What is a french style tier table?

A multi-level piece of furniture featuring stacked surfaces for display and small items, styled after eighteenth-century French designs. Cabinetmakers built these tables using hardwoods and decorative veneers, adding metal mounts for ornamentation.

Where were these tables placed?

These pieces functioned as side tables, lamp tables, or centre tables in nineteenth-century drawing rooms and parlours. Their multiple tiers provided extra surface area for ornaments, tea service, or lighting without occupying large floor space.

How do I identify the style period?

Louis XV style pieces display curved lines and asymmetrical floral marquetry, while Louis XVI versions favour symmetrical neoclassical geometry. Revival pieces from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries combine these historical motifs with the construction methods of their own era.

What materials should I expect?

Construction typically involves mahogany, walnut, or kingwood veneers laid over secondary timbers, accented with marquetry and parquetry. Many examples incorporate brass or ormolu mounts, and certain pieces feature inset marble slabs or glass tops.

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A french style tier table brings tiered display and surface space to a room, drawing on eighteenth-century models through marquetry and ormolu mounts.