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Antique Side table | Openwork Barleytwist Legs | Rare | England | 1900-1920 – Textile, Wood
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Antique Side table | Openwork Barleytwist Legs | Rare | England | 1900-1920

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🪵✨ Antique English Side table with Openwork Barleytwist Legs – Jacobean Style A timeless showpiece for lovers of authentic antiques. What makes this table truly special are the four fully openwork, twisted "barley twist" legs — not solid twisted rods, but legs cut through so that the spiral shape is literally open and transparent. This is precision work of the highest order: each leg is hand-carved from a single piece of oak, with the craftsman repeatedly having to remove material between the windings without weakening the leg. This requires years of expertise and extremely patient, careful handcrafting — work that is hardly done this way anymore today. The result is a table that, despite its solid oak construction, looks like lace: light, airy, and graceful. The openwork legs allow light and space to pass through, so the table never appears bulky, and this contrast between robust construction and refined, broken-through design is precisely what makes this piece a true eye-catcher. The oak top, composed of four veneer quarters around the heart, has a warm, rich patina that you only get after more than a hundred years of use and love. Underneath the top, a surprising detail: a tightly stretched braided "iron rope" panel, still completely intact. A table with character — not a factory-made piece, but a piece of history, supported by four elegantly openwork legs. 📏 DIMENSIONS • Diameter: 62 cm • Height: 56 cm CONDITION 🔧 – Mechanical (8/10) Sturdy and solid. No cracks, breaks, or dents. Connections (glue and screw) in order. The openwork barleytwist legs are intact, without hairline cracks or damage — which is remarkable given the fragility of this type of openwork carving. The braided "iron rope" framework under the top is still particularly taut: no loose or missing strands, no splinters. 👁️ – Optical (8/10) Beautiful, authentic patina. The top consists of sturdy multi-layered wood with quarter-cut veneer, which provides a beautiful flat surface. On one quarter, some small veneer bubbles are visible (loosening adhesive layer / see last photo) — not uncommon for furniture of this age. This can be easily repaired, but has been deliberately left untouched to preserve authenticity. 🔍 DETERMINATION • Style: Jacobean Revival / "Oak Revival" — recognizable by the openwork barleytwist legs, inspired by 17th-century English furniture • Period: presumably late-Victorian to Edwardian, approx. 1900–1920 • Origin: presumably England (openwork barleytwist carving is typical British craftsmanship from this period) • Material: oak wood, veneer top, braided panel (presumably "iron rope"/twisted cord)
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CategorySide tablesConditionGoodColorsBrownMaterialTextile, WoodNumber of items1Height56 cmWidth62 cmDepth62 cmSeller locationNijmegen, NetherlandsDelivery optionsDelivery or pickup

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