19th Century French Carved Walnut Tilt-Top Wine Tasting Table from Bordeaux

$3,800

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Add a touch of the French lifestyle to your home with this elegant walnut “Table de Vigneron” (wine tasting table). Crafted in the Bordeaux region of France circa 1860, the antique wine tasting table features a large race track shape tilt-top surface over a wedge trestle base and rotating lyre shape stretcher; for out of the way storage, fold the top in a vertical configuration. The oval table is in excellent condition and adorns a rich walnut patina. This Classic find would make a sophisticated, historically relevant addition to a wine cellar, or could be used as a breakfast table, or use in a corner of a room.
Popular in the wine growing regions of France, this kind of table was used each year in all the wineries as connoisseurs tasted the new vintage. In traditional form, these wine tasting tables were covered with a plastic table cloths, and then cheese and wine were served.
Measures: 54″ W x 42″ D x 28″ H.

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