19th c. Walnut Table

This 19th-century French walnut table, found in the Pézenas, was likely built for a notaire or small household office, crafted from solid walnut with traditional pegged joinery, turned legs, and a pair of drawers for stashing letters, ledgers, or ink pens. Tables like this once anchored studies and salons across France, used for correspondence, bookkeeping, or intimate meals. Today, it makes a handsome writing desk or a small dining table for four, with drawers still ready to hold notebooks, matchbooks, or your best jelly or fountain pen.