Antique Folding Kitchen Island

France, 19th Century

$4,495

Antique Rare One-Of-A-Kind Sylvie Favorite

The grand rooms of a château got the gilding and the paintings, but the real work happened in the kitchen, and a table like this stood in the middle of it. Found in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and dating to the early 20th century, it came out of a working château in the Rhône-Alpes, a long work table in warm wood with a single folding leaf, two drawers, turned legs, and a low board running between them near the floor. The board was built to take the weight of the copper pots, and the leaf drops down when the table needs to sit in against a wall, opening out again when there is a crowd to feed. Sylvie stands it in the middle of a kitchen as an island, the leaf lifted for a long lunch and dropped after, the board below stacked with cookbooks and market baskets.

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

Age:: 19th Century
Country of Origin:: France
Material:: Wood with metal hardware
Dimensions:: 30.5" H x 63.0" W x 24.0" D

Notes from Sylvie:

Dear collector, as with many antiques, this piece may show subtle repairs, movement, cracks, scratches, small holes, and surface variation from years of use. The surface shows scratches and water marks. A single 11.5" folding leaf runs the width of the tabletop, extending the table to a depth of 35" when open.

All items are final sale.