Paper Sofa Tables

Understated 'Esquisse' wrought iron and parchment console by Design Frères. Chic parchment top fitted onto a slender matte black wrought iron base.

Decorative Mid-Century Modern Art Deco influence snake skin base and Goat skin top console sofa table.

Understated 'Esquisse' wrought iron and parchment console by Design Frères. Chic parchment top fitted onto a slender matte black wrought iron base.        

A tilt top papier mâché occasional table. Black with hand painted floral, gilt and mother of Pearl decoration. Good quality and form, possibly by Jenners & Bettridge of Belgravia, L...

Lovely pair of sofa side tables. Wood covered with parchment leather. Original mirror on the top. Made in France, 1930s.

One of two beautiful side table with a neoclasssical woman silhouette black profile print with white background, framed by a delicate grey passpartout and a round black frame with g...

Understated 'Esquisse' wrought iron and parchment console by Design Frères. Chic parchment top fitted onto a slender matte black wrought iron ...

One of two beautiful side table with a neoclasssical man silhouette black profile print with white background, framed by a delicate grey passpartout and a round black frame with gla...

Elegant sofa table, simple linear but very luxurious, both for the material used to cover the wood, the goatskin, and the finishing of the polish, made with resin. Coffee table stru...

- The juxtaposition of modern design and this ancient map create a unique small table and conversation piece - This is the first map featuring the Isle of Man on its own. - It is also the first map of the Island based on an actual survey, undertaken by Thomas Durham 1595 and was first published by Speed in 1605-1611 and reprinted many times over the next century. This is the second state or print from 1610. The map is inset within a fruitwood box frame with a glass top. Supported by tapering stick legs. The map is based on a survey (and presumably a MS map) by Thomas Durham, of whom nothing is known other that he was paid by Sir Thomas Gerrard to make a survey of the Island. This survey, almost certainly for military purposes, arose from the disputed possession of the Island during which time Elizabeth had assumed control in order to prevent the Scots or the Spanish from using the Island as a base. Speed had used the Durham Map in his slightly earlier 4-sheet wall map showing invasions and battles of c1603/4 [ref: Shirley #261] - there are some differences from this 1605/10 map - Port Eran (rather than Earn on 1605);Knockalo point (= Contrary Hd) not on 1605;Spalbrecke shown west of Calf rather than E as on 1605/10. Thus it is possible that the Durham Map had even more detail than Speed used in his derived version. In sea are four mythical beasts with riders: to NW of Island Unicorn with Scottish flag...