Featured Interesting table I picked up at end of estate sate

I am goin with Ghopper & Jayhawk, most likely vintage and not old.
The center column is 2 boards glued together, AKA laminated.

 

I see colour variation, not glued, but a close up of that area will help.

 

The style of the carving, the skirt around the top, and the shape of the legs all remind me quite a bit of a coffee table I used to have. It was given to me, and I don't know its history -- Mine seemed newer (maybe early to mid 20th century?). It didn't have the marquetry, though.

 

Good photo; the center column looks glued.

Looks like Fig and I have similar points to make. I'd guess mid-20th century on this.

 

Agrees, as did Jayhawk on his first post, vintage he thought.
Although maybe not old, that inlay MAKES the table in my view and for 25 bucks, I don't see how you can go wrong.

 

I'm sticking with my original thinking. Having seen a fair bit over here, and all that.

 

Absolutely spot on. Nothing Georgian or English about it. Italian early-mid 20thC.

 

To my eye, appears to be an around 1930s-'40s American table, the better furniture factories were producing pieces with similar marquetry and somewhat clumsily carved aprons (is it screwed on?) - I like the lighter effect of the refinishing, but just not seeing a particularly old piece here...

~Cheryl

 

What a doll of a piece! Nice price and cute, cute, cute!

 

Italian 150% not very old 1950s. Nice Quality carving on legs,the Italians have special carving machines that do most of the roughing out ,on the cut out leg,and then they are finished of by the woodcarver and his chisels ,this saves a lot of time.
For the price you paid it is still a bargain,it looks to be veneered on solid timber and not chipboard which is a good thing.

Regards Giotto.

 

Identifying the origin of this piece could be difficult, but will say having seen numerous similar pieces over the years, many still bearing their American maker labels, that I'd still keep to my guess of 1930s-'40s American.

Would be near impossible to find the exact same table, but here are some clips from early 1940s catalogs of Chicago retailer, Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., showing some tables with similar elements in the carving and marquetry:














~Cheryl

 

Hi Chery

Your catalogue images a great.

I have just posted an image of my wine table a few minutes ago.

Looking through these I have noticed the legs on cocktail table 4684-202v

It seems like they may be the same legs on my wine table.
the pictures are not super clear by I feel ,I may have found the answer.

As for the Italian style tables ,I still feel they were made in Italy and imported in to America by these companies ,sometimes imported in pieces and assembled and finished in U.S.A.
Regards Giotto.

 

Hard to pass by for $25..... pretty no matter where it was made , when it was made .....