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TABLES
Tables have a long and varied history, evolving from basic platforms to ornate pieces of furniture with specific functions. Early tables were simple structures, often made of stone or wood, used for various purposes like displaying goods or providing a surface for artisans. Over time, they became more elaborate, reflecting societal changes and evolving into dining tables, desks, and specialized pieces.
HISTORY OF TABLES (FURNITURE)
Some very early tables were made and used by the Ancient Egyptians around 2500 BC, using wood and alabaster. They were often little more than stone platforms used to keep objects off the floor, though a few examples of wooden tables have been found in tombs. Food and drinks were usually put on large plates deposed on a pedestal for eating. The Egyptians made use of various small tables and elevated playing boards. The Chinese also created very early tables in order to pursue the arts of writing and painting, as did people in Mesopotamia, where various metals were used.
The Greeks and Romans made more frequent use of tables, notably for eating, although Greek tables were pushed under a bed after use. The Greeks invented a piece of furniture very similar to the guéridon. Tables were made of marble or wood and metal (typically bronze or silver alloys), sometimes with richly ornate legs. Later, the larger rectangular tables were made of separate platforms and pillars. The Romans also introduced a large, semicircular table to Italy, the mensa lunata. Plutarch mentions use of “tables” by Persians.
Furniture during the Middle Ages is not as well known as that of earlier or later periods, and most sources show the types used by the nobility. In the Eastern Roman Empire, tables were made of metal or wood, usually with four feet and frequently linked by x-shaped stretchers. Tables for eating were large and often round or semicircular. A combination of a small round table and a lectern seemed very popular as a writing table.
ROMAN DINING TABLE: MENSA LUNATA
LARGE
A DINING SCENE IN MEDIEVAL GERMANY
In western Europe, although there was variety of form—the circular, semicircular, oval and oblong were all in use—tables appear to have been portable and supported upon trestles fixed or folding, which were cleared out of the way at the end of a meal. Thus Charlemagne possessed three tables of silver and one of gold, probably made of wood and covered with plates of the precious metals. The custom of serving dinner at several small tables, which is often supposed to be a modern refinement, was followed in the French châteaux, and probably also in the English castles, as early as the 13th century.
Refectory tables first appeared at least as early as the 17th century, as an advancement of the trestle table; these tables were typically quite long and wide and capable of supporting a sizeable banquet in the great hall or other reception room of a castle.
REFERENCE: HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/TABLE_(FURNITURE)
A DINING SCENE IN MEDIEVAL GERMANY
FEATURES:
• THREE-DIMENTIONAL PEARLIZED ANTIQUE BRASS FINISH
• STEEL CONSTRUCTION
• OFF-WHITE-STONE TOP
CRESCENT
SHOWN: 802004 - CRESCENT SIDE TABLE, D: 18 H: 24, BASE: D: 14 H: 17.5
DETAIL VIEW
FEATURES:
• BOLD PRIMITIVE LEGS WRAPPED IN AUTHENTIC RATTAN
• BLACK QUARTZ TOP
CANE
SHOWN: 802306 - CANE CONSOLE TABLE, L: 56 W: 18 H: 34
DETAIL VIEW
FEATURES:
• STEEL CONSTRUCTION
• BLACK QUARTZ TOP
DETAIL VIEW
LAVORO
SHOWN: 802606 - LAVORO CONSOLE L: 50 W: 16 H: 31, BASE: L: 38 W: 12 H: 30
FEATURES:
• RESIN BASE
• CRYSTAL CLEAR GLASS TOP
DITTO
SHOWN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 801908 - DITTO COCKTAIL TABLE, W: 44 H: 17, BASE: D: 36 H: 16, 801904 - DITTO LAMP TABLE, D: 32 H: 24, BASE: D: 24 H: 23
FEATURES:
• COCKTAIL TABLE SET
• MADE FROM NATURAL SOLID BRASS MATERIAL WITH A CHEMICAL SATIN BRONZE FINISH
FORME
SHOWN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 800802 - FORME COCKTAIL ENSEMBLE
CIRCLE D: 18 H: 18, TRIANGLE W: 14 H: 18 L: 18, SQUARE W: 18 H: 18 L: 18
FEATURES:
• MADE FROM NATURAL SOLID BRASS MATERIAL WITH A CHEMICAL SATIN BRONZE FINISH
• BRONZE OMBRE FINISH
DETAIL VIEW
LAUREATO
SHOWN: 800702 - LAUREATO COCKTAIL TABLE, D: 34 H: 15
FEATURES:
• AUTHENTIC WHITE MARBLE TOP
• SOLID BLACK MARBLE BALL
• NATURAL TRUE BRASS FRAME
LUNA
DETAIL VIEW
SHOWN: 801004 - LUNA SIDE TABLE, D: 20 H: 22, BASE: L: 7.25 W: 7.25 H: 19
FEATURES:
• AUTHENTIC GRAY MARBLE
• STEEL
DETAIL VIEW
MARMO
SHOWN: 801204 - MARMO SIDE TABLE, D: 18
FEATURES:
• TRIO OF PETAL-LIKE GLASS TOPS
• AUTHENTIC WHITE MARBLE BASE
• NATURAL BRASS FINISH
DETAIL VIEW
PETALI
SHOWN: 800604 - PETALI SIDE TABLE, D: 22 H: 22, BASE: D: 10.5 H: 5.25, DICHROIC GLASS TOP
FEATURES:
• MADE FROM HIGH-QUALITY STEEL
• CLEAR LOW IRON GLASS
DETAIL VIEW
RINGLET
SHOWN: 803402 - RINGLET COCKTAIL
FEATURES:
• COCKTAIL TABLE’S INTRICATE, TWO-TONED BASE SHOWCASES THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CONSTRUCTION
• HANDCRAFTED TUBULAR STEEL
DETAIL VIEW
SECOLO
SHOWN: 802508 - SECOLO COCKTAIL TABLE, D: 44 H: 19, BASE: H: 18 D: 25
FEATURES:
• STEEL BASE
• LUXURIOUS PEARLIZED ANTIQUE BRASS FINISH
• WHITE QUARTZ STONE TOP
SURF
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 801508 - SURF COCKTAIL TABLE, L: 50 W: 24 H: 18, 800603MAB - SURF CONSOLE, L: 50 W: 24 H: 34
SHOWN
FEATURES:
• AUTHENTIC WHITE MARBLE TOP
• PINK JADE STONE BASE
• CLEAR MARBLE SEAL PROTECTS FROM LIQUID SPILLS
DETAIL VIEW
GIADA
SHOWN: 800907 - GIADA JADE STOOL, W: 16 H: 18 L: 16, TOP: H: 3 W: 14 L: 16, BASE: H: 15 D: 10
FEATURES:
• WOOD CONSTRUCTION
• AMPLE STORAGE SPACE
MAJESTIC
SHOWN: 802103 - MAJESTIC CABINET, L: 80 W: 22 H: 30
FEATURES:
• NATURAL MARBLE SURFACES
• STEEL
• PEARLIZED ANTIQUE BRASS (PAB) FINISH
VALET
SHOWN
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