Curio Coffee Table - Antique Hall Tables - 45 Inch Round Dining Table.
Curio Coffee Table
A low table, typically placed in front of a sofa
low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served
A coffee table, also called a cocktail table, is a style of long, low table which is designed to be placed in front of a sofa, to support beverages (hence the name), magazines, feet, books (especially coffee table books), and other small items to be used while sitting, such as coasters.
(Coffee Tables) While any small and low table can be, and is, called a coffee table, the term is applied particularly to the sets of three or four tables made from about 1790; of which the latter were called 'quartetto tables'.
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Curio was a Japanese pop rock. They were best known to Western audiences for their song Kimi ni Fureru Dake De, which was used as the third opening theme for the popular anime Rurouni Kenshin.
A curio is a predominantly glass cabinet with a metal or wood framework used to display collections of figurines that share some common theme. Most curios have glass on each side or a mirror at the back and glass levels to show the entire figurine.
A rare, unusual, or intriguing object
Gorgeous Mutant Paramecium
This gorgeous cream colored paramecium is the spectacular result of recent genetic engineering. "Paramecium Placida Noregretsia" is at present the largest known species. At 3 inches in length, this paramecium's humongous dimensions have resulted in a considerable slowing down of its unique 360 degree escape response. So it swims placidly and fearlessly in semicircles, laconically checking out plankton and other food sources.
It is not only slower, but even more gorgeous than earlier species due to an unusual DNA recombinant grafting from Akoya oysters. Which has resulted in an exquisite mutation. Tiny pearl-like excrescences dot the margins of this lovely creature like a minature Mikimoto necklace
This Paramacium Placida will be a lovely addition to the detritus accumulating in your display shelves or coffee table. If you choose to display it in a more intimate way, it can be outfitted with a fine quality Aanraku bail in silver or gold tones. Then it can be worn as a striking pendant. The bail will be applied gently and poses no danger or distress to the Paramecium at all.
Warning: If you have already purchased an Amoeba, please be aware that the Paramecium Pacida is NOT suitable for food and may actually threaten or harass your Amoeba. For a suitable food source, please see NoRegretsy's "Three Dear Little Paramecium".
Added on Jan 15, 2010
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Robert has built for us a custom-designed table out of a variety of mahogany woods (ribbon, African, Honduran). The table is a combination coffee and curio table, featuring a full-length slide-out drawer beneath a beveled glass top. We think we're liking it. Lots.