William and Mary Period Carved Wood Table - A George I Period Table - A Virginian Walnut Table
Another walnut card table, c.1720, of the early eighteenth century with graceful cabriole legs decorated with shell motif on the knee and ending in ball and claw feet. The shaping for candle stands at the corners is
clearly [...]

A Queen Anne period dressing table - A George III mahogany dressing table - country dressing table in walnut and fruitwood
Towards the end of the seventeenth century the small tables in walnut and oak or country woods specifically designed as dressing tables made their appearance. Before that it seems to have been the practice to [...]

Queen Anne walnut dressing table - A Victorian folding walnut card-table - A George I period card table in mahogany - Small Walnut William and Mary period dressing table
A Queen Anne japanned dressing table and mirror set which Ulustrates clearly the form of the previous dressing table, but with octagonal legs. The arched front of [...]

TABLES  dining, on four legs
A mahogany expanding dining table of a type often thought of as mid- or even late-Victorian but whose legs belie the later dates. Although the constructional form was used later, it originated in the 1830s and 1840s.
These legs are of a bulbous-and-baluster turning with collars, more popular initially in the 1840s [...]

TABLES  tripods and candlestands to 1770
These evolved from candlestands which came to Britain at the Restoration. They were extremely useful and the design was adapted over the years to provide support for a wide range of objects from wine to books.
A walnut spiral turned example with baluster form at the top. The rectangular sectioned S [...]

TABLES  reading, writing and artists
Architects’ tables were large and solid; others were of lighter construction and designed to fit in with furnishings in the fine reception rooms. The best are to be counted among the most elegant furniture. Even the inelegant are loved  collectors love pieces that do things.
A much more simple reading table with [...]

Queen Anne drop-leaf table
Although popularly known as `Queen Anne’, the drop-leaf table did not really come into widespread use until mahogany
Signs of authenticity
1. Heavy weight of mahogany –San Domingo or Cuban.
2. Grain of flaps and central fixed top all running parallel to joins.
3. Each piece of table top cut from a single piece of timber.
4. [...]

Folding card table
Separate tables for playing cards became popular during the reign of Queen Anne and were built on the same construction principles as gate-leg and drop-leaf tables, except
Signs of authenticity
1. Patination of whole inner surface from constant polishing of cards and hands.
2. Frieze not too deep to make sitting uncomfortable.
3. Correct height, about 2 [...]