Found this on a local auction page. I’ve been to a furniture from hundreds of estates over the years, attending on-site auctions, and have never seen a table set like this. No, they’re not stunning, but intriguing to some extent. Anyone seen a set like this?
forestgirl — you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can’t take the forest out of the girl 😉
Edited 6/28/2009 11:45 pm by forestgirl
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I've seen ones with a hoop around the legs at ground level but not a set like that.
forestgirl,
Interesting. It looks like it's missing a table on the right though. Do the side tables nestle into each other at the ends of the large table? It looks like one slides under the table and the one(s) with the full circle base slide over the ends.
If there is a missing table then it might be a challenge making a match to complete the set, eh?
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 6/29/2009 6:09 am ET by KiddervilleAcres
FG,
Any idea who made, any makers mark? They could be worth something?
Taigert
I think you're right about the missing table, Bob. To say it would be a "challenge" to replace? for me the understatement of the century, LOL! But I would live with the set the way it is. We may go down to the auction just for fun, will look for a maker's mark.
I've sold a couple sets of bentwood chairs by Thonet, back in the day, I don't know if he made tables, or if someone else might have been famous for that.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
I've seen similar designs for "nesting" tables in the past. I'd agree that something is missing. Since the larger table on the left appears to be at the same height as the oval coffee table, there might be three tables missing - another (matching) large, round table, plus two smaller ones to nest under them.
Well, if I should get the urge to bid on it, the missing tables are a plus, because our little tiny livingroom will have trouble holding what's there now, LOL!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Ralph,
Of course you're a lot older than I am :-) but it appeared to me that the table on the left was just a skosh higher than the oval table. Could have been the photo but certainly not my eyes. Just pokin at ye a wee bit.
Seriously though it just looked to me like they all seem to go together in some way. My first thought was bent laminations not steam bending though for the round parts.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
I'll check out the bent/laminations tomorrow night!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
You might well be correct about the round table being higher, Bob. It's difficult to say from the photo. But, design-wise, it wouldn't be unusual for an end table to be slightly higher than the coffee table from the same set.
My guess is there is only one table missing, the same size as the large round table on the left, and that the 5 tables all nest together.
I'm pretty sure we're going to the auction tomorrow night, so I'll let y'all know what I see.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
forestgirl,
Awww c'mon wousseee!
I can't believe you'd back down from a challenge like this. As Indy used to say, "Show some backbone".
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, insert HUGE GRIN here!
And lookee here, there's a discussion on steam bending laminations to git ye started.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Edited 6/29/2009 8:39 pm ET by KiddervilleAcres
Bob and Forest..
Looks what I like AS IS! A wonderful find 'AS IS"
Who cares about the so called missing parts!
Edited 6/29/2009 12:45 pm by WillGeorge
Dear FG,
Is there any chance that the small "tables" are stools? Best,John
Well, I saw the tables in person last night. It's definitely a table set, John. What fooled us all (I think!) was the bases -- they're not wood or round (which to me, they appeared in the picture). They are metal -- apparently a dark-toned brass, square tubing, with lacquer coating.
Pretty fun little set, sadly missing that one medium-sized round table, but in good shape overall. I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out where we could put them in our little house, so I let the lady behind me bid to her heart's content, and she got them for around $65. I asked her if she was going to put them in her home (not being sure if she was a dealer) and she said "Yes!" Glad they went to someone who appreciated their cleverness.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Although it is clever in some respects, I don't think it is a classic. The best part is the elliptical top, although I don't like its base. If it was cheap, you could scrap it all but that, and make a new base. Although, there may be some bubbles in the veneer, which barely show in the raking light. You should ask the one-legged guy in the upper right of the photo about it. he he
That base, without the other tables, would look pretty awkward. I like the arrangement of the set, though.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
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