What is the difference between a library and writing table?

In practice, very little. On Sellingantiques the two words are used almost interchangeably in titles, with writing appearing in around a quarter of them. Both describe a freestanding table with frieze drawers meant to be worked at. Centre table is used the same way, in about an eighth of titles.

How common are library tables on the market?

Around 126 come to market on Sellingantiques in a year, and 233 different dealers have listed one. That makes it a form almost every general furniture dealer handles at some point, rather than a specialist corner of the trade.

Which woods were used?

Mahogany is named in a third of all titles, rosewood in a fifth, then oak and walnut. Between them those four account for the great majority of timber named. Beyond the staples come burr walnut, pollard and burr oak, satinwood, kingwood, coromandel, calamander, zebrawood, birdseye maple and satin birch, each appearing once or twice.

Do these tables have leather tops?

Many do. Leather appears in 49 titles, with leather top in 30, sometimes gilt-tooled around the edge. The rest are timber-topped, and on drum tables the whole circular surface may be leather-inset.

What is a drum table used for?

A drum table is a circular top over a deep drawered frieze, often revolving so the drawers come round to the sitter. Where the drawers are lettered or numbered, it was made as a rent table for estate accounts. Around 57 turn up, in circular, octagonal and occasionally oval versions.

Are there Continental examples?

Yes, though English pieces dominate. French bureaux plats appear in 23 titles. The unusual ones are one-offs: a late 17th-century Dutch parquetry table, Portuguese and Spanish walnut and rosewood, a Swedish drum table, an Anglo-Indian padouk table, and Japanese and Italian marble-topped centre tables.

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A library table is a freestanding working table, finished on all sides so it can stand out in a room and be used from any side for reading, writing and consulting large books.

Fine Edwards & Roberts Carved Oak Writing Table

19th century

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Fine Edwards & Roberts Carved Oak Writing Table

From Shaun King Antiques

£1,850

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Victorian Mahogany Leather Top Writing Table

19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Leather Top Writing Table

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£490

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19th century

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Victorian Sofa/coffee Table.

From Cavers Antiques

£385

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Writing Table

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£790

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19th century

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19th Century Arts and Crafts Table

From Dean Antiques Ltd

£3,800

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A Fine Regency Mahogany & Ebony Writing Table in the Manner of Marsh & Tatham.

19th century

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A Fine Regency Mahogany & Ebony Writing Table in the Manner of Marsh & Tatham.

From Stuart Nicolson Antiques

£1,675

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19th century

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A 19th Reformed Gothic Oak Table

From Blank Canvas Antiques

£7,800

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19th century

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Free Standing Library Table

From Wayne Long Antiques and Interiors

£1,750

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Mahogany Writing Table

From Martlesham Antiques

£1,650

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Sofa Table

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£790

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The rarer timbers in the archive read like a wood library: goncalo alves, sabicu, albuera wood, zebrawood, coromandel, purple heart, birdseye maple and satin birch.

19th century

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Superb 19thc Sofa Table

From Wayne Long Antiques and Interiors

£2,100

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Exceptional Burr Walnut Irish Centre Table

19th century

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Exceptional Burr Walnut Irish Centre Table

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£2,850

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19th century

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Very Good Rosewood Irish Centre Table

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£2,700

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Writing Table

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Arts and Crafts Library Table

From Y Not Antiques

£2,200

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Gillow Style Regency Mahogany Writing Table

19th century

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Gillow Style Regency Mahogany Writing Table

From Hansord Antiques

£2,900

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Antique Library Tables

Fine Edwards & Roberts Carved Oak Writing Table

Victorian Mahogany Leather Top Writing Table

Victorian Sofa/coffee Table.

Victorian Mahogany Writing Table

19th Century Arts and Crafts Table

A Fine Regency Mahogany & Ebony Writing Table in the Manner of Marsh & Tatham.

A 19th Reformed Gothic Oak Table

Free Standing Library Table

Early 19th Century Mahogany Writing Table

Regency Mahogany Sofa Table

Superb 19thc Sofa Table

Exceptional Burr Walnut Irish Centre Table

Very Good Rosewood Irish Centre Table

Victorian Mahogany Writing Table

Edwardian Arts and Crafts Library Table

Gillow Style Regency Mahogany Writing Table

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