Table toppers: five options at an Oxfordshire auction so you can give a flat refusal to the flat pack
10 March 2020 Is the look of your interior decoration falling flat? Auctions offer a range of furniture that has stood the test of time, or more recent 'in the style of' cheaper buys to spruce up your home. And antique means 'sustainable' of course.Regency mahogany sewing table - estimate £200-400 in Mallams' auction on March 16-17.
Auction house Mallams is holding its House & Garden Sale in Abingdon on March 16-17. Here are five tables to tempt you into a more unusual look for your home.
Just sew good
This Regency mahogany sewing table (pictured top) has a lifting lid fitted with handy compartments within and with a single frieze drawer and turned tapering legs. The 19in (48cm) wide x 13.5in (35cm) deep x 2ft 5in (74cm) high table is estimated at £200-400.
You can bid for the Regency mahogany sewing table at Mallams on thesaleroom.com
Bring it into the fold
This George III stainwood D shaped fold-over card table with rosewood crossbanded decoration, decorative inlay with patterae and husk swags, stands on square tapering legs terminating in block feet. Measuring 3ft 2in (96.5cm) x 18.5in (47cm) x 2ft 5in (73.5cm), it is estimated at £800-1200.
The George III card table at Mallams can be viewed at thesaleroom.com.
Console yourself
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Nineteenth century French marble-topped black painted and parcel gilt console table estimated at £200-400 in Mallams' auction on March 16-17.
A 19th century French marble-topped, black-painted and parcel-gilt console table with decorative swags and standing on square tapering legs, 3ft 3in (99.5cm) x 13in (33.5cm) x 2ft 4in (72cm), is estimated at £200-400.
You can view this 19th century French console table at Mallams via thesaleroom.com.
D for delightful
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A continental carved hardwood D shaped side table estimated at £200-400 in Mallams' auction on March 16-17.
This continental carved hardwood D shaped table features pierced laurel carved frieze and painted floral swags on fluted tapering legs, united by a shaped stretcher with central decorative carved floral finial. At 3ft (90cm) wide x 17.5in (44cm) deep x 2ft 10in (86.5cm) high, it is estimated at £200-400.
To bid for the continental carved hardwood D shaped table at Mallams, try thesaleroom.com.
Mega mealtimes
Make a real statement of dining intent: this 17th century-style oak refectory table comes in at a whopping 7ft 8in (2.33m) long x 2ft 6in (76cm) deep x 2ft 5in (73cm) high. Featuring a two-planked top, bobbin- turned legs united by carved stretchers, decoration of stylised fruiting vine and flowers, it is estimated at £800-1200.
You can view this 17th century-style oak refectory table at Mallams via thesaleroom.com.