18th Century and Earlier Side Tables

A very handsome 17th century Side Table from the Catalan region of Spain. Soundly constructed from naturally washed chestnut with 2 drawers. Clean minimalist lines and wonderful pa...

Experience the timeless beauty and charm of this late 18th-century French Provincial hand-carved fruitwood side table. Crafted with meticulous artistry, this exquisite piece is a tes...

A French small-sized serpentine chest from the 18th century. This antique commode from France features a serpentine front and curvy sides, three dove-tailed drawers housed between ro...

Large Swedish rococo side table made during the mid to late 18th century, around 1770. The table has a profiled front edge of the table top with the typical curve and form of the Swe...

Antique early 18th century Louis XIV style triangular side table. Each side is painted in different checkered colors. Additional information: Materials: Paint Color: Light gray...

Small side trestle table hand-made in Italy using walnut in the early 1700s. This table is a sturdy piece softened by beautiful carvings and packs a lot of character is a small package. The top features an inset board framed on four sides, and is decorated by a rectangular carved motif, which is repeated on the apron. The two legs are connected by an h-stretcher and all of these elements are decorated by carving. As a nice juxtaposition to the rather simple and straight-lined top, the legs of the table have rounded sides and end in large scalloped feet. Additionally, depth is provided to the legs by the fluting on the top, the acanthus leaves on the edges, a cartouche on the center, and beading on bottom. The beading motif is repeated on the top and bottom edges of the stretcher, where the year 1462 is also carved in roman number. We do not think this carving is original to the time the piece was built, but may have been done to mark an important date for the family represented in the coat of arms...

Rectangular side table built using oak and pegged construction in the late 1700s in the Netherlands. This table shows beautiful craftsmanship and proportions. The top features an ins...

This is a superb example of a late 17th century Franco-Flemish period Louis XIV side table or writing table. The table is in original condition with an old multi-layer waxed surface....

A stunning Folk Art table with sinuous lines standing sprightly on shapely curving legs to front and back, notable for an elaborate apron featuring a heart-shaped silhouette. Three d...

This is an antique tavern table. An English, oak occasional or side table with live waney edge, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Captivating an...

Among the most beautiful examples of hardstone artistry that have ever entered our collection, these important Grand Ducal pietre dure console tables are in a class all their own. Their powerful architectural elegance, impressive size and rarity make them two of the finest hardstone masterpieces ever created and quite possibly the greatest pair of pietre dure tables in existence. With their naturalistically rendered flowers and birds, these tabletop panels showcase the particularly fine quality craftsmanship of the Grand Ducal workshops in Florence during the first quarter of the 17th century. Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici, one of the most important personages in the annals of art history, established the Grand Ducal Workshop in 1588. The workshop specialized in the art of pietre dure developed from the ancient art of opus sectile, giving rise to the most luxurious and detailed examples of hardstone artistry ever produced. Its patrons were the Popes and Royals of Europe, and the quality of the objects produced in the workshop is without equal. Typically, because of the high level of workmanship the art form requires, pietre dure plaques were crafted in small sizes. The great majority of known examples of pietre dure are a fraction of the size of our grand tables. The combination of pietre dure and extensive use of other rare decorative hardstones such as lapis lazuli and pietra paesina or “ruin marble” meant that these tabletops were surely produced for a wealthy collector. The tables are further distinguished by their superbly carved bases by Andrea Brustolon, known as the “Michelangelo of wood.” Brustolon was a Venetian wood sculptor known for his exuberant and intricate Baroque furniture. His high Baroque style was influenced by his years studying in Rome, where he was exposed to the sculpture of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Crafted in the early 18th century, these bases display Brusolon’s unmatched talent for both figural and foliate work, combining cupids, masks and oversized scrolling vines for a grand, ornate effect. Similar furnishings by Brustolon are held in museums worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Museum of Scotland and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the Ca' Rezzonico Museum in Venice features an entire room dedicated to the sculptor. For approximately 150 years, these tables were part of the famed Stoneleigh Abbey collection owned by the Lord Leigh family. This renowned English country estate inspired Jane Austen to write Mansfield Park. Lord Leigh eventually sold the tables at Christie’s London in 1962, and the pair have stayed in the collection of the same Florentine family who purchased them from Christie's until we recently acquired them. Our tables are prominently pictured in the important Saul Levy book Il Mobile Veneziano del Settencento. The pietre dure plaques date circa 1625-1650. The decorative tops likely would have originally been sold with a pair of plain stone columns to display them, and Lord Leigh would have commissioned the custom bases from Brustolon circa 1714 when he added the impressive four-story fifteen-bay Baroque West Wing to Stoneleigh Abbey. A similar single Grand Ducal tabletop is in the United Kingdom’s National Trust Collection, and a smaller tabletop resides in Buckingham Palace. The flower and bird panels in our examples relate to the famous Badminton Cabinet...

An antique occasional table from England. Classic Georgian shape. Mahogany with a rich grain and patina. One wide drawer with classic brass handles under reeded edge. Would make a su...

A well proportioned and solid 18th century New England carved wood candle stand, the circular top with rectangular chamfered cleat underneath,...

A Northern Italian Régence period walnut side table from the early 18th century, with four drawers, cabriole legs, hoofed feet and carved foliage. Created in Northern Italy during th...

With original Breche De Alep serpentine marble top over three drawers with ring handles and conforming backplates raised on slight cabriole legs.

A very fine Louis XV French side table or nightstand with elegant marquetry work, all original unrestored. This sumptuous side table has a distinctively shaped rectangular Brescia m...

This 17th century French table includes a drawer that is lined in original fabric. Since Schumacher was founded in 1889, our family-owned ...

Baroque table from Hälsingland in northern Sweden. Manufactured during the latter part of the 18th century. Original condition with all original paint. The tabletop is faux painted a...

Late 18th century pair of Sheraton mahogany d-shaped side tables, English, 1790 Measures: 45" wide x 18" deep x 30" high Provenance: Private collection, Southampton, NY Gerald B...

This English oak side table from the late 18th century features a two-plank rectangular top with beveled edge over a single drawer. This drawer is adorned with brass hardware and bai...

A Dutch mahogany carved dish top tea table with long frieze drawer and pad feet.

A good quality late 18th century continental neoclassical parcel ebonized satinwood small console table, the shaped breche d'alep marble top above a single drawer framed by inlaid co...

A superb example of an English country lowboy, this table appears to be showing its age in the angle of its legs, which seem to be thinking independently as to which direction they w...

Louis Philippe fruitwood two-tier marble and gilt bronze stand.