What kind of table is a loo table?
The typical loo table has an oval or round top, and a hinged mechanism fitted to a pedestal base, enabling the table to be easily stored when not in use. Sometimes, antique dealers call any table with a folding mechanism a “loo table”, even if the table top is square or rectangular.
How big is an antique Victorian loo table?
Victorian walnut loo table, of oval form, on carved and turned bird cage support on four carved acanthus legs, on porcelain castors, 72 cm x 133 cm
When was the first exhibition loo table made?
An exhibition loo table, walnut, circa 1850 superbly crafted with book match veneered starburst shaped top with finely carved column and base, exhibition label and owner’s details attached and inscribed to the top and the base ‘No. 113, R.O…
How tall is a burr walnut loo table?
A burr walnut loo table, circa 1870, the quarter panelled burr walnut veneered top with satin stringing and inlaid decoration on a bird cage base with four carved and shaped outswept legs. Height 71.5 cm. Width 123 cm. Depth 90 cm
The typical loo table has an oval or round top, and a hinged mechanism fitted to a pedestal base, enabling the table to be easily stored when not in use. Sometimes, antique dealers call any table with a folding mechanism a “loo table”, even if the table top is square or rectangular.
How tall is a Victorian Walnut loo table?
Width 136 cm, depth 98 cm, height 760 mm. A Victorian walnut oval loo table. 70 cm high, 117 cm wide, 86 cm deep. Victorian walnut loo table, c. 1880, the oval top inlaid with satinwood and ebony stringing and a moulded edge, raised on four turned supports continuing to square with three down-swept legs carved with acanthus.
An exhibition loo table, walnut, circa 1850 superbly crafted with book match veneered starburst shaped top with finely carved column and base, exhibition label and owner’s details attached and inscribed to the top and the base ‘No. 113, R.O…
What kind of table is a tilt top?
A widely used term in the Australian antique trade describing a Victorian tilt-top on a pedestal base. Usually round or oval in shape, the top could be tilted vertically when not in use and the table pushed to one corner of the room.
