Tea table with removable serving tray and openwork side panels in a bean motif
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Tea table of oak and mahogany resting on four rounded, flat legs resting on sliding caps. The legs are connected to each other by means of an H-shaped cross with a double crossbar within which a panel is fitted. The space between the two side stiles is filled with two panels one above the other which are openwork in a bean motif. On both panels two pods are inlaid with a lighter wood. At the level of the middle a middle leaf is fitted. The middle leaf is connected to the rail between the two legs by means of two obliquely placed supports. The top leaf is connected to the legs by means of consoles on the underside. The top leaf consists of an open framework with raised edges. Within this falls a removable serving tray with raised edges on three sides. On the edges on the sides a copper handle is attached.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description