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What is the difference between a console and a sofa table?
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The main difference between a console and a sofa table is that a console can be placed anywhere in the home (against a wall in a hallway or under a television in the living room) and a sofa table is limited to being behind a sofa.
1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
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Splendid side table with beautiful inlays in different woods 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV106
Splendid side table with beautiful inlays in different woods and ivory on a ebonised pear wood structure. Central Europe, mid 19th century.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Romantic Console Tables
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Gold Gilded Rope and Tassels Green Marble Italian Side Table #2 Hollywood Regenc
Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Side Tables
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Harvest two-drawer teakwood table. India, circa 19th century.
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Harvest two-drawer teakwood table. India, circa 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century Indian Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood, Teak
1980’s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Table with Marble Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely example of Eero Saarinen’s Classic Tulip Table designed for Knoll. This table dates to the 1980’s according to the 655 Madison Ave label. It sat outside and the table base n...
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Vintage 1980s American Dining Room Tables
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French Maison Bagues Coffee Table
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Bagues Coffee Table.
Stunning French 40's rectangular Maison Bagues Louis XVI style bronze coffee table or cocktail table-pierced gallery surrounding a beautiful eglomi...
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Bronze
Antique table in painted wood
Located in Milano, IT
COD-C1208
Antique table in light blue painted wood. Austria, 1850's.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Romantic Center Tables
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