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Round Wooden TAHITIEN Cocktail Tables

Items from MV ATALANTE (ex TAHITIEN, ATALANTE, HOMERICUS)

Measurements: 25 Inch Diameter Top, 19 Inches Tall
Price: $350 USD plus shipping

Top, ATALANTE as TAHITIEN. Peter Knego collection. Bottom, ATALANTE at the Greek Island of Simi. Photo and copyright Peter Knego 2003.

ATALANTE was a remarkable ship, having kept in active service for over 50 years. First, as the French combiliner TAHITIEN for Messageries Maritimes South Pacific run from Marseilles, then as the Greek and Cypriot cruise ship ATALANTE. It was not until 1993, when she was vastly rebuilt for her last owners, Cyprus-based Paradise Cruises, that many of her original fittings were altered or removed.

Top, the forward first class lounge on TAHITIEN, where some of these tables can be seen. Peter Knego collection. Bottom, the ATALANTE's Pub, a very little altered space, even in the ship's final days. Four of these original tables were used here. Photo and copyright Peter Knego 2003.

These wonderful little tables were visible in most of the ships former first class spaces in vintage literature promoting the services and ships of Messageries Maritimes. By the ATALANTE's latter years, there were only a handful of them left. Four were used in her Pub, which retained its lustrous paneling, bar, and original fixtures until the ship was demolished at Alang in late 2004/early 2005. A handful of others were in the officers cabins. Of the five that survived, there are now only two available.

Two views of the salvaged TAHITIEN tables. Photos and copyright Peter Knego 2005.

These tables have not been refinished and retain their original patina. The three small curved feet are capped off by wonderful brass finales.