TABLES  Architects
Antique Architects tables are rather specialised pieces and were produced for professional use and seem to have been very solidly constructed perhaps, as Cescinsky suggests, because the ledgers architects used were so heavy and it was useful to have a means of inclining them to a more convenient position.
This well-fitted architect’s table is in mahogany. It has castors on all six turned legs which, as can be seen, are masked by rather ugly straight false legs. It has brass candlestands and a side drawer. The front pulls out to form a convenient writing table. The date is suggested by the indented corner mouldings. c. 1740s
A lighter architect’s table in mahogany, without pillars, shown with the front open.
This mahogany architect’s table with candlestands and on square legs makes an interesting comparison with the previous example. The inner legs show the columns inside with castors which are said to give greater stablility. The side drawer is missing.
Another type of architect’s table, with fitted drawers, on castors.