console + sofa tables

A good console table is one of the most versatile pieces in a home. Behind a sofa it creates separation in an open plan space and gives you somewhere to put a lamp and a vase. In a hallway it's the first impression your home makes. In a dining room it holds the serving dishes and makes everything look considered.

The antique console and sofa tables here come from England and range from slender hall tables with elegant turned legs to more substantial pieces that hold their own in a larger room. All have that quality of presence — the thing new furniture rarely achieves — that comes from age, good materials, and honest construction.