Aesthetic Movement Tables
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement Roll Top Desk
By Herter Brothers
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement ebonized roll top lady's desk with gallery top upper section & stretcher base with lower drawer and inlaid & incised trim (in the style of HERTER BROS).
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19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Howard and Sons. A high art Aesthetic Movement Walnut centre tea table
Located in London, GB
Howard and Sons. A high art Aesthetic Movement walnut centre tea table with an unusual raised upper shelf to the centre of the main top on arched and turned supports. The top with sh...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Movement Bamboo Jardiniere Plant Stand, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE PEDESTAL PLANT STAND
A striking silhouette of crisscrossed tiger bamboo creates triangular shapes which terminate in a tripod ba...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Gillows attr, Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Mahogany Centre Table with Amboyna top
Located in London, GB
Gillows attributed.
An Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Mahogany Octagonal Centre Table with a wonderful burr Amboyna top with line inlay and ebonized to the edges.
The four turned legs...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Aesthetic Movement side table with sunflower & curved & straight side stretchers
Located in London, GB
A rare Aesthetic Movement walnut side table with two curved upper stretchers that unite to a central sunflower and a lower straight sided H stretcher that unites to the bottom of the...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Aesthetic Movement Walnut centre table with incised circular details to the legs
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock, attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut centre table with incised circular details to the legs, united by double cross stretchers.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jas Shoolbred, an Aesthetic Movement Side Table with Angular Turned Supports
Located in London, GB
Jas Shoolbred. An Aesthetic Movement ebonized side table with a galleried lower shelf and angular turned supports.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Root Bamboo & Grasscloth Rectangular Table, C.1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this great large Antique French Root Bamboo & Grasscloth Rectangular Table, C.1890.
The Root bamboo structure is all original with a great patina.
The grasscloth has recent...
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20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Aesthetic Style Carved Hoof Table with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
One of a kind aesthetic style ebonized table with black marble top and turned spindled finial sphere base supported by four hand carved hooved legs.
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Late 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Marble
Aesthetic Movement side table with Jeddo pattern plate by Brown Westhead & Moore
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement faux bamboo two tier ebonized side table, each tier inset with a Jeddo pattern plate made by Brown Westhead and Moore potteries featuring a Japanese fan with da...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo
French 19Th. C. Tortoiseshell Bamboo Table With Red Tooled Leather Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this great looking French 19Th. C. Tortoiseshell Bamboo two tier Table with Red Tooled Leather Top.
The tortoiseshell effect is stunni...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Leather, Bamboo
E W Godwin attr, for Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic Movement mahogany side table
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin, attributed, made by Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic movement mahogany side table with spiral-turned legs on out swept feet.With the original lock and key to the drawer.Col...
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1880s Indian Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Jas Shoolbred attributed. An Aesthetic Movement octagonal Mahogany side table
Located in London, GB
Jas Shoolbred attributed An octagonal Mahogany side table with central shelf, carved circular details to the legs, united by lower cross ...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Gillows attri An Aesthetic Movement oblong ebonized & Gilded walnut centre table
Located in London, GB
Gillows attributed. An Aesthetic Movement oblong ebonized walnut center table with canted corners and incised gilded decoration throughout. The top with a molded edge and quadrant su...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unique Piece, Table, Palm Trunk, XXth
Located in Nice, FR
Realization of a table from a palm tree trunk. The legs of the table are carved in the mass.
To obtain the hardness of the wood, it is soaked in salt water and then dried in the sun...
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20th Century Maghreb Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Palmwood
Aesthetic Movement Japanned Bamboo Side Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Aesthetic Movement, Japanned bamboo side table. Japanning or Japonisme. Rough hewn and torched bamboo frame with “Japanned” top and panels. Single lower shelf decorative table. The w...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Sculpted Bronze Sea Creatures Coffee Table with a Chiseled Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bronze and glass coffee table depicting a sea creatures playing around a piece of coral and sea weed leaves, there you can see a couple of fish, snails, clams and a sea star.
The bronze has beautiful patina and a glossy finish to mimic the wet underwater environment.
The glass top has a beautiful chiseled edge that supposed to represent the water and waves...
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1980s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Bronze
Liberty & Co An Aesthetic Movement Walnut side table with a touch of Art Nouveau
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut side or occasional table with a square top and wavy Art Nouveau uprights on opposing sides flowing do...
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Heals attributed. An Anglo-Japanese Aesthetic Movement three tier ebonized stand
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals attributed. An Anglo-Japanese Aesthetic Movement three tier ebonized stand with fretwork decoration to the top and a raised and turned gallery to each of the lower tiers, with ...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Wood
Lambs of Manchester. Alfred Waterhouse Attri, An Aesthetic Movement Oak Étagère
Located in London, GB
Lambs of Manchester. (Stamped to drawer). Attributed to Alfred Waterhouse
An Aesthetic Movement oak étagère, buffet or hall table.
The central stylis...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Oak
Aesthetic Movement Scissor Action Drop Leaf Side Table Made from Hungarian Ash
Located in London, GB
A Continental Aesthetic Movement scissor action drop leaf side table with a wild grain Hungarian Ash top. A secret drawer that has a button underneath to...
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1890s European Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Ash
Collinson & Lock. Aesthetic Movement octogonal two tier table on ring turn legs.
Located in London, GB
Collinson & Lock attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut octogonal two tier side table on splayed and fine ring turn legs, reminiscent of some of the legs Godwin chased around.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
E W Godwin An Aesthetic Movement six leg walnut circular centre table
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin attributed. Made by Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic Movement six leg walnut circular centre table with shaped radiating under supports and subtle shaped details to the ends...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
An Aesthetic Movement walnut drop leaf side table on four turned & incised legs
Located in London, GB
A small Aesthetic Movement Walnut drop leaf side table on four turned and incised legs united by a lower stretcher with a turned gallery arround on original brass and ceramic castors...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Bruce Talbert, Style of a Fine Aesthetic Movement Walnut Two-Tier Side Table
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert style of possibly made by Collier & Plunkett.
A fine quality aesthetic movement walnut side table with chip carved 45 degree details to the under side of the top and v...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Aesthetic Movement oak oblong side table with ring turned legs, and splayed feet
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement oak oblong side table with staggered ring turnings to the legs and stood on splayed-out feet united by a fine ring-turned centr...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Oak
Aesthetic Movement Walnut Octagonal Centre Table with Turned and Fluted Legs
Located in London, GB
Gillows of Lancaster, attributed.
An Aesthetic Movement walnut octagonal centre table with turned and fluted legs united by a lower square shelf with a turned gallery around, and la...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
VICTORiAN 1880 ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CHESS BOARD TABLE + STAUNTON CHESS SET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely English Oak Victorian Aesthetic Movement Chessboard table with Staunton style Victorian Chess set...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Oak
Bentwood Walnut and Oak Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
Bentwood (19th/20th Century) walnut stained cafe / breakfast table with cross leg design base and round oak top.
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
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19th Century Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Bentwood
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT STYLE TiLED TOP CHESSBOARD CHESS TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique Victorian Mahogany games table with Chessboard Tiled top and stamped to the base with ...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Aesthetic Walnut Chart Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular when open and folds with brass hinges and fittings and stays closed with a latch. Simple turned legs with stretcher.
Category
1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
E.W. Godwin, an Aesthetic Movement Walnut Octagonal Table with Crossed Stretcher
Located in London, GB
E.W. Godwin in the style of.
An Aesthetic Movement Walnut octagonal centre or side table with arched apron below the top, he legs united by upper stretcher...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
VM-Martini Table
Located in BOGOTÁ, CO
Beatiful and delicate Martini side table, hammered solid black metal oiled finished 8"dia x 26"H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Metal
Bruce Talbert, Style of, Probably by Gillows, an Aesthetic Movement Side Table
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert style of, probably made by Gillows of Lancaster.
A rare and unusual Aesthetic Movement ebonized side table with parcel gilt incised details, an Onyx top and matching u...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Onyx
Large Scale Bamboo Desk with Black Leather Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully restored large size bamboo desk with black leather top and two large drawers. The desk looks stunning from all 4 sides. Some flaws on the leather top.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Leather
Majolica Cobalt Blue Garden Seat or Pedestal, Late 19th Century, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Majolica garden seat or plant stand, late 19th century, Italy. Decorated in a deep cobalt blue, with clusters of white hibiscus. Scrolling acanthus leaves in a pleasing da...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Majolica
French Japonisme Bamboo Double Tray Table, C.1870-1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this 19th century French Japonisme Aesthetic Movement Double Tray side table with intricate Bamboo frame and a marquetry inlaid rosewood tray on the top and a Lacquer bottom...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
A Victorian Aesthetic Movement marble topped table
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A Victorian Aesthetic Movement marble topped table
The Rosso Bilbao red marble top with square cut corners and chamfered edge. The oak base of typical Aesthetic styling, the frieze ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Marble
Unusual 19th Century Oak Side Table with Book Storage Cupboard with Door
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
This former 19th Century Chicken/Bird cage would have once been used to protect poultry, now it presents as a characterful side table with handy ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Oak
Ebonised Aesthetic Movement Octagonal Side Table with Red Baize Top
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A 19th century Victorian Aesthetic Movement centre table in the manner of E.W. Godwin. Ebonised finish with gilt enhancements.
Newly, professionally upholstered red baize octagonal ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Baize, Mahogany
Aesthetic Movement Mahogany Inlaid Occasional/Side Table
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This table is primarily fashioned after the Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century (roughly 1870-1900). Defined by its simple geometric structure, the piece highlights quality c...
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Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Wood
English Aesthetic Movement Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Aesthetic Movement oak refectory dining table with plank top on 8 octagonal columnar legs joined by a stretcher (attributed to WILLI...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare Antique English Mahogany Leather Top Kidney Shape Drop-Leaf Campaign Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare and Unusual Antique English hand-carved solid mahogany and leather top Campaign Writing Table or Desk with kidney-shaped drop leaves or flaps. The desk has a flip-top fitted rear with stationary slots, pen tray, double glass inkwells with brass lids...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Brass
English Aesthetic Mahogany Table Attributed To Godwin
Located in Essex, MA
Square solid mahogany top over spindle sides supporting a conforming shelf. Circular ring turned legs joined by an X form stretcher with central ball turning.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Aesthetic Movement table attributed to Collinson & Lock
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Aesthetic Movement pale soft wood occasional table with five finely turned legs attributed to Collinson & Lock circa 1880. This particular form of table is more usually found in rose...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Softwood
Pair of Aesthetic Movement mahogany occasional tables
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Good pair of Aesthetic Movement mahogany occasional tables dating to around 1880, the tables have crisply ring turned legs and are in good useable condition.
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Round Table, Bamboo Base, Large Glass Top, 1970
Located in Nice, FR
Round table, bamboo base, large glass top.
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20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo
English Arts & Crafts Wooden Carved Wood Side Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Great Arts & Craft period carved wood octagonal side table with Celtic style design. Bearing label under top: Bowman Brothers, Camden town, London , NW 1.
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Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Rustic "Root" Table
Located in San Marino, CA
19th century Chinese rustic root table, made from natural tree timbers. Sturdy and appealing country styling is obvious in this table from the Qing period,...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Wood
Aesthetic Tilt Top Center or Gaming Table with Molded Leather Lined Pedestal
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Aesthetic Period tilt top square center table in its original dark finish, with inlaid border top, carved corner decorations, supported by a molded leather...
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19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A Victorian Painted And Tiled Aesthetic Movement Washstand
Located in London, GB
This exquisite washstand hails from the charming Aesthetic Movement period, dating back to the late 19th century (Circa 1880/1890). Sourced as barn find in the quaint Sussex countrys...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Georgetown Galleries George III Style Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1950s George III Style Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table by iconic Georgetown Galleries. Features 4 pedestals all on original solid wheels. Recently refinished and in very good condi...
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Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique Victorian Aesthetic Movement Hardwood Revolving Bookcase Book Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very well made English mahogany circa 1880-1900 Aesthetic Movement revolving bookcase table with nicely carved cabriolet legs and fret work pa...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Geometric 19th Century Wood Occasional Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These ebonized wood tables or stools from the English Aesthetic Movement showcase spare, geometric designs adorned with traces of gilt. The craftsmanship emphasizes the movement's fa...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Wood
A carved walnut adjustable pedestal table, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A carved walnut adjustable pedestal table, 19th C. The octagonal top with inset marble above a center shaft with a knob that you can pull on ...
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19th Century North American Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Marble
Late 19th century aesthetic movement walnut side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century aesthetic movement walnut occasional table circa 1890.
Shaped top surface with matched burr walnut veneers, ebony stringing and ebonised outer edge. Supported by ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
E W Godwin (style of). An Aesthetic Movement walnut octagonal table
Located in London, GB
E.W. Godwin in the style of.An Aesthetic Movement Walnut octagonal centre or side table with arched apron below the top, the legs united by upper stretchers and also united by a lowe...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large Gateleg Table In Oak
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely oak table called Gateleg
Very beautiful table which has a very beautiful turned base
Beautiful top with a thickness of 3cm
the table can be used as a dining room table, as ...
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20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Tables
Materials
Oak
Aesthetic Movement tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Collinson & Lock, A. & H. Lejambre, Gillows of Lancaster & London, and Jas Shoolbred & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $442 and tops out at $44,595 while the average work can sell for $3,049.