ANTIQUE OAK TABLE PAGAN WICCAN MAGIC WITCHES WIZARDS EARLY OAK TABLE c1835 out of a house off ISLE OF MAN Start Price GBP 2,699.99 Current Price GBP 2,699.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 End Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 Location glenluce, Dumfries and Galloway See more about 'ANTIQUE OAK TABLE PAGAN WICCAN MAGIC WITCHES WIZARDS ' Description THIS IS ONE OF THE STRANGEST BITS OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE I HAVE EVER SEEN .THE LADY I BOUGHT IT FROM, SAID IT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE LOFT OF A HOUSE THEY HAD OWNED IN THE ISLE OF MAN, SOME THIRTY YEARS AGO.THE ANTIQUE TABLE IS MADE OF OAK AND EACH OF THE LEGS ARE CARVED DIFFERENTLY, WITH ALMOST GARGOYLES LIKE ANIMALS AT THE TOP OF THE LEGS ,AND WITH VINES / IVY CREEPING UP THE LEGS .  THERE ARE THREE CARVED WIZARD`S HEADS BETWEEN THE LEGS ON THE BASE OF THE TABLE ,AND ALSO HAS WITCH LIKE HANDS CARVED HOLDING BALLS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LEGS (VERY VERY STRANGE). RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BASE, IT HAS A LARGE ROCK CRYSTAL BALL HELD IN A BRASS MOUNT.FROM WHERE THE TABLE TILTS, THERE ARE STARS INLAYED IN  BLACK (NOT PAINTED) THEY ARE LINKED WITH BLACK LINES ALMOST LIKE A SECRET CELESTIAL MAP,OR A ASTROLOGICAL CHART.THIS IS ALSO ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE TABLE TOP, FROM BOTH THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM.  (WHERE AT FIRST WHEN YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE TABLE,YOU WOULD  NOT  KNOW IT WAS THERE.ITS WELL HIDDEN FROM EYE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TABLE IN ITS SEATED POSITION ).AT THE HINGE BLOCK AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE BASE, THERE IS ANOTHER SMALL CRYSTAL BALL ON A STRING THAT LIFTS OUT OF A CARVED OUT COMPARTMENT,AND THEN HANGS DOWN IN A CUT NOTCH ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK .AROUND THE TOP OF THE TABLE THERE IS A FRIEZE OF CARVED OAK LEAVES (A PAGAN SIGN ). THE TABLE HAS A LOVELY HONEY OAK COLOUR AND PATINA.OVER THE YEARS THE LADY WHO HAD OWNED THE TABLE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A WITCHES TABLE FOR CASTING SPELLS, OR PALM READINGS, OR EVEN A SPIRITUALISTS TABLE FOR CONTACTING THE DEAD.  I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE OF THESE IDEAS ARE RIGHT! BUT I HOPE THERE WILL BE FOLKS OUT THERE WHO DO.I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER TABLES OUT THERE THAT LOOK LIKE THIS ONE,AS I HAVE NEVER SEEN A OTHER TABLE QUITE LIKE THIS.THE SIZES OF THE TABLE ARE ,THE TOP MEASURES{3 FEET 5 INCHES LONG BY 2 FEET 5 1/2 INCHES WIDE , AND THE HEIGHT OF THE TABLE OFF THE FLOOR IS 28 INCHES, THE OLD BRASS CATCHES ARE VERY WORN BUT STILL WORK.THIS TABLE WOULD BE A MUST FOR ANY PERIOD HOME .OR A MUSEUM OF PAGAN ITEMS (WHAT A TALKING PIECE),I THINK THIS IS A ONE OFF,BUT IF ANY ONE HAS ANY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TABLE COULD THEY PLEASE LET ME KNOW.{{{{{{{*****}}}}}}}IF ANYONE IS WISHING TO BID ON THE TABLE ,IF YOU HAVE LESS THAT TEN FEEDBACK COULD THEY FIRST CONTACT US .AND ALSO OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE CONTACT US ON THE SHIPPING COSTS OF THE TABLE BEFORE YOU BID, ANY MORE  QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE TABLE I WILL TRY AND ANSWER THEM AS  BEST THAT I CAN .THIS IS AN AUCTION TO BUY THE TABLE  & NOT TO VIEW IT ,PLEASE DO NOT USE THE BUY IT NOW OPTION IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO GO THROUGH WITH THE PURCHASE     Place a Bid!