Old Oak Plant Stands/End Tables: Early 20th Century?

Can anyone help identify the style, maker, designer, country of origin, age--anything, really--for this mysterious pair of old oak plant stands? They have very interesting shaped legs; nothing I've ever seen before. Thank you!

 

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a pair is always nice !!!

 

I think you nailed it. Early 20thC old oak plant stands!

 

JMHO.
I see them later. post WWII, scandinavian. construction is too simple to be around 1900.

 

It is hard to say beyond 20th century, say up to the 50s. Could see how these could be a wood shop project from most any time. Would like to see how the legs join the top.

 

"Could see how these could be a wood shop project"

Yes, I get the feeling they're homemade, or maybe made by a small independent shop. There are areas of roughness that I don't think are from wear and tear. They don't have the polish I'd expect from a major furniture maker's production facility. Still show strong woodshop skills though. Good question about the joints. Here they are. Don't know what to make of the staples. The last photo shows a leg traversing the middle shelf.


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Good job getting the photos full-size; that's always helpful!

 

Thanks, got good coaching from kyratango! (newbie here)

 

Agree with Fid; 1940s-50s.

 

Based on someone suggesting the design is French-influenced, I'm currently guessing that the maker was going for a cabriole leg...

From wiki: "A cabriole leg is one of (usually) four vertical supports of a piece of furniture shaped in two curves; the upper arc is convex, while lower is concave; the upper curve always bows outward, while the lower curve bows inward...."

That, combined with the condition of the piece, is making me think early 20th century, before Modernism took hold.

 

JMHO. those are not cabriole legs.
looks as if it could be easily assembled and sent to buyer in a flat parcel.

 

I believe the maker was going for that general look. They resemble these, from a Napolean III (ca. 1850) planter. Yes, the slatted insertion points do suggest DIY assembly.

 

the more I look at it the more I think it's out of a catalogue for mail order items.
four legs, two rounds, a bit of glue, a few nails. assembly time not more than 5 minutes. when you have a soft mallet even faster.

 

I could see that, yes. Those slots especially: hard to imagine a professional furniture-maker using attachments like that.

Someone suggested I check old Sears & Roebuck catalogs.

 

Interesting comparison: I just found this old oak plant stand, which the seller is dating to "early 1900s"--look how much more polished the woodwork is, especially the joinery. No "assembly required" I'm guessing.

 

the cut surfaces look too clean for me for "early 1900s".

 

For me, the totality of the piece--the lines, the style, the patina, the grain, etc.--say "sometime pre-midcentury."

 

1949.

 

Oh well, we're just going to have to disagree on the possibility of either table being "midcentury."