The pillar itself is either twisted or plain (see No.III., [PLATE LXXXIV.]).
Another form of table, less often met with, but simpler, closely resembles the common table of the moderns.

It has merely the necessary flat top, with perpendicular legs at the corners.

The skill of the cabinet-makers enabled them to dispense in most instances with cross-bars (see No.

I.), which are, however, sometimes seen (see No.
II., No.III., and No.

IV.), uniting the legs of this kind of tables.
The corners are often ornamented with lions' or rams' heads, and the feet are frequently in imitation of some animal form (see No.III.