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French Painted Drapers Table
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for sale €3,452     $3,747
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French Painted Drapers Table

19th century
For Sale by Arcadia Antiques
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19th c French painted drapers table with good scrubbed pine top. 1880

Height from potboard to rail - 47cm

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Arcadia Antiques has dated this French Painted Drapers Table to the 1880s.

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SA1229815
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9499
Description
19th c French painted drapers table with good scrubbed pine top. 1880

Height from potboard to rail - 47cm

Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this French Painted Drapers Table to the 1880s.

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SA1229815
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A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf.
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Archive I A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf.

French Painted Drapers Table

Archive II A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf. View II
Archive III A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf. View III
Archive IV A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf. View IV
Archive V A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf. View V
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Telephone 07768 666 833 or 01926 611923
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Westfields Farm
Fosse Way
Radford Semele
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 1XL
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A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf.
French Painted Drapers Table
Ref: SA1229815
A long French painted drapers table featuring a natural pine top, a cream-painted base with turned legs, and a low open undershelf.
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  • ObjectConsole Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Country
  • MaterialPine, Painted Softwood
  • ColourOff-White, Cream, Natural Wood
  • MotifsTurned legs, Low open shelf, Natural timber top, Distressed painted finish

This French painted drapers table dates from 1880 in the French Country style. It has a natural timber top made of scrubbed pine above a painted softwood base in off-white and cream, complete with a distressed painted finish, turned legs, and a low open shelf. Visible details include round urn-shaped turnings on the uprights, a protruding top overhang with a simple edge moulding, and gentle surface wear on the cream paint. Placed in a hallway, kitchen or living space, it offers a surface for display and a lower tier for storage. The height from the potboard to the rail measures 47 cm.

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Originating in 19th-century French textile shops and haberdasheries, drapers tables were constructed as long, narrow work surfaces designed for measuring, cutting, and displaying bolts of cloth.

These tables were typically built from regional softwoods such as pine or hardwoods like oak, using mortise and tenon joinery. Bases were often painted or left raw, while tops remained unpainted pine to prevent dye transfer onto fabrics.

Authentic examples feature extended linear proportions, hand-turned or tapered legs, original wear patterns along the top work surface, and traditional joinery including pegged joints or hand-cut timber fixings.

A drapers table serves effectively as a freestanding kitchen island, dining room sideboard, or long hallway console table. The lower tier provides functional storage for ceramic vessels, woven baskets, or stacked books.

Dust surfaces using a dry, soft cloth, avoiding harsh chemicals or excessive moisture that can strip historical paint layers. Clear beeswax can be applied sparingly to bare timber tops to protect against staining while maintaining the patina.
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