Antique Wood Tables-Let’s Talk Ancient

Antique wood tables reflect history and a sense of legacy. Thus, for every legacy-loving artistic home, having a piece is in many ways a treasure. Any wooden antique furniture undeniably imposes an air of elegance and sophistication.

People buy antique wood tables because amongst any other antique furniture, they seem to be most practical and functional. These antique pieces are bought because apart from its artistry, utility, rarity and quality, these wooden pieces of furniture tell a story. They depict whatever lifestyle the people lived in during its original ownership.

Antique wood tables are in abundance in terms of information and production in CINOA or the confederation of antique and art enthusiasts amongst nineteen countries. This trade association provides avenue for the showcase and information-exchange amongst buyers and sellers of antique pieces.

One important thought in purchasing or collecting antique wood tables is that the market value of such is not just determined by its “antiquity” or “oldness,” but also with its aesthetic appeal, social acceptability (or similarly the “audience appeal”) and utility. In short, the seers and the users of these pieces of art actually determine the price.

Of course, the value of antique wood tables also lies in the kind of wood used to fabricate the piece. It is inevitable that every piece is mostly a combination of solid wood and veneered wood to achieve a total grandiose appeal for the furniture. It is common that solid wood is used on the carcass or body; while veneers or thin sheets of wood, allow decorative effects on the furniture. Generally, the body is made of the less expensive wood. Meanwhile, the secondary wood is usually more expensive because they are usually made of pine or oak. Uniquely appealing veneered antique wood tables take wood cuts from walnut, tulipwood, olive and laburnum.

The shade of wood also contributes to the total appeal and aesthetic value of antique wood tables. Usually, the colors show more of the personality and style of the antique collector. The most preferred is Oak which yields a deep, rich, chocolate-brown or pale-golden brown coarse-grained wood. Other options are Amboyna, Apple, Ash, Beech, Birch, Boxwood, Cedar, Cherry, Chestnut, Coromandel, Deal, Ebony, Elm, Harewood, Holly, Kingwood, Laburnum, Lignum Vitae, Lime, Mahogany, Maple, Olive, Padouk, Pear, Pine, Plum, Rosewood, Satinwood, Sycamore, Tulipwood, Walnut, Yew and Zebrawood.