Late 19th Century Victorian Wicker Parlor Table With Gallery Shelf

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c. 1890s-1900s; (likely)Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company - Gardner, MA

Double-tier wicker parlor table featuring a tightly woven rectangular top … Read more c. 1890s-1900s; (likely)Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company - Gardner, MA

Double-tier wicker parlor table featuring a tightly woven rectangular top over a lower shelf enclosed by a raised gallery rail with evenly spaced ball finials. The structure is supported by four splayed "birdcage" legs, each formed with wrapped wicker uprights and decorative open scrollwork panels that give the piece its light, airy profile. The braided edge trim along both tiers is intact and well-defined, framing the surfaces with a crisp, repeating pattern. The top retains a consistent, dense weave, while the lower shelf mirrors the construction, offering both utility and visual balance.

Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company emerged from the 1897 merger of two major wicker furniture manufacturers and became one of the most prominent American producers of rattan and wicker furnishings during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. See less