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

$3,400

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Add a touch of the French lifestyle to your home with this elegant antique “Table de Vigneron” (wine tasting table). Crafted in the Bordeaux region of France circa 1860 and oval in shape, the table features a tilt-top surface over a wedge trestle base and rotating V-shape stretcher; the top is dressed with a tan leather surface embellished with gilt tooling and decorative brass nail heads on the edges. The wine tasting table is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina. This Classic find would make a sophisticated, historically relevant addition to a wine cellar, or could be used in a corner of a room. For out of the way storage, tilt the top in a vertical configuration. 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: 47″W x 38″D x 28″H.

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