How many tables are in a nest?

Three or four covers the great bulk of what's on Sellingantiques, with three slightly ahead of four in the titles. Sets of five turn up around two dozen times across the archive, mostly Art Deco walnut. A nest of only two appears two or three times in the whole run.

What does quartetto mean in a listing?

It means a nest of four, and dealers use it interchangeably with the number. The spelling wanders. Quartetto, quarteto, quartteto, quartette and quartet all appear, and all mean the same set.

Which woods turn up most?

Mahogany leads the category, with walnut behind it, and burr walnut makes up a large share of the walnut. Oak sets appear regularly at the plainer end. Beyond those, satinwood, rosewood, yew, amboyna, kingwood, maple, teak, padouk and birds-eye maple each show up in a handful of titles.

Are Georgian or Regency nests common?

No. Regency titles number in the dozens and 19th-century labels are thinner still, against a category concentrated in the 1900s to 1930s. The earliest piece in the archive is an 18th-century Sheraton-period amboyna set, one of only a few pre-1800 attributions, and it sits near the top of the range.

Do Chinese and Japanese nests appear?

They do, as a steady minority. Chinese sets run to more than seventy titles, with Qing Dynasty carved hardwood, padouk, huanghuali and hongmu all named. Japanese red lacquer sets and Anglo-Indian Kashmir sets appear alongside them. Chinoiserie is separate again: European decoration in the Chinese taste.

What unusual nests have come up?

Occasionally something appears with no companion in the archive. A nest with an integrated chess board, tops printed with maps, papier mâché side tables, bentwood, onyx, marble and gilt metal have all been listed. One Irish Killarney ware marquetry set sits at the very top of the range.

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A nest of tables is a graduated set of small side tables, each sliding under the next, made so one piece could serve several people for tea, work or cards and then be pushed back together.

Antique English Art Deco Round Nest of Five Coffee / Side / Wine / Lamp Tables (Circa 1930)

1920 - 1940

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Antique English Art Deco Round Nest of Five Coffee / Side / Wine / Lamp Tables (Circa 1930)

From Yolanda Gray Antiques

£1,695

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1900 - 1920

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Small Edwardian Nest of Tables

From John Howkins Antiques

£325

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18th century

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Nest of Three Georgian Mahogany Tables.

From Fairford Barn Antiques

£995

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1900 - 1920

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1920s Burr Walnut Nest of Three Tables C.1925

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£375

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1900 - 1920

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Regency Revival Mahogany Nest of Tables

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£795

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Nest of Three Tables

From Poirot Art Deco

£1,100

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Chinese Hardwood Nest of Four Tables C.1900 | Carved Graduated Side Tables

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£1,450

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1900 - 1920

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Nest of 3 Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Tables.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£115

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19th century

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Exceptional Chinese Hongmu (Rosewood ) Nest of Four Tables, Circa 1890

From Andrew Lovatt Antiques

£1,250

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19th century

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Chinese Huanghuali Nest of Tables with Exceptional Colour & Grain

From Rams Head Antiques

£895

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The most expensive nest of tables ever sold on Sellingantiques was a Regency trio of stacking satinwood tables by Gillows, dated around 1820, sold in October 2025.

1900 - 1920

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Fine Quality Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Nest of Three Rosewood Tables by Émile Gallé

From LVS Decorative Arts

£2,850

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1900 - 1920

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Inlaid Satinwood Nest of 4 Tables

From Camden Antiques

£775

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19th century

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Fine Quality Regency Rosewood Quartetto Nest of Four Occasional Tables

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£2,995

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19th century

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Early C19th Regency Period Quartetto of Brass-inlaid Rosewood ‘Nesting’ Occasional Tables .

From M Lees and Sons

£1,250

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Nest of Five Tables

From Poirot Art Deco

£1,450

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19th century

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Nest of Four Inlaid Mahogany Tables.

From F E Anderson Antiques

£395

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Antique Nest of Tables

Antique English Art Deco Round Nest of Five Coffee / Side / Wine / Lamp Tables (Circa 1930)

Small Edwardian Nest of Tables

Nest of Three Georgian Mahogany Tables.

1920s Burr Walnut Nest of Three Tables C.1925

Regency Revival Mahogany Nest of Tables

Art Deco Nest of Three Tables

Antique Chinese Hardwood Nest of Four Tables C.1900 | Carved Graduated Side Tables

Nest of 3 Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Tables.

Exceptional Chinese Hongmu (Rosewood ) Nest of Four Tables, Circa 1890

Chinese Huanghuali Nest of Tables with Exceptional Colour & Grain

Fine Quality Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Nest of Three Rosewood Tables by Émile Gallé

Inlaid Satinwood Nest of 4 Tables

Fine Quality Regency Rosewood Quartetto Nest of Four Occasional Tables

Early C19th Regency Period Quartetto of Brass-inlaid Rosewood ‘Nesting’ Occasional Tables .

Art Deco Nest of Five Tables

Nest of Four Inlaid Mahogany Tables.

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