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Decorative furniture hurts my brain.  Use it or ditch it.  I'm far too utilitarian for this world.

I never understood these.  What do you use them for?

To rest Drew's cutting boards on

I'm not a huge fan of nesting tables, but they do have some utility.

They're basically like side tables or reading tables or coffee tables, and they're used primarily in living rooms now, but originally they were used in sitting rooms/parlors/drawing rooms.  When the room's not in use they remain stacked and out of the way.  If you only have one or two guests, you can keep them stacked and they're still useful.  If you have a lot of guests, then you can pull them apart, space them out, configure them however you like to suit the immediate need, and then re-stack them.

Their design intent is most definitely utilitarian.  Their function is often somewhat less so.  

I guess that's why I always see them in antique furniture stores and never in anyone's homes.  

They're called "nesting tables" so I assume you use them in birdhouses.

Heh.  We actually have zero now.  I recall having a set in the past, vaguely.  We have one table that is kind of like that but it's meant to hang over the sofa to provide a convenient place to put my beer.  They can be useful on a patio/deck at times.

That set in Sorrento would probably cost $4,000, I'm guessing.  

Where I worked dropped it about 30 years ago in favor of MLK Bday in February.

Whatever.  You can celebrate anything you want.  I'll celebrate the opening of CFB this year on whatever day, if it happens.

I think it needs to end, but I've thought that for years.

It's a sham "holiday" for government employees and kids.