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Japanese Fluted Wood Brass Reverse Trefoil Base Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
pierced and backed open tripodal footed base. Mounted on a reverse trefoil two part plinth.
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Triple Penguin Bronze Sculpted Group on Trefoiled Base with Gold Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A bronze animal sculpted ground depicting three penguins depicted back to back, in gold patina. This vintage bronze sculpture captivates with its masterful portrayal of three penguin...
Category

Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Candelabras, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
. The twisted shaft leads into the trefoil base with rocaille and leaf motifs.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Charles X Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

1940s Bouillotte Style Table Lamp
Located in Asheville, NC
Great 1940s Table Lamp, Bouillotte shape with three brass collared enamel candles on a trefoil base
Category

Vintage 1940s American Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Regency Style Marquetry, Burl and Bronze-Mounted Center Table, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
double crossbanding; on bronze-mounted trefoil base
Category

20th Century American Regency Center Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Empire Gueridon, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Empire gueridon in walnut, standing on three tall columnar legs with a trefoil base and central
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Empire Gueridon

Materials

Bronze

A Very Rare 19th Century Marble Top Mahogany Based Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
carved ring turned, baluster pod embellished with decorative gadroon detail. Supported on a trefoil base
Category

Antique 19th Century French Center Tables

Materials

Marble

A Fabulous 19th Century Centre Table on Tripod Base
Located in Dublin, IE
stunning highly carved intricately detailed panelled trefoil base with elegant out-scrolling legs featuring
Category

Antique 19th Century French Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Table, 1830, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
table stands on a hexagonal column which rest on a trefoil base. Top and base have a pretty walnut
Category

Antique 1830s Biedermeier Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier Table, 1830, Walnut
Biedermeier Table, 1830, Walnut
$4,720 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Giltwood Italian Candlesticks Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century Italian giltwood altar candlesticks. Tall columns on a trefoil base. Zinc
Category

Antique 18th Century French Baroque Candlesticks

Materials

Giltwood

Gorgeous Pair of 20th Century Plant Stands
Located in Dublin, IE
, supported on trefoil base with three elegant, reeded sabre legs. Mahogany Type 'Santos Mahogany'.
Category

Mid-20th Century English Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany

Yellow Lacquered Wood and Brass Regency Floor Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Butter yellow lacquer over carved wood Regency floor lamp with reverse trefoil base, solid brass
Category

Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

ebonized 19th Century Mahogany Round Center Empire Table with Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
ebonised finish. Gray and white streaked round marble top with a brass trimmed trefoil base on casters
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Impressive French Restauration Candelabra Mounted as Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
oxidized bronze candelabrum mounted on a Sienna marble column supported on a gilt and oxidized trefoil base
Category

Antique 19th Century French Restauration Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Black Lacquer Parcel Gilt Empire Side Tables with Arrow Details
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Empire pedestal side tables with 3/4" thick trefoil glass tops. Reverse trefoil base with
Category

Vintage 1940s American Side Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf, Metal

Pair of Grainger Worcester Covered Urns
By Royal Worcester
Located in Montreal, QC
stepped trefoil base, each domed cover has a lobed finial with "jewelled" and graduated motif. The color
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Grainger Worcester Covered Urns
Pair of Grainger Worcester Covered Urns
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Brass Church Lectern
Located in Dublin, IE
flowerhead motifs above trefoil base, terminating on gracefully outplayed leg, inscribed 'Presented to St
Category

Antique 19th Century English Music Stands

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Gothic Brass Candlesticks Converted to Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, IE
support above panelled trefoil base depicting foliate and figural portraits in profile, terminating on paw
Category

Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Regency Regency Ridgway Porcelain Fruit Coolers, Covers and Liners
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
raised on three dolphin feet and trefoil base and painted with floral sprays under a blue band with gilt
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

A Very Fine 19th Century Marble Topped Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
carved hexagonal baluster pod above trefoil base embellished with beautiful scroll and anthemion motif
Category

Antique 19th Century French Center Tables

Materials

Marble

WMF art nouveau silver plated centrepiece fruit stand made circa 1910
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, London
, this stunning, Antique Silver Plate Centrepiece, stands on a decorative trefoil base, and features cast
Category

Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Centerpieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Biedermeier Table, South Germany, 1820-30
Located in Belmont, MA
table has a central column which stands on a trefoil base. All parts have a very pretty cherry veneer
Category

Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Center Tables

Materials

Cherry

Maitland-Smith French Empire Drum Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
trefoil base on heavy brass paw feet. Dimensions: 38.25” diameter by 29.25” high. Condition: Please see
Category

20th Century Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Mahogany Centre Table, Workshop Johannes Klinckerfuss, 1830
By David Roentgen
Located in Göttingen, NI
lightwood banding, with gabled frieze, on three scrolled legs and a trefoil base. Height 75 cm, diameter 48
Category

Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Table, Germany 1810-20
Located in Belmont, MA
which stands on a trefoil base. Foot and base are connected by three s-shaped wood strips with brass
Category

Antique 1810s German Empire Dining Room Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Table, Germany 1810-20
Empire Table, Germany 1810-20
$6,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare James Mont Mid Century Silver Leaf Cocktail Table With Glass Top
By James Mont
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Table has a trefoil base with Silver Leaf and Lacquer Metallic Bronze with open sides featuring full
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

H. Walker English Regency Centre Table in Mahogany
Located in High Peak, GB
banding and gadroon edge, standing on turned, ringed and fluted column and trefoil base terminating in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Large 19th Century Flame Mahogany Leather Top Drum Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
detail. escutcheon and key. Supported on finely turned hexagonal baluster pod above trefoil base with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Center Tables

Materials

Brass

A Stunning 19th Century Marble Top Circular Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
detailed acanthus leaves. Supported on trefoil base with moulded concentric ring and fluted detail, raised
Category

Antique 19th Century French Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Antique Second Empire Style Five-Arm Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
shaped tripod base with its conforming marble plinth. Rising from a trefoil base and bronze foot they
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Carved and Painted Occasional Table, Attributed to Louis Pistono
By Louis Pistono
Located in Montreal, QC
Standing on a trefoil base, and scrolling foot, the plate-glass circular top stands on three curved
Category

Vintage 1950s Canadian Hollywood Regency Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Irish William IV Pollard Oak Metamorphic Table
Located in Hudson, NY
on the feet and back sweeping acanthus and acorn bunches on the underside of the trefoil base give
Category

Antique 19th Century Northern Irish Gueridon

Materials

Oak

19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Flip Top Occasional or Lamp table
Located in Dublin, IE
column support above trefoil base with finial detail, terminating on elegantly tapering, moulded and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century William IV Period Goncalo Alves Centre Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
. It stands on a tapered, flat-faceted column that terminates in a trefoil base, complete with paw feet
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British William IV Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century William IV Period Rosewood Centre Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
above a shallow frieze. It stands on a tapered, flat-faceted column that terminates in a trefoil base
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British William IV Tables

Materials

Rosewood

A Very Rare 19th Century Olive Wood Marquetry Inlaid Flip Top Table
Located in Dublin, IE
foliate motif detail in low relief above trefoil base, terminating on gracefully tapering out-splayed
Category

Antique 19th Century English Tables

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Beautiful Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Vase Having a Trefoil Shaped Base
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, graceful, Art Nouveau Period, sterling silver vase, having a trefoil-shaped base
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Design Institute America DIA Trefoil Side Table Glass Top Steel Base Mid-Century
By Design Institute America
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful gueridon side table by Design Institute America DIA. Trefoil design glass top sits on a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Maitre D Stand, Continental, Lectern, Easel, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
collar sits at the apex of the upstand Standing upon a deep trefoil base, braced to the upstand with a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Easels

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century Pair of Brutalist Candleholders/Sculptures by David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
attached to a trefoil base, each of which pierce a beautiful natural stone. The tactile quality and dynamic
Category

Vintage 1960s Israeli Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Iron

19th Century French Attr. Barbedienne Grand Tour "Isis Tripod" or Planter
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Berlin, DE
" jardiniere or planter On a trefoil base of gray-black patinated bronze, three slender legs in the form of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Metal, Bronze

A Very Rare Irish William IV Tea Poy Attributed To Strahan of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
with fabulous fluted and sphere carved motif detail above concave trefoil base with elegant, fluted bun
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Regency Specimen Table by Gillows of Lancaster and London
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Dublin 8, IE
on turned baluster pod with barley twist and acanthus motif on trefoil base raised over cabriole leg
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of McGuire Organic Modern X-Base Rattan Bamboo End Tables with Glass Tops
By McGuire
Located in Vero Beach, FL
tables feature a rattan frame with an x-base, trefoil brass leg caps and clear glass tops (included). The
Category

Late 20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Pompeii Glass Top Table on Metal Base w/Sphinx Animal Leg Motif, 3 Ft Diameter
Located in Atlanta, GA
upon a stacked trefoil platform base. The legs are connected by a scrolling x-shaped crosspiece about
Category

20th Century French Tables

Materials

Iron

Modern Brass and Walnut Swing Arm Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Swing Arm Floor Lamp, terminating in trefoil brass base. 45.5
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

An Important Pair of George III Adam Style Giltwood Pedestals
Located in Montreal, QC
surrounding a serpent-entwined central column, on trefoil platform base raised on carved feet, the upper
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Pedestals

Materials

Giltwood

Theodore Alexander Replica Sphinx Monopodiae Round Egyptian Revival Center Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
three finely cast granite and resin sphinx monopodiae with paw feet, on a trefoil concave platform base
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Flame Mahogany Brass Inlaid Drum Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
joined by an inlaid trefoil platform base * Finely turned bun feet * A rare and elegant piece for any
Category

Antique 19th Century English Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany

A Pair of Florentine Cartouche-Shaped Giltwood Wall Mirrors
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
-shaped plate with stiff-leaf gesso border with rococo flourishes at the shoulders. The trefoil shaped
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure Ruth Dancer In Oriental Costume, by Rosé
By Rosé (Stanislaus Czapek), Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
leg placed a step forward, behind her two baskets filled with roses. On a creamy white, trefoil-shaped
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Michael Gottlieb-Bindesboll Bronze Floor Lamp
By Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Located in Bridgeport, CT
standard with adjustable finial, resting on a trefoil footed base with lion feet and palmettos. The lamp
Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

The Barley Collection Hancrafted Mahogany Wash Stand Shaving / Plant Ptand
Located in Germantown, MD
triangular form with one two drawer and supported on three turned columns above trefoil platform base with
Category

Late 20th Century George III Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany

American Neoclassic Upholstered Rosewood Pedestal Piano Stool, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
pedestal with trefoil platform base on turned and suppressed bun feet. Rosewood and rosewood veneers on
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Rosewood, Pine

Gothic Revival oak display cabinet with arch quatrefoil decoration on a stand.
Located in London, GB
brass handle and inset brass trefoil hinges. The base with conforming castellated decoration and
Category

Antique 1870s English Gothic Revival Vitrines

Materials

Oak

A Large Gothic Revival Carved Oak Barometer with a Rare Snail Tail Thermometer
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
each corner and arched trefoil carving to the base.
Category

Antique 1880s British Gothic Revival Wall Clocks

Materials

Oak

Pair of Regency Sabre Leg Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
three bound brass hilted sabres mounted on a trefoil platform base with brass lion's paw feet. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency End Tables

Materials

Brass

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Trefoil Base For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal trefoil base for your home. A trefoil base — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Find 9 options for an antique or vintage trefoil base now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer trefoil base, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each trefoil base bearing Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made trefoil base over the years, but those crafted by Mastercraft, Bernhard Rohne and Curtis Jere are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Trefoil Base?

The average selling price for a trefoil base at 1stDibs is $3,700, while they’re typically $2,200 on the low end and $6,475 for the highest priced.