French Side Table

France, 20th Century

$895

Antique One-Of-A-Kind Sylvie Favorite

The travailleuse was a French sewing table made for the evening's quiet work, drawn up close to a chair once the lamps were lit and the house had gone still. Small and tall, it lifts a shallow galleried top and a single drawer, bordered with a chevron of inlay and a checkered band, on a turned column above three splayed feet. The gallery kept the spools and pins from rolling to the floor, and someone thought this plain working thing worth inlaying like a fine piece of furniture. Sylvie would set it beside a reading chair, its drawer keeping whatever small things a day leaves behind.

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

Age:: 20th Century
Country of Origin:: France
Material:: Wood
Dimensions:: 31.5" H x 14.75" W x 11.75" 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 piece has been sanded back to raw wood, highlighting the beautiful wood inlay details. The drawer has some swelling from age, which creates a bit of tension when opening and closing.

All items are final sale.