TABLES  night, and chamber pot holders
A Georgian mahogany night table of serpentine front with a good shaped tray top with hand holes for carrying. 1750-1770
A mahogany antique night table with matched figured veneers. Very typical of the type which have split front legs to give support when the lower half is pulled forward for use. 1760-1780
In the second half of the eighteenth century the night table was of quite sophisticated design and was included in Chippendale, Ince and Mayhew, and Sheraton’s repertoire. Variously disguised as a small chest of drawers or in a more distinct tray-top form, these pieces display considerable ingenuity of craftsmanship. Later on the chest form was still used though the more obvious pot holder also made its appearance. As they are now technically obsolete, they have been adapted to a variety of modern uses according to the shape  drink cupboards, and hi-fi units for instance. If this has been done intelligently and the visible surfaces (when closed) have not been damaged, the value is enhanced rather than diminished  an almost unique situation in the antique furniture world.
A good quality mahogany night table with tambour shutter which slides horizontally across the front, and tray top with handles fretted into the rim. The tambour shutter, when opened, slides round the inside edge of the cupboard space. The pot holding drawer front has been simulated to look like two cock-beaded and veneered drawers. Often these have been fitted with linings and made to work. 1780-1800
A simple night table with fretted handles, cupboard and crossed flat stretcher with rimmed pot platform. A good construction. 1760
A step ladder type pot holder of Sheraton design in mahogany with ebony inlaid stringing lines. Adapts well to mini cellar. 1810-1830