gueridon

noun

gue·ri·don | \ gā-rē-ˈdōⁿ

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Definition of gueridon

: a small usually ornately carved and embellished stand or table

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In the master bedroom, for example, a T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings gueridon table sits beneath a John Currin painting, and the burl-maple bed is framed by 19th-century Chinese cloisonné lamps and Andy Warhol portraits. — Derek Blasberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Lightness of Being: Samantha Boardman," 23 Aug. 2013

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The first known use of gueridon was in 1853

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