: a small usually ornately carved and embellished stand or table
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebArt Deco bronze-and-marble gueridon table purchased from his former employer, the interior designer and antiques dealer Jean-Paul Beaujard.New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021 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, 23 Aug. 2013
Word History
Etymology
French guéridon, from Gueridon, character in 17th century farces and popular songs