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Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table
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Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table

19th century
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An Exceptional Quality Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table, Having Superbly Figured Circular Tilting Top, Over Elegant Carved Central Column And Triform Plateau Base, With Carved Scrolling Feet.

There is often debate as to the original purpose regarding many items of miniature furniture, with some people believing them to be “apprentice pieces”.

This was when an aspiring craftsmen who was seeking work at an established cabinet making workshop would create something to showcase his talents.

Many others believe that they were made as “salesman’s sample pieces” which was when scale models of a workshop’s output were made in advance of a road trip, during which the salesman used these models to present to prospective clients and take orders based on their designs.

These miniature centre tables come in many different shapes, sizes, qualities and designs and were nearly always created as salesman’s sample pieces, i.e. scale models of bigger versions.

This particular one has been constructed from excellent quality and superbly figured mahogany, and has elaborate carved decoration which really adds to the elegance of the piece.

Circa 1840.

Height – 9.75in.

Diameter – 12in.

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S and S Timms Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Miniature Centre Table to the 19th Century.

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SA1172734
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5218b
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An Exceptional Quality Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table, Having Superbly Figured Circular Tilting Top, Over Elegant Carved Central Column And Triform Plateau Base, With Carved Scrolling Feet.
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There is often debate as to the original purpose regarding many items of miniature furniture, with some people believing them to be “apprentice pieces”.
S and S Timms Antiques Ltd
fig 1. A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet.
fig 1. Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table

This was when an aspiring craftsmen who was seeking work at an established cabinet making workshop would create something to showcase his talents.

Many others believe that they were made as “salesman’s sample pieces” which was when scale models of a workshop’s output were made in advance of a road trip, during which the salesman used these models to present to prospective clients and take orders based on their designs.

fig 2. A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet.
fig 2. Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table

These miniature centre tables come in many different shapes, sizes, qualities and designs and were nearly always created as salesman’s sample pieces, i.e. scale models of bigger versions.

This particular one has been constructed from excellent quality and superbly figured mahogany, and has elaborate carved decoration which really adds to the elegance of the piece.

Circa 1840.

Height – 9.75in.

Diameter – 12in.

Date of Manufacture

S and S Timms Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Miniature Centre Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1172734
Dealers Internal Ref
5218b
S and S Timms Antiques Ltd
S and S Timms Antiques Ltd
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Archive I A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet.

Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table

Archive II A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View II
Archive III A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View III
Archive IV A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View IV
Archive V A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View V
Archive VI A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View VI
Archive VII A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View VII
Archive VIII A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View VIII
Archive IX A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet. View IX
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MK45 9AW
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A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet.
Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table
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A mid-19th-century miniature circular mahogany centre table featuring a turned central column and a triform base with carved feet.
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During the nineteenth century, miniature tables were frequently constructed as apprentice pieces to demonstrate a craftsmans skill or as trade samples created to present designs to prospective clients without transporting full-scale furniture.

Craftsmen predominantly utilised dense hardwoods such as mahogany, rosewood, and walnut, employing full-scale joinery techniques including turned central columns, hand-dovetailed joints, and carved triform plinth bases.

Authentic period examples exhibit natural timber shrinkage across the circular top, historical hand-tool marks on unpolished undersides, and original fixing hardware alongside genuine surface patination.

A miniature table functions as an elevated accent pedestal on a sideboard, desk, or bookcase, providing visual height for displaying smaller decorative objects or curiosities.

Maintenance involves routine dusting with a dry microfibre cloth and periodic application of a high-grade beeswax polish, ensuring the timber remains away from direct heat sources and moisture.
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