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19th Century French Walnut Drapers Table
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19th Century French Walnut Drapers Table

19th century
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19th Century French Walnut Drapers Table

A Late 19th Century French Walnut ‘Drapière’ Work Table.

The table top is constructed with a distinctive mitred frame around the perimeter, encasing a large, central two-plank wood panel. There are two drawers in the frieze, with charming turned and dished handles, and a third drawer opened only by using a key. The table legs have interesting turned decoration, contrasting with the plainer form of the table top and the stretchers. The table has a fine colour and patination throughout.

H 75cm x W 200cm x D 67cm


H 29½” x W 78¾” x D 26½”

(#4135)

Physical Dimensions
Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
200cm (78.74")
Depth
67cm (26.38")
Declaration

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this French Walnut Drapers Table to the 19th Century.

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Sellingantiques Reference
SA1238696
Dealers Internal Reference
4135
Description
19th Century French Walnut Drapers Table

A Late 19th Century French Walnut ‘Drapière’ Work Table.

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The table top is constructed with a distinctive mitred frame around the perimeter, encasing a large, central two-plank wood panel.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

There are two drawers in the frieze, with charming turned and dished handles, and a third drawer opened only by using a key. The table legs have interesting turned decoration, contrasting with the plainer form of the table top and the stretchers. The table has a fine colour and patination throughout.

H 75cm x W 200cm x D 67cm


H 29½” x W 78¾” x D 26½”

(#4135)

Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
200cm (78.74")
Depth
67cm (26.38")
Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this French Walnut Drapers Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1238696
Dealers Internal Ref
4135
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
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A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers.
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Archive I A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers.

19th Century French Walnut Drapers Table

Archive II A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers. View II
Archive III A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers. View VIII
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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Telephone 01858 882005 or 07811 127428
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Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

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A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers.
19th Century French Walnut Drapers Table
Ref: SA1238696
A 19th-century French walnut drapers table with three drawers, wooden knobs, a central keyhole, and turned legs with lower stretchers.
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  • ObjectConsole Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Provincial
  • MaterialWalnut, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsTurned legs, Frieze drawers, Wooden knobs, Low stretchers
  • SizeH 75 cm (30 in) x W 200 cm (79 in) x D 67 cm (26 in)

This late nineteenth-century French walnut drapers table, or drapière, embodies French provincial style in a warm brown timber. The rectangular top has a mitred frame surrounding a two-plank central panel above a frieze fitted with three drawers. The two outer drawers display round wooden knob handles, while the central drawer features a brass keyhole escutcheon. Below, the legs display turned decoration connected by low wooden stretchers resting on simple block feet. The piece stands 75 cm high, 200 cm wide, and 67 cm deep. In a modern home, this practical work table provides a useful surface and storage in a hallway, home office, or living space. The walnut construction displays a fine colour and patination across the surfaces, grain, and turned components.

FAQs

Originating in 19th-century commercial textile shops, drapers tables were designed as wide, flat surfaces for measuring and cutting rolls of fabric. They frequently incorporated shallow frieze drawers to store shears, tape measures, and trade record books.

These tables were typically built using regional European hardwoods such as walnut, oak, or cherry. Construction involved mortise and tenon joinery, hand-turned legs, and dovetailed drawer boxes built to endure heavy commercial use.

Authentic pieces exhibit signs of natural age, including uneven wear across the working surface, hand-cut dovetail joints, oxidation around original metal lock plates, and irregular underside tool marks left by hand planes.

A drapers table functions effectively as a substantial console table in a wide hallway, a freestanding kitchen island, or a sideboard behind a living room sofa, providing both surface display area and concealed storage.

Apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year to nourish the timber and maintain the patina. Avoid direct exposure to heat sources or prolonged moisture, and dust regularly with a soft, dry cloth.
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