It was a delightful place, cosily furnished with comfortable chairs and a huge sofa before the fire and behind it a lovely Pembroke table.

There was a Pembroke table between the two windows, holding a round mirror and a quantity of silver; and a number of comfortable chairs.

There was a bowl of early roses on the Pembroke table by the wall, golden reflections shining in the polished mahogany.

'I remember you had a lovely Pembroke table - I coveted that.'

'And there's that lovely Pembroke table,' said Mervyn, bending down to examine it.

The main items were a £1,000 grandfather clock, a square occasional table worth £900, a Pembroke table, a tip-top table and £400 worth of wine.

Pembroke tables were first introduced during the 18th century and were popular throughout the 19th century.

Sofa tables are similar to Pembroke tables and usually have longer and narrower tops.

He had three Charleston pieces: a dressing table, a Pembroke table and a candle stand.

And a Pembroke table, circa 1820, would probably hit $1,000.