19th c. Entryway Table

France, 19th Century

$1,895

Antique One-Of-A-Kind Hard To Find

Before there were proper dressing tables, there were lowboys, low chests on turned legs where a person laid out their combs and brushes and got ready for the day. Found in Avignon and dating to the 19th century, this one keeps the old William and Mary shape, three drawers across an arched apron, lifted on slender trumpet-turned legs that meet in a shaped stretcher and finish on round bun feet, all a deep, worn brown. Lowboys were the dressing tables of the late 1600s and early 1700s, built waist-high so the flat top could hold a mirror and the drawers could keep toiletries and small things close. Sylvie uses it in an entry, the drawers for keys and gloves and the top for a lamp and a bowl, though it would do just as well back beside a bed.

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Age:: 19th Century
Country of Origin:: France
Material:: Wood with metal hardware
Dimensions:: 31.0" H x 38.75" W x 21.75" D

Notes from Sylvie:

Dear collector, as with many antiques, this piece may show signs of its age, including subtle repairs, a bit of movement, cracks, scratches, small holes, and surface variation from years of use. The dark wood finish is beautifully preserved, while the back is unfinished, as the piece was designed to sit against a wall. All three drawers open smoothly. This piece would make a lovely entryway table.

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