All hardware is original and has been refinished professionally. I saved this piece on garbage night right up the road from where I live once seeing what it was.
This smoking table is either Japanese or Chinese (not sure). The table is 2 made of 2 pieces, a wooden base and a brass or bronze (not sure) removable floating top. It has 10 accessories: 1 medium size plate or platter, 1 ashtray, 4 saucers, 2 boxes, 1 small box with open sides and a screw bottom (possibly for matches?) and a vase-type container with a removable lid and carved wooden stand.
The wooden base has an X design and unfolds to accomodate the table top. Once unfolded, the base has 4 posts that are each topped with a bronze or brass (not sure) dragon head. The dragon's mouths are open and from each open mouth hangs a ring with an attached hook. There are Japanese or Chinese (not sure of language) carvings on the base of the table and up the sides of the posts (see photos). The wood needs some restoration work (see broken carving on upper left leg in photo).
The table top has 4 holes around the sids which link into the hooks that hang off the dragon's mouths on the base. When attached the table top "floats" or hangs and over the years has become less sturdy and some of the wood needs repair. I do not want to risk damaging the table which is why I did not attempt to put it together in the photos. The table top itself has raised sides which are 1" deep. The table top is adorned with 4 dragons and intricate scroll work and other details. I am not sure if the table top is painted or if the artwork is inlay. The colors are vibrant. Discoloration or dullness in the photos is because of the flash on my camera and the fact that the table top is black (glare).
The accessories all have matching dragon artwork. The medium sized platter is 12 3/4" wide and is 1" deep. The 4 saucers/small plates are 4" wide. The 2 boxes are 5" X 3 1/2" X 2" deep. The vase/jar with lid is 8" tall when on top of the wooden base and 6 1/2" tall when removed from the wooden base. The table top and all accessories have a pretty blue finish on their undersides/insides (see photos).
MY GRAND PARENTS HAVE THESE TWO LAMPS IN THEIR BASEMENT AND WE CANT SEEM TO FIND THEM ANY WHERE SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE COULD GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THEM
