A scarce French cobblers / leatherwork shop workbench with beautifully worn distressed patina!
Dating to the turn of the late 19th / early 20th century, featuring a rectangular plank boarded top, slightly overhung on the left and mounted with a rare German Rodi industrial cast iron hand crank leather skiver.
Having a central work surface flanked by a series of eighteen compartments for tacks, parts, tools, and accessories. Mounted atop a simple solid wood frame with pegged construction detail, original black paint finish, fitted with two frieze drawers, opening to reveal divided compartment interior, all rising on square tapered legs.
As warm and attractive as it is functional, this remarkable table could be used a variety of different ways, in a variety of different settings, including as free-standing console or center table, sideboard server, farmhouse modern kitchen island butcher block...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Fruitwood Industrial and Work Tables