Antiques Desk 1800s

Round Dining Table Top Design 1970s Attr. Carlo Torriggiani for Did Dado Industrial Milano 1970 Wood, Glass and iron Very good condition as pics ...

Coppia Antichi Candelieri in Legno Foglia Oro 1780 -Antiques- Anno: 1780 circa Materiali: Legno Finitura in Oro Condizioni: Molto Buone Misure: Cm 90 H Pair of a...

Antique French Boull 1900s Top with pregiate marble Good condition Measures Cm 100 x cm 38 x cm 98 H.

Gold Wood Mirror Top Antiques 1900s Perfect Condition Measures cm 107 x cm 70

Specchio Ottone 1940 -Antiques- Anno: 1940 circa Materiali: Ottone e Specchio Condizioni: Molto buone Brass Mirror 1940s -Antiques- ...

Red velvet armchairs 1900s - Antique- Very good condition Measures Cm 33/80 h x 50 cm x cm 45

The fine square table is topped with a floating panel, enclosed within a flush sided frame, supported on square-sectioned corner legs, braced with straight stretchers and vertical st...

This old table hails from pre-1890 rural Denmark, commonly found in kitchens with foldable side extensions for added space. A distinct piece, it carries the charm of a work of art. ...

Italian antique wooden table with lyre legs, 1800s Entirely wooden dining table with rectangular top and lyre legs. In the center of the legs the...

Very rare Swedish antique gustavian table from Skabersjö Castle in Sweden. It is later 1800s in age and has terrific detail to it with decora...

Italian antique round and finely worked wood dining table, 1800s Dining table with round top, entirely in solid wood. The central structure and the 3 curly legs are turned and fi...

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...