Jun 3, 2008 14:40
16 yrs ago
German term

Bogenwangentisch

German to English Tech/Engineering Furniture / Household Appliances tables
Bogenwangentisch
Quadrattische mit Massivholzplatte 40 mm dick. Ausführung "naturart" (s. Beschrieb S. 2). Oberfläche natur geölt, Risse und Äste schwarz ausgespachtelt. Alternative Oberflächen roh oder geseift, Risse und Äste offen gezeigt.
Jeder Tisch ist ein Unikat, von der Natur geprägt.
Untergestell bestehend aus zwei, rechtwinklig abgebogenen Wangen Stahl alufarbig lackiert oder Rohstahl geölt.

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table with curved pedestal (base)

A "Wangentisch" is most often referred to as "pedestal table", so this would be another option.

Examples:

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Contemporary look with curved pedestal; Solid wood top section with angled reading surface

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-03 15:52:47 GMT)
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I would maybe add "double (pedestal)" or the special leaf construction...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ken Cox : table with "curved panel base" also gets quite a few hits
11 mins
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agree Brita Fiess (X)
25 mins
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agree Johanna Timm, PhD : http://www.mobimex.ch/d/index.html : In the left margin, click on “TIX > Home by Mobimex to see the picture of a “Bogenwangentisch"
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Thank you, Johanna!
agree silviya stoimenova (X)
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bow legged table

this is pure conjecture, based on looking at pictures of furniture and staircases described as Bogenwangen

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Note added at 44 mins (2008-06-03 15:25:06 GMT)
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for the sake of clarity, rather than the conventional bow legs where there are four and they are curved top to bottom, it seems these are two legged and the curve is horizontal rather than vertical.

so perhaps an alternative could be arched or concave legs
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