A handsome French farmhouse dining table dating to circa 1840, combining a solid cherry wood top with an oak frame and tapered legs — a construction pairing typical of provincial French cabinetmaking, where cherry was favoured for show timber and oak for structural strength and economy.
The top displays a rich, deep patina built up over nearly two centuries of use, with the honest surface wear, small stains and fine scratching expected of a genuine antique farm table rather than a reproduction. The rounded corners and gently tapered legs are hallmarks of the French provincial style, offering a softer silhouette than their English or Australian Colonial counterparts.
A single frieze drawer with a turned timber knob sits below the tabletop, useful for cutlery or linens. The standout feature of this table is its pull-out bread board (or pastry board) slide, fitted to one end frieze — a practical addition found on French kitchen and farmhouse tables, traditionally used as an extra work surface for rolling pastry or preparing bread. The slide retains its original, heavily worked surface, with decades of scoring, staining and wear that speak directly to its daily use in a working French kitchen.
This table would suit a country kitchen, farmhouse dining setting, or as a characterful writing or work table, and is equally at home as a practical dining piece or a striking, storied centrepiece.
Height: 760mm
Width: 205mm
Depth: 82mm
A handsome French farmhouse dining table dating to circa 1840, combining a solid cherry wood top with an oak frame and tapered legs — a construction pairing typical of provincial French cabinetmaking, where cherry was favoured for show timber and oak for structural strength and economy.
The top displays a rich, deep patina built up over nearly two centuries of use, with the honest surface wear, small stains and fine scratching expected of a genuine antique farm table rather than a reproduction. The rounded corners and gently tapered legs are hallmarks of the French provincial style, offering a softer silhouette than their English or Australian Colonial counterparts.
A single frieze drawer with a turned timber knob sits below the tabletop, useful for cutlery or linens. The standout feature of this table is its pull-out bread board (or pastry board) slide, fitted to one end frieze — a practical addition found on French kitchen and farmhouse tables, traditionally used as an extra work surface for rolling pastry or preparing bread. The slide retains its original, heavily worked surface, with decades of scoring, staining and wear that speak directly to its daily use in a working French kitchen.
This table would suit a country kitchen, farmhouse dining setting, or as a characterful writing or work table, and is equally at home as a practical dining piece or a striking, storied centrepiece.
Height: 760mm
Width: 205mm
Depth: 82mm
