Posts Tagged ‘folding tables’

A William and Mary Period Side Table - Mid-seventeenth Century Oak Side table - A William III Walnut Card Table

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

A William and Mary Period Side Table - Mid-seventeenth Century Oak Side table - A William III Walnut Card Table
Probably one of the most collected forms of antique furniture is the occasional side table which is both decorative and sometimes functional. Early forms of side table of the seventeenth century are perhaps a little too [...]

Antique Sutherland Tables

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Sutherland table
These slim, practical folding tables were reputedly named after Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria during the early decades of her long reign. The combination of a cheval-type construction and gate-leg is far more successful and elegant than it sounds and they are among the few really successful designs [...]