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French Painted Drapers Table
Arcadia Antiques
for sale €3,452     $3,747
£2,950
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French Painted Drapers Table

19th century
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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
Dealers Internal Ref
9499
Arcadia Antiques
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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

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Arcadia Antiques

Arcadia Antiques
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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Location: 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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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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