France and Son Coffee Table Mystery  

I do not believe it is teak. The photos are blurry so it is hard to say, but what I can definitely say is that if it were teak then the lighter streaks would be sapwood, and I have yet to see a Danish teak piece with sapwood inclusions, even by Cadovius.

It appears you are also selling it?

I researched for a few days, and can't find anything even

remotely similar. France and Son never made anything with this kind of stone tile, so I have

to assume it was modified, even though the job seems professional, I can't imagine anyone

ripping out the wood. My wife wants to put it outside as a patio table. I can't do it, seems

wrong.

But I find some crazy stuff, a 1926 Bruno Mathsson chaise painted green with

vinyl floral upholstery. A massive chrome DIA marble coffee table spray painted pink.

I'm sure everyone has seen this kind of "upcycling", it boggles the mind. I blame

those TV shows where people redo a room for $300 and they glue seashells to tables

and stuff like that. I have to stop hoarding this stuff, nobody wants molested furniture.

Oh, forgot to thank you Leif about ruling out teak, I bought a book on identifying wood but

I am in the very early stages of learning the basics. Thanks.

Take some better photos of the wood. Sharp close ups and I will tell you what it is.

The table is not made to be an outdoor table. It would not last long. Even though there isn't much rain, it wouldn't take much to get under the tikes and wreck havoc. And the finish is an interior finish, it wouldn't take long in the high desert sun to destroy it. Finally the joints aren't built for outdoor exposure.