Peg Constructed Tavern Table?

Beautiful table, James. Thank you for the info!

 

what is sometimes shown here as Old American - and ridiculously young with 300 years only - are all copies of really old European techniques.
this "tea table" is a typical Schragentisch construction with an altered form of top.
https://www.google.ch/search?q=schr...=img&ei=TNu7Yc3pO42yaK3GjeAO&bih=527&biw=1184

but certain people try to impose fairytales of a tradition that is in reality only a potpourri of European styles and techniques.

 

Very informative, Fid. Thank you!

 

I love your explanations. Each time is a teachable moment. Thank you so much.

 

That is truly great that you have a table similar to the one Deux Couers has, so we can see the differences in construction. I am always fascinated by the level of detail that you see. I try to keep this all in mind and am getting better at rejecting pieces immediately. Not that I could spot the actual good stuff, but at least, I am walking away faster. Thank you very much.

 

Had is the operative word there, sold it earlier this year.
Didn't make any money on it but didn't lose any either so good deal all around. I didn't have a good space for it here so it had to go.
Purchased it a couple of years ago at a small country auction in SC that had a "Dave the slave" jug at the same sale and got an education on how nutty pottery folk are.

 

"Tis better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt"

First off, although European history is much older than American, living in a house that had furniture is a relatively recent event, even in Europe.
In England for example, prior to the Tudor Age (16th century), most people lived in a round hut with a fire in the center with no chimney, and a dirt floor. They slept on a bed of hay on the ground with little to no furniture beyond a stool or bench. Life expectancy was only 35 years old in this period.
America was founded in the early 17th century (Jamestown, 1607) so let us not get carried away here about the history of old furniture. For most people (excluding royalty) a house with furniture is a fairly recent human luxury.

 

I'm always amazed about the deep knowledge of certain people...

built 1526...

built around 1287...

built 1250...
si tacuisses...

 

or how's about Arezzo ? some remnants known from Etruscan times (600 BC) and today's main parts from around 800 to 1200 AD. lovely, not round and not wooden.