Pier table

[3][a] Above the table there was very often a tall pier glass on the wall, the two typically made to match.

[1][3] The table was developed in continental Europe in the 1500s and 1600s, and became popular in England in the last quarter of the 1600s.

[1] The pier table became known in North America in the mid-1700s, and was a popular item into the mid to late 1800s.

[1] It was common for the space between the rear legs of the pier table to contain a mirror to help hide the wall.

[2] Well-known designers such as Duncan Phyfe,[1] Robert Adam, George Hepplewhite, and Thomas Sheraton all designed and manufactured notable examples of pier tables.