Regency Rosewood Sofa Table - A Sheraton Mahogany Pembroke Table
Pembroke tables are said to be named after the Countess of Pembroke who first gave orders for one of them. It seems they first appeared about 1750 and were generally made in mahogany. They do not seem to have
really caugla on until after 1780, when [...]

A Chippendale mahogany card table - A George III satinwood and marquetry card table - A Sheraton period mahogany serpentine fronted side table
A ‘Chippendale’ folding card or tea table in mahogany with reeded square legs, serpentine front and elegantly shaped frieze. Of c. 176070 date. Tables of this kind are always higher in value if [...]

Late XVIII Century Tables
18th Century tables, although not described as such in Chippendale’s Director, were a new type of table. During the first half of the 18th century, people tended to sit at small tables to eat, arranged in groups in a dedicated eating room.
Around the 1750s, people began to eat at longer tables. Quite [...]