Bleached Oak Table, 1700s

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Bleached Oak Table, 18th Century

An 18th-century provincial oak table, sensitively bleached to reveal the quiet grain and honest construction … Read more Bleached Oak Table, 18th Century

An 18th-century provincial oak table, sensitively bleached to reveal the quiet grain and honest construction of its original timber. with time-softened edges and a dry, tactile surface, the piece exudes a pastoral calm that speaks to centuries of use.

The table features a single frieze drawer with original iron escutcheons, set beneath a generous top whose worn undulations tell of long service. Turned legs with chamfered detail are joined by an H-stretcher, lending strength and balance to the design. The overall profile is restrained yet deeply characterful—a testament to the anonymous craftsman who made it, likely for a rural farmhouse or workshop.

Both functional and poetic, this is a piece that brings soul to an interior—ideal as a console, writing table, or quiet anchor in a more contemporary room. See less