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French Antique dining and refectory tables Melbourne
antique dining refectory monastery farmhouse tables for sale and bespoke made to order We stock antique French tables and most of these are French farmhouse and refectory tables that carry the marks of generations of use. We deliberately leave most of these tables in as-found condition, so as to allow the buyer a say in how they'd like the table restored. We restore tables and make repairs using similar, old timbers and respect the character that age and wear has given them. We do sometimes need to raise table legs to a modern ergonomic height, which we carry out sympathetically.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MOST, BUT NOT ALL OF OUR STOCK IS IN THE SHOP, SOME IS STORED IN OUR OAKLEIGH WAREHOUSE. PLEASE CONTACT US AHEAD OF YOUR VISIT TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE ITEM ON DISPLAY IN THE SHOP, OR ELSE PLEASE MAKE A TIME TO MEET US AT THE WAREHOUSE
We have possibly the largest stock of antique dining tables in Melbourne, comprising the French Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Directoire and Empire styles, as well as a large assortment of rush-seat French provincial chairs and benches. Our workshop is able to carry out any conservation work, and also oversee and help with any required fabrics, upholstery, caning and rushing work.
A Florentine style Pietre Dure Inlaid Table
A large Pietre-Dure inlaid marble table, the top decorated with repeating Florentine Renaissance style Classical patterns, including scrolls of stylised foliate motifs and a formal border. The artisan who inlaid this top made these intricate images by using hand-cut pieces of exotic marble and of semi-precious stones, which were inserted piece by piece into shaped hollows carved into the solid bla..
$12,000 $9,000
$12,000 $9,000
A French Directoire Wine Table
A fine, early 19th century French Directoire period tripod 'Gueridon' wine table, the original Carrara marble top framed by a raised and fretted gilt brass gallery. This table has a mechanism that allows the top to be adjusted in height. Area of Greater Paris, circa 1800...
$1,200 $900
$1,200 $900
A French Empire Gueridon Table
A French Empire style circular 'Gueridon' table, the turned Portoro Black marble top with raised edges, above a flame mahogany tripod base of simple and masculine elegance. Each of the legs is in the shape of a Classical pillar, with a finely cast, chased and gilt brass capitol and plinth. Please note the fine workmanship, typical of the fine cabinetmaking workshops of the Parisian 'Faubourg Saint..
$3,800 $2,850
$3,800 $2,850
A French Oak Monastery Table
A large, 19th century French Louis XIV style solid oak Monastery's refectory table, the 3.5 cm thick top with a wonderful texture from use, standing on elegant, baluster-turned oak legs joined by four stretchers, well-worn by feet. Retaining a very good and original patination throughout, the surfaces of the timbers nicely burnished. Please note the large overhangs of the top, at each table end. A..
$12,000 $9,000
$12,000 $9,000
A French Provincial Side Table
A 19th century French provincial, Napoleon III period solid oak side table, the top with rounded edges above a shallow drawer retaining its original brass pull, standing on baluster-turned legs. Please note the wonderful patina of the oak timbers. Area of Isle de France (Greater Paris), circa 1870...
$2,200 $1,650
$2,200 $1,650
A Vintage French Drinks Trolley
A vintage French gilt brass and mahogany 'Bar Cart' drinks trolley, the top and the lower shelf with raised and finely fretted gilt brass mouldings, standing on baluster-turned legs, the lower shelf retaining the original bottle-holders. Please note the elegance of the large wheels and of the polished mahogany timber, beautifully offset by the gilt brass. Area of Paris, circa 1960...
$980 $735
$980 $735
A vintage Parisian Coffee Table
A French Maison Jansen design coffee table, the finely-chased and gilt brass rails decorated with Classical Greek 'wave' patterns, standing on four turned and reeded legs joined by a shaped 'H' stretcher. The gilt metal parts retain a satin gold finish. The table is fitted with its original, moulded-edge marble top. Area of Paris, circa 1950...
$1,400 $1,050
$1,400 $1,050
A 1960s Drinks Trolley
A French drinks trolley retaining the two original heart-shaped spoked wheels and the two original caster wheels. This the gilt brass and mahogany shelved trolley is fitted with the original railings on the top shelf and the bottle-restrainer on the lower shelf. Please note: the top shelf lifts off and can be used as a carrying tray. Area of Paris, circa 1960...
$980 $735
$980 $735
A 19th century Normandy Table
A 19th century French provincial farmhouse table, the solid cherrywood top nicely-burnished and with a warm-brown colour, standing above four square-section legs joined by an 'H' stretcher. A shallow drawer opens in one of the long rails. Area of Normandy, circa 1880...
$8,500
$8,500
