Antique Tea Trolley Table, 1890

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A tea trolley, also known as a table à tisane, from the aesthetic movement of late 19th-century France, also called … Read more A tea trolley, also known as a table à tisane, from the aesthetic movement of late 19th-century France, also called the Belle Époque.

This small table/tea trolley was used in the chic hotels or thermal villas of Vichy.
Oriental bamboo style was the height of fashion at the time, and this piece of furniture fits in perfectly.
This tea trolley may have been used to serve thermal drinks, herbal tea (tisane), and/or towels.
The handles make the furniture easy to move.

This is, of course, not just any table, but a piece of 19th-century French history.

Height: 76 cm.
Width: 54.5 cm.
Depth: 31.5 cm. See less