{"product_id":"late-17th-century-flemish-baroque-oak-tavern-table","title":"Late 17th Century Flemish Baroque Oak Tavern Table","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally characterful late 17th-century Flemish Baroque oak tavern table, retaining its original hand-crafted base. Dating from around 1680–1700, this handsome table displays the robust craftsmanship and sculptural form associated with Flemish country furniture of the Baroque period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe table stands on beautifully turned front supports united by a substantial pegged stretcher terminating in elegant carved horn-shaped ends—a distinctive feature found on a small number of surviving Flemish tavern and hunt tables. The heavy shoe feet exhibit centuries of honest wear, while the hand-cut mortise and tenon construction remains remarkably solid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt some point in its long history the original top has been sympathetically replaced with an antique solid oak plank top, almost certainly during the 18th or 19th century. This was a common period repair for furniture subjected to generations of everyday use and allows the table to remain both highly practical and historically honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts compact proportions make it particularly versatile within modern interiors, functioning beautifully as a hall table, lamp table, sofa table or occasional table whilst retaining over three centuries of history and patina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odloft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53620454130011,"sku":null,"price":1495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/1330\/4155\/files\/ChatGPTImageJul23_2026at04_49_53PM.png?v=1784822051","url":"https:\/\/odloft.com\/products\/late-17th-century-flemish-baroque-oak-tavern-table","provider":"Odloft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}