Three-Leg Pedestal Tables Photos

A great number of small tables for bedroom or parlor had round or square tops & were supported on three legs or pedestals. Such tables supported lamps or teacups beside individual chairs.

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Tall clock & side table in dining room at Nathan Hale Homestead Museum. Coventry, CT.Cherry table prob. by Jonathan Birge of East Windsor, chair from Saybrook, & portrait of two boys at Connecticut Historical Society. Hartford, CT.Sitting area with fireplace at Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum. Windsor, CT.Chairs, candle table & washstand in bedroom at Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum. Windsor, CT.
Tall clock & side table in dining room at Nathan Hale Homestead Museum. Coventry, CT.Cherry table (1790-1810) prob. by Jonathan Birge of East Windsor, chair (1740-70) from Saybrook, & portrait of two boys (c1765) at Connecticut Historical Society. Hartford, CT.Sitting area with fireplace at Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum. Windsor, CT.Chairs, candle table & washstand in bedroom at Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum. Windsor, CT.
Round table with chairs & porcelain objects at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.Table with mementos of Captain Beverley Kennon killed in explosion aboard US Steam Frigate Princeton owner of Tudor Place. Washington, DC.Card & side tables under reproduction Chinese-style hand painted wallpaper in New York period parlor at DAR Memorial Continental Hall. Washington, DC.Pedestal table attrib. Pierre-Philippe Thomire in grand salon at Nissim de Camondo Museum. Paris, France.
Round table with chairs & porcelain objects at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.Table with mementos of Captain Beverley Kennon killed (1844) in explosion aboard US Steam Frigate Princeton owner of Tudor Place. Washington, DC.Card & side tables under reproduction Chinese-style hand painted wallpaper in New York period parlor (1820s) at DAR Memorial Continental Hall. Washington, DC.Pedestal table (end 18thC) attrib. Pierre-Philippe Thomire in grand salon at Nissim de Camondo Museum. Paris, France.
Table & chairs in Rotunda at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France.Bedroom fireplace with clock plus table & chair at Grouseland. Vincennes, IN.Tripod table at Mayflower Society House. Plymouth, MA.Parlor with Windsor chair & lap desk on table at Rev. John Hale House. Beverly, MA.
Table & chairs in Rotunda at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France.Bedroom fireplace with clock plus table & chair at Grouseland. Vincennes, IN.Tripod table at Mayflower Society House. Plymouth, MA.Parlor with Windsor chair & lap desk on table at Rev. John Hale House. Beverly, MA.
Table & chairs in parlor at Jeremiah Lee Mansion. Marblehead, MA.Chair & table in Eudora Welty House Museum. Jackson, MS.Tripod table attrib. to François Honoré Georges Jacob-Desmalter of Paris, France at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Table support by three sculpted cranes in Ballroom at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.
Table & chairs in parlor at Jeremiah Lee Mansion. Marblehead, MA.Chair & table in Eudora Welty House Museum. Jackson, MS.Tripod table (c1815) attrib. to François Honoré Georges Jacob-Desmalter of Paris, France at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Table support by three sculpted cranes in Ballroom at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.
Sofa & side table in McIntire bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Side table at Kellum-Noble House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Side table with inlaid star & center pedestal at Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture. New Braunfels, TX.Rocking chair & side table at Chambers House Museum. Beaumont, TX.
Sofa & side table in McIntire bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Side table at Kellum-Noble House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Side table with inlaid star & center pedestal at Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture. New Braunfels, TX.Rocking chair & side table at Chambers House Museum. Beaumont, TX.
Peacock parlour with tripod / trefoil table with arm chairs at Castle Fraser. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Side table with Chinese style decorative top at Newhailes. Musselburgh, Scotland.Small round table with porcelain bowl in bedchamber at Georgian House museum. Edinburgh, Scotland.Drawing room table with snacks on Royal Yacht Britannia. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Peacock parlour with tripod / trefoil table with arm chairs at Castle Fraser. Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Side table with Chinese style decorative top at Newhailes. Musselburgh, Scotland.Small round table with porcelain bowl in bedchamber at Georgian House museum. Edinburgh, Scotland.Drawing room table with snacks on Royal Yacht Britannia. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Drawing room seating & side tables in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.Round table & chairs with rush seats at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion. Woodstock, VT.

Drawing room seating & side tables in Reid farmhouse at National Museum of Rural Life. Kittochside, Scotland.Round table & chairs with rush seats at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion. Woodstock, VT.

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