Unique Foldable Finnish Folk Table / Chair, 1800s

A beautiful Finnish hand carved folk stool from the late 1800s. The stool retains the original blue colour commonly used in furniture back in the period. The stool seems to have had ...

This is most definitely an unusual design for a Finnish armchair. It is the only piece we have seen, and even though we did extensive research to identify the designer, we couldn´t. ...

This set of hand-made burl chair and small table are definitely unique and made by a highly skilled country craftsman. We run into these sort of furnitures every now and then in Finl...

An impressive, late 18th century Finnish folk art cupboard, in full original condition featuring very heavy patina and signs of a long life. Amazingly the cupboard still retains the ...

These kind of tables we run into every now and then in Helsinki. We have noticed that nowadays they are widely used in Finland in clothing boutiques and interior designer shops for t...

Two chairs carved out of tree trunks. Both chairs are in great condition and very sturdy. The impressive size of the chairs makes the carving work even more respectable, as the chair...

Antique oakwood side table with beautifully carved details. Additional information: Country of manufacture: Belgium Period: 1800s Dimensions: 100 W x 65 D x 63 H cm Condition: Good ...

Found in France, this Late 1800s French Side table was crafted with a lift top that opens to reveal a mirror and storage which lends itself to be used as a vanity. Resting on curved ...

Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Louis XIII Octagonal Barley Twist 1800s Antique French Occasional Center Lamp Table Approximate Me...

Found in the South of France, this rustic stool or side table was hand crafted using a natural pine tree trunk and branches and dates to the late 1800's. Whether you are decorating a...

Unfinished English fir writing stand or clerks table. The table features an apron drawer with turned hardwood knob and square chamfered legs joined by a ...

Beautifully time-worn, antique, Southern European, chestnut wood end or side table. This relatively small size antique table is a joy to look at and the history of this kind of table makes it very interesting as well. Pay tables or paying tables were initially used by tax collectors and later in time (in the latter part of the middle ages), when most cities started to have their own currency, came the need for 'money exchangers'. A lot of the first money exchangers in 'early Netherlands' came from the Italian region of Lombardy and their name for these paying tables was 'banco'. Yes, it is this where also the English word 'bank' originates from. Pretty soon these money exchangers, who mainly serviced businessmen and travelers, also started 'safekeeping' and lending money. These tables therefor are at the very root of banking and just like some banks in this day and age, some of these earliest 'bankers' did not keep enough cash in their tables to be able to pay out when clients needed their money. This sometimes would lead to a lynching whereby the table of that particular money lender would be broken into pieces. The Italian word for such a broken table...