French Breakfast Table

France, 20th Century

$1,495

Vintage Garden Sylvie Favorite

The round café table was built small on purpose, so one more could always be squeezed onto a crowded terrace. Found in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and dating to the 1940s, it pairs a round wooden top, worn to a soft pale, with a cast-iron base, its fluted column rising from scrolled tripod feet under chipped old white paint. Tables like it furnished the cafés and bistros of France, the heavy iron base keeping them steady through years of elbows and coffee cups and a thousand wipes of a cloth. Sylvie would use it as a café table for two in a kitchen or out on a terrace with a coffee and a book.

Minor variations from the images may occur unless otherwise noted. All sales are final.

Age:: 20th Century
Country of Origin:: France
Material:: Wood with metal base
Dimensions:: 30.25" H x 31.34" W x 31.25" 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 round tabletop has worn through much of its original finish, with some small holes and splits in the wood. The metal base is heavy and sturdy, with flaking paint and rust patina that add to its character.

All items are final sale.