Tripod Table of Mid-Eighteenth Century - A Georgian Mahogany Dumb Waiter - A Papier-Mache Tea Table - Early Nineteenth Century Tripod Table
The tripod table is not strictly speaking derived from the candle stand in our illustration above, but it is possible to trace the influences derived from it. This stand, c.1670, is of walnut, [...]

TABLES  writing, Carlton House and similar
A ‘Carlton House’ writing table appears in Gillows’ Cost Books for 1796, described as a ‘Ladies Drawing and Writing Table’ and is also illustrated in the Cabinet Makers Book of Prices 1788. They are, naturally, associated with the late Georgian and Regency period  Carlton House was a London residence of [...]

DRESSING TABLES  kneehole
A simpler walnut kneehole with herring-bone banding to the drawers. The top is quartered and cross-banded. Note that the shaped section over the kneehole space is, in fact, another drawer. Original handles. 1720-1740.
A solid yew wood kneehole with lip-moulded drawers. A fairly simple piece which will depend largely for its value on the [...]

Tripod table
1. Made of heavy, dense mahogany.
2. Carving, dishing, piecrust or scalloping integral with table top, standing proud of the surface.
3. Grain of stem running from top to bottom without a break.
4. Proportions correct: when tilt top is vertical the sweep of the curve should not cut into the baluster, carving or decoration, or leave [...]