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( Above Photo: Regency Breakfront Sideboard Mahogany Server )
Collectible items come in all shapes and sizes. Like other furniture types, antique serving tables and highly collectible. Having existed for the past 100 years, they have acquired value courtesy of their age.
However, antique serving tables come in all styles, shapes, and sizes. That’s because different artisans made them during varied periods.
This article discusses the different styles of antique serving tables you will likely encounter in your quest for a valuable furniture piece.
( Above Photo: Hepplewhite Sideboard Mahogany Server Antique Buffet )
Queen Anne serving tables were among the first to be produced. They were mainly made from cherry or maple wood and smaller than the latter.
Besides a smaller, near-square tabletop, they had only one drawer. They can serve as great accent tables, given their cabriole legs and exquisite design.
( Above Photo: Edwardian Painted Sideboard Breakfront Server Walnut )
The Georgian period was one of the most prolonged, spanning more than a century. Furniture makers at that time created serving tables in different styles. While some serving tables were four-legged and bow-fronted, others had six legs and drawers.
Georgian serving tables were mainly made from mahogany. The Adam brothers created the six-legged tables. They intended the drawers to help in storing smaller cutlery items. The furniture pieces were primarily made in England and Ireland.
Besides the Adam brothers, another notable furniture designer of the Georgian period was Thomas Chippendale. He created four-legged serving tables in the French Rococo style. Chippendale serving tables mainly came in pairs.
( Above Photo: French Empire Sideboard Cabinet Kingwood Sevres Plaques 1860 )
Elements of the Georgian serving tables were carried over to the Regency period. That’s why it’s not uncommon to find six-legged Regency serving tables. The only difference with Georgian tables is that they have acanthus carved square-fluted legs instead of reeded legs.
Furniture makers during the Regency period also used mahogany as the primary type of material. The tables had three frontal drawers for storing smaller kitchen items and equipment.
During the Victorian period, serving tables became much smaller. Instead of the six-legged pieces that had appeared during the Georgian and Regency periods, the tables had only four legs. They were mainly made from mahogany, even though other woods like walnut were used.
Antique serving tables from this period have two drawers under the tabletop. At the hack, theirs is an additional wooden flap. Some Victorian serving tables had an extra shelf under the drawers. The rarity of this kind of table makes them very valuable.
Edwardian serving tables were made in the early 20th century. The primary material at that time was mahogany. In terms of form and style, the furniture pieces adopted arts and crafts characteristics with bow-fronted drawers.
The drawer knobs were made from brass. While many of these tables were made in England, others originated in Scotland. Scotting serving tables had four drawers under the tabletop. However, the drawers were more concealed than their English counterparts.
The Bottom Line
With so many types of antique serving tables available on the market, you can easily choose one that best meets your needs. You only need to look in the right places, including our showroom.
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