The Midnight Root
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The Midnight Root is a refined celebration of material contrast, sculptural elegance, and enduring craftsmanship—a rare antique side table with drawers that bridges historical depth and modern sophistication. With its dramatically veined black marble top and richly grained burl wood body, this piece creates a tactile and visual dialogue between permanence and organic beauty, shadow and warmth, silence and form.
Its graceful cabriole legs and sculpted apron pay homage to 19th-century French design, where every curve was both decorative and deliberate. Carved embellishments and ormolu-style flourishes lend a whisper of opulence, while the table’s petite scale and fluid lines allow it to feel equally at home in grand salons and intimate corners.
Three drawers offer discreet storage, making this piece as functional as it is visually compelling. Their delicate, time-softened faces are adorned with original hardware—save for one: a single missing knob, a quiet reminder of the table’s age, journey, and imperfection made beautiful. The black marble top, elegantly worn and subtly repaired, tells a similar tale. Its visible crack is not a flaw but a feature—an unspoken narrative of endurance, restoration, and the passage of hands through generations.
The burl wood surface glows with a natural complexity that feels almost topographical—like a landscape captured in timber, full of movement and memory. The finish, achieved using time-honored French polishing techniques including traditional shellac, enhances the wood’s character while preserving its integrity.
Whether placed beside a vintage settee, anchoring a hallway with sculptural presence, or styled as a refined bedside companion, The Midnight Root invites both admiration and contemplation. It is a piece for aesthetes who understand that furniture is never merely decorative—it is storied. It holds memory. It invites pause.
Ideal for designers, collectors, and those curating homes that favor authenticity over replication, this antique side table with drawers is more than a furnishing. It is an heirloom made to live on—quietly grand, profoundly human, and forever one of a kind.
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21” W x 12” D x 29” H
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