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French Affair night table with a stone top and two brass handlesTwo French Affair night tables in front of the casseteria in the workshopFrench Affair night table from the front in front of the casseteriaBrass handles under the stone top of the night tableCorner of the amber-veined stone top with brass handlesFrench Affair night table with the TV cabinet and casseteria in the workshopFrench Affair night tables beside the casseteria in the workshop

French Affair

French Affair night table

Night table in herringbone marquetry of three oak species, with a stone top and twin brass handles.

A night table sized to match the commode and casseteria. The door opens on a single brass hinge line, two vertical brass handles break the front of herringbone marquetry in three species of oak, and the stone top has the warm amber tone of the whole collection.

Design
Magdalena Tekieli
Collection
French Affair
Materials
Marquetry of three oak species, natural stone, brass
Signature
Every piece is signed with the designer's name: an engraved brass plate bearing the Magdalena Tekieli logo.
Dimensions
54 × 60 × 45 cm

Made to order. Dimensions can be modified and materials selected.

The French Affair collection in the workshop: herringbone oak marquetry fronts, natural stone tops edged in brass, the bench and night tables on sculpted brass Y-shaped legs, and close-ups of handles and the signed brass plate.

French Affair night table

Details and craft

Close-up of a solid brass Y-shaped French Affair legBrass French Affair legs joined by a black stretcher

Signature brass legs

The Y-shaped legs are Magdalena Tekieli's own design and the signature of the whole collection. Each leg is crafted in solid brass and finished by hand, and a black stretcher holds the pair together like a clasp.

Herringbone marquetry in three species of stained oak

Herringbone marquetry

The fronts are covered in herringbone marquetry of three oak species, each stained to Magdalena Tekieli's own design. The pattern is laid piece by piece, so the grain shifts with the light and the angle of view.

Open French Affair drawer in dark oak with an engraved brass Magdalena Tekieli plate

Dovetail joints and a signed plate

The body and drawers are joined with dovetails, the classic cabinetmaker's joint that holds firmly and precisely for years. Inside, every piece carries an engraved brass plate with Magdalena Tekieli's signature.

Natural stone top with amber veining on a French Affair pieceClose-up of the veining in the natural stone top

Natural stone

The tops are natural stone in warm tones, with layered amber veining, so no two are alike. The stone, like the colour of the wood and the handles, can be chosen to suit the interior.