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	The bedside table is a small table placed beside the bed. It usually comprises a drawer and a lower door opening on a compartment where the chamber pot was kept. &nbsp;They can be simple or decorated in bronze and gold leaf, with a either a wooden &nbsp;or &nbsp;a marble top. &nbsp;During the<a href="http://www.antiquites-en-france.com/antiquites/-/empire"> Empire period</a> &nbsp;the &quot;<a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/other_item/somno">somno</a>&quot; was very popular, this is a &nbsp;bedside table in the shape of a cylinder. &nbsp;Where double beds are concerned it is usual to have a bedside table on each side of the bed, hence the demand for pairs of antique bedside tables.</p>