Oak Side Table

Tall and narrow with room for barely one thing, this little stand was made to lift a single object off the floor, a plant, a lamp, a jug of flowers. Made in the 20th century from raw oak, it stands on three splayed legs rising to a round plank top, with a lower round shelf set between them. Three legs were the old country solution for an uneven floor, standing steady where a fourth would rock, which is why a simple stand like this was knocked together by hand and simply used. Sylvie stands it in a corner with marble bust top.