louis XV Serpentine Nightstand Table

"A lovely nightstand or accent table by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Crafted from French Walnut in Louis XV styling. Features a rectangular form with open cubby flanked by fl...

French Provincial bedside end table by Henredon Fine Furniture, circa 1970s. Features a serpentine frame made from American tulip wood with a...

"Vintage Davis Cabinet Company commode or side table. Made of Walnut featuring square serpentine form with two drawers, carved accents and cabriole legs. Circa late 20th century, Nashville Tennessee. These words of our venerable leader introduce this short history of our firm which began in 1929. There are certainly older furniture companies ---- and obviously younger ones, but quite likely, none with a more romantic history or a more Horatio Alger-like history than ours. Davis Cabinet Company began as the dream of one man, Lipscomb ""Lip"" Davis, and as is the case with most dreams, this one ---- the impractical idea of building fine furniture from solid wood ---- was thought to be an impossibility. Wood, like steel and iron and most other substances, expands and contracts with climate changes. Furniture built of solid wood must of necessity rack itself to pieces through the inexorable changes of expansion and contraction. Lipscomb Davis thought otherwise. His personal philosophy might be expressed as ""Anything can be accomplished if it is done correctly"", and to this end he had already conceived and engineered a startling new concept of free floating construction that would allow the solid wood case construction to move at will . . . . naturally . . . and thereby avoid the stresses of climatic change. The opportunity to test the idea came dramatically in 1929 ---- but we're getting a bit ahead of our story. While Davis Cabinet Company was formed in 1929, it really had its beginnings around the turn of the century as a sawmill located near Fifth Street on the banks of the Cumberland River. The mill produced lumber from logs rafted down the river from neighboring forests. A ready market existed for most of the high grade lumber turned out by the mill. But, in order to utilize their entire production, the enterprising mill owners formed a subsidiary business, Standard Furniture Company. Here, they manufactured primarily veneered bedroom suites and sewing machine cabinets...

Two antique French tobacco humidor / smoke stands. Made of matchbook walnut featuring a two tiered serpentine design with marble top, paneled door and cabinet, and cabriole legs. D...

Two vintage bombe chests or commodes. Made of walnut featuring ornate French and Italian styling with two petite glove drawers over two drawers supported by cabriole legs. Dimensio...

Antique sewing box table or cabinet, circa 1910s. Made from oak & walnut featuring serpentine form with upper drawer and lower box.  

A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style bedside tables or end tables By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, circa 1960s Carved cherry wood, with orig...

19th century French Louis XV walnut marble top nightstand is a classic example of the genre, rendered in sumptuous French walnut and topped with beautifully veined marble for a timel...

A Louis XV style country French side table or nightstand made of solid mahogany, with open niche and pierced cut-out heart shapes on the sides. Scalloped apron and gallery surroundin...

Charming French Louis XV style nightstand or side table made of oak. The scalloped top shelf above open recess with a single drawer. Raised on graceful cabriole legs. Dimensions: hei...

Gorgeous French Louis XV side table or nightstand with beautifully detailed inlaid floral patterns and cream marble top that coordinates with the inlays. On the front is an inlaid ur...

Vintage French painted nightstand in beige tone with gold toned trim. The table has a cubby hole and one pull out drawer for storing things....