TABLES work, without bags
Not all work tables had bags beneath. The selection shown here is of a type in which the drawers, fitted into a small table, were sufficient for needlework implements and materials.
A Regency rosewood table with the lyre form built into its supports and brass inlays enough to give any dealer a rush of blood to the head, for these lyre form pieces are very popular and fetch more than curved wood and brass rods justify. c.1815
However, with more drawer space and more decoration than 918 this sort of design disaster can easily occur.
A mahogany work table showing a distinct type with flaps and three drawers on a column support with a flat base on typical Regency feet. 1820
A burr walnut version of 918, with real drawers and an octagonal column which forecasts the piece in 921. c. 1830
This type of leg is more commonly seen on piano stools of the period. As long as the reeding is refined, as in this case, the effect is very successful. c.1810
More elaborate mid-nineteenth century in form, with inlays and delicate curved construction. Although of much less quality, it has a distinct design similarity to 727. Fittings are important. c. 1855
A William IV rosewood example on a much flatter base. The gadrooning is fine and the effect elegant, as is the hexagonal pillar which supports the box with its fake drawer front. The paws are brass. 1830
Made at the same time as the previous example, this piece owes more to Georgian than Regency forms. A little thin in the legs and the termination is not a success, but this is still desirable as a useful small piece. c. 1810
A simple little work table whose square shape and type of turning proclaim it as late in the century. The drawers are dummy. c.1870-1880