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French Oak Farmhouse Bread Prep Lift-top Low Table
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French Oak Farmhouse Bread Prep Lift-top Low Table

19th century
Sold 13 February 2025 · Graham Price Antiques Ltd.
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Description

A lift-top 'Petrin' or bread prep table from a country house kitchen. Early 1800s, now at coffee or low table height.

The top lifts off to reveal the dough bin which was used for proving.

Wonderful build quality with panelled ends and detail to the side rails.

Width 145.5cm / 57.25"

Depth 67.5cm / 26.5"

Height 57cm / 22.5"

*Price includes VAT (If you are buying for export please contact us for a price without VAT).

If you have any questions about this item or would like us to provide you with a shipping quote please to send us an email or call Byron any time on +447834728628. If you wish to arrange your own courier, or collect in person, that’s fine.

You can contact us for an invoice to make payment by bank transfer.

We keep a large stock of antique furniture and decorative items at all times. If you are looking for something specific we have lots of stock not listed online so it is always worth asking.

We have a large warehouse and showrooms open to the trade by appointment. Please get in touch if you would like to come and visit us.

Date of Manufacture

Graham Price Antiques Ltd. has dated this French Oak Low Table to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
145.5cm (57.28")
Depth
67.5cm (26.57")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1122369
Description
A lift-top 'Petrin' or bread prep table from a country house kitchen. Early 1800s, now at coffee or low table height.

The top lifts off to reveal the dough bin which was used for proving.

Wonderful build quality with panelled ends and detail to the side rails.

fig 1. An antique dark oak low table with a rectangular plank top, turned legs, and a bottom stretcher.
fig 1. French Oak Farmhouse Bread Prep Lift-top Low Table

Width 145.5cm / 57.25"

Depth 67.5cm / 26.5"

Height 57cm / 22.5"

Price includes VAT (If you are buying for export please contact us for a price without VAT).

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If you have any questions about this item or would like us to provide you with a shipping quote please to send us an email or call Byron any time on +447834728628.
Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

If you wish to arrange your own courier, or collect in person, that’s fine.

fig 2. An antique dark oak low table with a rectangular plank top, turned legs, and a bottom stretcher.
fig 2. French Oak Farmhouse Bread Prep Lift-top Low Table

You can contact us for an invoice to make payment by bank transfer.

We keep a large stock of antique furniture and decorative items at all times. If you are looking for something specific we have lots of stock not listed online so it is always worth asking.

We have a large warehouse and showrooms open to the trade by appointment. Please get in touch if you would like to come and visit us.

Date of Manufacture

Graham Price Antiques Ltd. has dated this French Oak Low Table to the 19th Century.

Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
145.5cm (57.28")
Depth
67.5cm (26.57")
Reference Numbers
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SA1122369
Graham Price Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2024
Dealer Profile

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Graham Price Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07834 728628
Location
Near Heathfield
East Sussex
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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An antique dark oak low table with a rectangular plank top, turned legs, and a bottom stretcher.
French Oak Farmhouse Bread Prep Lift-Top Low Table
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An antique dark oak low table with a rectangular plank top, turned legs, and a bottom stretcher.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectCoffee Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Provincial
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsTurned legs, H-stretcher base, Plank top, Lift-top compartment
  • SizeH 57 cm (22 in) x W 145.5 cm (57 in) x D 67.5 cm (27 in)

FAQs

French dough tables, or petrins, originated in rural French farmhouses where they served the dual purpose of kneading bread dough on the flat top and storing flour or rising dough within the compartmentalised base.

These pieces are traditionally constructed from solid local timber such as French oak, featuring pegged mortise and tenon joints, hand-planed surfaces, and robust turned or straight legs connected by stretchers.

Authentic pieces exhibit period-appropriate tool marks, natural timber shrinkage, hand-forged iron or wooden hinges, and deep patina accumulated from decades of agricultural use.

This type of low table works effectively as a coffee table in a modern living space, contrasting clean architectural lines with rich textures, or styled with minimal ceramics to highlight its historic character.

Preserve antique oak by maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct heat sources, and periodically treating the timber with natural beeswax to nourish the wood without damaging the historic finish.
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