Antique Marble Garden Table From France, Circa 1880
Located in Nashville, TN
Antique Marble Garden Table From France, Circa 1880. Solid iron base with original paint and an oval white marble top. Very nice patina and use.
Marble
Antique French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
Located in London, GB
This table is an exquisite piece of French antique furniture. The table is covered with beautiful marquetry work and finely-cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. The table features a...
Ormolu, Bronze
Kingwood and Ormolu Antique French Parquetry Centre Table
Located in London, GB
This elegant Louis XVI style antique round table features parquetry decoration on its top, in starburst form. The top is bordered with ormolu banding, above rosewood skirting. Below ...
Ormolu
Outstanding Quality Antique French Victorian Marble Top Centre Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique French Victorian marble top centre table having an outstanding quality circular coloured marble top with a moulded edge above a mahogany circular frieze s...
Marble, Other
Antique French Round Table Entry Sofa Foyer Coffee Table Renaissance Revival Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Superb highly carved late 19th century antique oak round entry, coffee, sofa, center, parlor or end table ~~Victorian Era Renaissance Revival ~~c. 1890s These versatile tables were ...
Oak
Antique French Butcher's Table with Marble Top, Circa 1890
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor Continental French style (19/20th Century) white painted and red trimmed iron small butchers table with scroll design and white marble top.
Marble
$4,896Sale Price|30% Off
Henri II Oval Centre Table, Oak Wood, French Antique, Circa 1880
Located in High Point, NC
A substantial Henri II style centre table crafted in oak, showcasing the bold forms and decorative carving characteristic of late 19th century French historicist design. The oval top...
Wood
20th Century Antique Louis XV Style French Salon Table Bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Majestic French salon table in Louis XV style. White polished on solid pinewood. Exceptionally finest engraved, decorative broken rocailles, inlaid with acanthus, and flowered detail...
Bentwood
Antique French Sofa Hall Table Carved Oak Louis XV Rococo Side End Table
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Sofa Hall Table Carved Oak Louis XV Rococo Side End Table.
Oak
$7,200
Antique pedestal table
Located in Houston, TX
Rustic and Organic French antique stone and wood pedestal table. It has a hand turned base in a rich walnut.
Stone
Antique French Octagonal Table Renaissance Revival Carved Barley Twist Oak 19thC
Located in Tyler, TX
Charming Late 19th Century Antique French Carved Oak Octagonal Entry, Hall, Sofa, Center, Parlor or End Table with "X" Stretcher~~Victorian Era Renaissance Revival ~~c. 1890s These ...
Oak
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Ormolu Marble Wood Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Ormolu Marble Wood Centre Table French, Late 19th Century Height 82cm, width 113cm, depth 62cm An exceptional example of 19th century French artistry...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Marble and Iron Garden Table From France, Circa 1920
Located in Nashville, TN
Antique Marble and Iron Garden Table From France, Circa 1920. Original grey marble top on an iron base with feet. Nice original patina and use.
Marble
Antique French Octagon Sofa Table Carved Oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Octagon Sofa Table Carved Oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance.
Oak
Fine Antique French Neoclassical Hardwood Centre Table with Sphinx Pillared Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique French Neoclassical centre table with ornately carved Sphinx pillared legs which is part of a suite This table is part of ...
Hardwood
Antique French Octagon Sofa Table Carved Oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Octagon Sofa Table Carved Oak Barley Twist Louis XIII Renaissance.
Oak
Antique French 19th Century Rosewood and Marble Oval Occasional Table C1850
Located in London, GB
A French rosewood oval occasional table, 19th century, the white marble top with a moulded edge, over a turned stem, on four scrolling legs, joined by scrolling brackets, terminating...
Marble
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Provincial Accent Table with Hand Painted Details. Made In Italy.
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique French Provincial Accent Table with Hand Painted Carved Details. Made In Italy Dimensions 26 W ; 17 1/2 D ; 20 H
Wood
Antique French Neo-Grec Marble and Gilt Bronze Centre Table by Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Antique French Neo-Grec marble and gilt bronze centre table by Barbedienne French, Late 19th Century Height 83cm, width 126cm, depth 72cm This superb 19th-century centre table is ...
Marble, Ormolu
20th Century Antique Louis XV Style French Salon Table Bronze Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Majestic French salon table in Louis XV style. Polished veneer on solid pinewood. Exceptionally finest engraved, decorative broken rocailles, inlaid with acanthus, and flowered detai...
Wood
Stunning Antique Marquetry Inlaid Square Centre Table, French Nutwood on Casters
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful antique parquetry table from circa 1880-1900. Some people call the technique of these, amazingly inlaid cubical motifs parquetry and some call it marquetry. Any 19th centu...
Wood
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This beautiful and rare center table Gueridon is in a great shape and has all the original parts.
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Superb French Louis XVI Style Silvered Bronze & Antiqued Mirrored Tables
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and rare pair of French Louis XVI-style silvered bronze and antiqued mirrored tables.
Bronze
French Antique Round Cherry Wood Table W/Marble Top & Brass Gallery and Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 20th century French table, with its colorful stone top and brass accents, will make a great piece to float within a room as a small center or occasional table.
Cherry
Antique Quality French Freestanding Kingwood Marble Top Centre/Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality kingwood centre table having a lovely circular marble table with a moulded edge above a shaped frieze with pretty satinwood inlaid stringing and a single dr...
Marble, Other
French 19th Century Iron & Marble Butchers Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A whimsical French marble and iron work table from circa 1860, that would have been a display fixture in a butcher shop or bakery to present the current offerings. The thick, white m...
Marble, Iron
Rare 19th Century French Provincial Elm Dropleaf Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Unusual And Very Rare Mid 19th Century Figured Elm French Provincial Drop Leaf Extending Centre Table, Retaining Wonderful Colour And Patina To The Highly Figured Surfac...
Elm
Antique Rococo Style Rosewood, Ormolu and Marble Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Antique Rococo style rosewood, ormolu and marble centre table. French, Early 20th century. Measures: height 76cm, diameter 92 cm. This expertly crafted rosewood centre table is ...
Marble, Ormolu
French Centre Table Malachite Napoleon III Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Exceptional Napoleon III style centre table of striking decorative impact, featuring a circular top richly finished in faux malachite with intricate gilt scrolling foliate designs ra...
Malachite
French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs Original ormolu mounts Circa 1880 Inlay work very intricate showing floral motifs Bo...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt & Marble Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elaborate Louis XV style marble-top table with gold gilt finish and beautiful hand-carved details, circa 1890. Its original, serpentine and beveled breccia marble slab has wonderf...
Cast Stone, Marble
French brass inlaid centre table, by A. Beurdeley, C19th
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century French Plum pudding Mahogany, brass inlaid centre table, having four hinged compartments to the frieze, a frieze drawers with gilded ormolu mouldings, and...
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Ormolu Mounted Centre Table by Zwiener Jansen Successeur
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique table is by celebrated French cabinetmaker Zwiener Jansen Successeur, part of the celebrated furniture and interior design house Maison Jansen which was founded in...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Outstanding quality antique 19th century freestanding French kingwood marquetry
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique 19th century freestanding French kingwood marquetry inlaid centre table, having an outstanding quality serpentine shaped kingwood top with inlaid marquetr...
Kingwood
Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Centre Table with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
This elegant table was created in France during the Bourbon restoration, following the fall of Napoleon I in 1814. The table is designed in a refined Neoclassical style, which was po...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Painted Marble-Top Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sensational Louis XV style painted centre table, made in France towards the end of the 19th century. The table features a gorgeous breccia marble-top, inset with canted corners tha...
Breccia Marble
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Louis XIV Giltwood & Inset Onyx Parlor Table with Foliate Elements C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XIV Giltwood & Inset Onyx Parlor Table with Foliate Elements C1890 Measures - 30 3/4" x 42 1/8" x 28" A striking antique parlor table from the Louis XIV period, ...
Onyx
French Period Neoclassical Guéridon Table w/Black Marble Top & Revival Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique guéridon style table from France features a round-shaped marble top, over the rounded apron that is embellished with wreath and florals.
Marble
Rare Morphing French Louis XV Style Ormulu Mounted Mahogany Table
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant and sophisticated French mahogany Louis XV style morphing table from the early 20th century.
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Large Antique Boulle Marquetry Centre Table Henry Dasson Wallace Collection
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Rare Large Antique Boulle Marquetry Centre Table Henry Dasson Wallace Collection French, 1878 Height 99cm, width 269cm, depth 134cm This outstanding centre table, dated 1878, is a r...
Granite, Brass, Ormolu
Antique Hand Carved Parcel-Gilt Walnut Napoleon III Marble-Top Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A 19th century carved walnut table with marble top. The dark green and white original marble inset top with expertly carved edge, on the apron and on the legs. The top is affixed to ...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Marble Centre Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Vert Antique marble center table.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Gilt Centre Table Lacquer Winged Maiden Legs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a stunning lacquered centre table in the French Empire style Features a large marble top which is smooth and chip free In turn supported by the winged maiden creature...
Marble
Stunning Napoleon III French Empire Revival Occasional Centre Table Marble Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in France circa 1850 Napoleon III Empire revival occasional centre table A good looking and extremely well made piece. The ...
Marble
Antique Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Table by L'Escalier de Cristal
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in London, GB
This superb piece is an antique ormolu mounted Louis XV style table, masterfully crafted with kingwood, tulipwood, and parquetry, by the famed Parisian firm L'Escalier de Cristal. Th...
Marble
French Neoclassical-Style Circular Black Table with Marble Top and Brass Trim
Located in Essex, MA
Labeled Trouvailles Home Inc., a very high end importer of Continental antiques. The table is attractive and functional as a center table for flowers and photos or as an elegant end ...
Marble, Brass
$2,192Sale Price|30% Off
19th Century French Hand Painted Coffee or Centre Table in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Exceptional 19th century hand painted Louis XVI solid wood table, circa 1860. Elegant legs with a typical ribbon on the both sides. Painted in light beige-green with a nice antique f...
Wood
French Empire Style Side Table with Gilt Bronze Base and Green Marble Top, 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant French Empire-style side table dating from the 1970s, featuring a richly decorated gilt bronze base and a beautiful green veined marble top. Inspired by the grandeur of the F...
Marble
French 18th Century Gold Gilt Console with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A dramatic French 18th century Louis XVI-style center table, with an exquisite giltwood base supporting its original thick slab of (removable) dark gray marble.
Marble, Gold
Maison Charles Bronze Palm Tree Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Maison Charles Bronze Palm Tree Coffee Table Pure elegance, this fine example of a mid-20th century Maison Charles coffee table is designed with palm tree patterned décor. A rare m...
Bronze
Napoléon III Period Marquetry Table with Gilded Brass Ornaments
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite marquetry center table dates back to the Napoléon III period, exemplifying the elegance and craftsmanship characteristic of mid-19th-century French design.
Brass
Louis XV Walnut Table with Galleried Top, circa 1780
Located in valatie, NY
Louis XV walnut table with galleried top, circa 1780. The table has a scalloped apron, a scalloped drawer on each side, and cabriolet legs that end with scrolled feet. N.P. Trent ha...
Walnut
Biedermeir Pedestal Table, Circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
The top is inlaid with exotic wood, the base is inlaid with vertical stripes, and the foot features a horizontal inlay of the same design as the top band. The table top is centered w...
Ebony, Walnut
19th Century Gueridon Centre Table with Sèvres Style Porcelain Panels
Located in London, GB
A superb gueridon centre table. with sèvres style porcelain panels. Constructed from bois noirci and kingwood with mercury fire gilded ornament, the central support rising from a...
Ormolu
19th Century Kidney Table with Marquetry and Gilt Brass
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A burr yew, marquetry and gilt brass-mounted Kidney shaped table Attributed to Gillow & Co The top inlaid with a border of strapwork, husks and paterae within multiple bands of m...
Brass
German 19th Century Period Biedermeier Pedestal Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fantastic period round Biedermeier pedestal table made of ebony and walnut. The German antique piece dates back to the early 19th century, circa 1820, and perfectly exemplifies the s...
Ebony, Walnut
Antique French Marble-Top Carved Regency Center Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French marble-top carved Regency center table, circa 1890.
Walnut
An alluring sitting area doesn’t have to be in the exact center of the room, but an antique or vintage center table is a great tool to partition off such an area.
By definition, a center table is a piece of furniture that is placed in the center of a room. Initially these appeared in the foyer or entryway before making their way into the living room. While one might keep seating furniture such as sofas against the walls to avoid limiting movement and closing off space, a center table in the living room can fill this central space without restricting the flow of the room.
One of the purposes of a center table is to anchor the rest of the furniture. It draws the eye to a specific area and invites guests to sit down. When thinking about how you’ll arrange your furniture, a good rule of thumb is to set tables an arm’s length away from seating. For instance, place a coffee table about 18 inches from a sofa so that it is within reach but not too close. In more modern layouts, tables are sometimes placed to the side to leave a large open area for foot traffic.
Because of its central position, a center table is one of the first things people will notice when entering a room. It’s important to consider how a center table can add to a room, as it’s a crucial element for defining the feel and theme of a room. Some center tables are mainly for decor, while others can be a great place to sit around over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Center tables are perfect for displaying decorative objects, floral arrangements, books or a cluster of prized antique vases given the prominent position of your table and the attention it will get.
The clean lines and organic forms that we typically associate with mid-century modern center tables means that they will bring a dose of sophistication to a space, and examples from the era can be found in square and round shapes. Wood tables were popular with furniture makers of the period, but versions in glass and marble are also widely available. Because Art Deco designers frequently incorporated ornamental embellishments such as exotic animal hides and veneers in their seating, case pieces and other furniture, your Art Deco center table will likely make a strong statement in any room. Alternatively, if you’re searching for something small and unassuming, Regency tables could be an option for your space.
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