What is an elephant table?

An elephant table is a regional colonial form featuring carved elephant heads, trunks, or tusks as structural supports or decorative elements. These tables were typically produced in India or Burma during the nineteenth century. They range from small occasional stands to larger display pieces, often incorporating painted wooden tusks or detailed facial carving into the base.

How do I identify Hoshiarpur work?

Hoshiarpur pieces are recognised by their dense all-over inlay of brass wire and bone segments set into a dark wooden ground. The patterns usually consist of minute geometric motifs and scrolling foliage. This technique covers surfaces completely, leaving very little bare wood visible on tables, screens, and occasional furniture.

What woods were used?

Cabinetmakers relied on durable tropical timbers available in the regions of production, such as padauk, rosewood, teak, ebony, and assorted dense hardwoods. These materials provided the necessary weight and fine grain for deep relief carving. Lighter secondary woods sometimes formed internal carcases, while contrasting inlays utilised bone and brass.

Where were these tables made?

These pieces originated across various colonial territories, with significant production centres in India, Ceylon, Burma, and Portuguese or Spanish colonial outposts. Workshops adapted local artistic traditions to suit European furniture types demanded by colonial residents. As a result, forms like side tables and partners desks received distinct regional decorative treatments.

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A colonial carved wood table brings distinct regional craftsmanship and dense tropical timbers straight into a room.

C19th Anglo-indian or Ceylonese Carved Ebony and Exotic Specimen Wood Oval Occasional Table.

19th century

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C19th Anglo-indian or Ceylonese Carved Ebony and Exotic Specimen Wood Oval Occasional Table.

From M Lees and Sons

£1,200

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19th century

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19th Century North Indian Table

From Dean Antiques Ltd

£2,850

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William IV Anglo-indian Padouk Library Table

19th century

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William IV Anglo-indian Padouk Library Table

From Georgian Antiques

£2,990

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Antique Carved Elephant Table with Bone Inlay

1900 - 1920

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Antique Carved Elephant Table with Bone Inlay

From Driscolls Antiques Ltd

£295

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Antique Folding Campaign Table, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Occasional, Victorian

19th century

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Antique Folding Campaign Table, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Occasional, Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£2,450

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Antique Extending Book Slide, Anglo Indian, Carved Teak, Novel Rest, Victorian

19th century

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Antique Extending Book Slide, Anglo Indian, Carved Teak, Novel Rest, Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£595

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C19th Anglo Indian Padouk Console / Side Table; of Very Stylish Form

19th century

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C19th Anglo Indian Padouk Console / Side Table; of Very Stylish Form

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£4,800

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Burmese Two Tier Side Table

From Desired Effect Antiques Ltd

£595

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Large Antique Anglo-indian Folding Teak Side Lamp Table

1900 - 1920

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Large Antique Anglo-indian Folding Teak Side Lamp Table

From Antique Furniture Direct

£295

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1900 - 1920

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Indian Elephant Table

From Ropeworks Antiques

£680

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The listings feature 19th-century styles including Anglo-Indian, Portuguese Colonial, and Spanish Baroque across various occasional and centre tables.

19th century

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19th C. Burmese Tilt Top Table

From The Old Yard

£2,250

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Large Indian Elephant Carved Centre Table

1900 - 1920

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Large Indian Elephant Carved Centre Table

From John Howkins Antiques

£1,450

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19th century

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Burmese Table

From Midwinter Antiques

£1,100

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19th century

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Colonial Dining Table Padauk Burmese Antique Centre Tables 1840

From Canonbury Antiques

£3,850

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Antique Ornate Small Carved Anglo-indian Padauk Inverted Breakfront Pedestal Sideboard

19th century

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Antique Ornate Small Carved Anglo-indian Padauk Inverted Breakfront Pedestal Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£3,495

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C18th Spanish Walnut and Fruitwood Centre Table

18th century

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C18th Spanish Walnut and Fruitwood Centre Table

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£5,800

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Colonial Carved Wood Table

C19th Anglo-indian or Ceylonese Carved Ebony and Exotic Specimen Wood Oval Occasional Table.

19th Century North Indian Table

William IV Anglo-indian Padouk Library Table

Antique Carved Elephant Table with Bone Inlay

Antique Folding Campaign Table, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Occasional, Victorian

Antique Extending Book Slide, Anglo Indian, Carved Teak, Novel Rest, Victorian

C19th Anglo Indian Padouk Console / Side Table; of Very Stylish Form

Late 19th Century Burmese Two Tier Side Table

Large Antique Anglo-indian Folding Teak Side Lamp Table

Indian Elephant Table

19th C. Burmese Tilt Top Table

Large Indian Elephant Carved Centre Table

Burmese Table

Colonial Dining Table Padauk Burmese Antique Centre Tables 1840

Antique Ornate Small Carved Anglo-indian Padauk Inverted Breakfront Pedestal Sideboard

C18th Spanish Walnut and Fruitwood Centre Table

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