What wood are work tables usually made from?

Mahogany, walnut and rosewood account for the bulk of the titles, with burr walnut the most frequent of the walnut descriptions. Past that the timbers run wide. Satinwood turns up often, and pollard and burr oak, birds-eye maple, Karelian and burr birch, amboyna, kingwood, harewood, macassar ebony, burr yew, ash and elm all appear.

How old is an antique work table likely to be?

The dated field stretches from 1750 to 1950, but the weight sits in the 19th century. '19th Century' is the largest single label, then Regency, then Victorian. Where decades are given they gather mid-century, in the 1850s, 1860s, 1870s and 1880s, with a small 1920s tail. Eighteenth-century and 20th-century pieces both appear, but thinly.

Why do listings give a table several different uses?

Because the form absorbed jobs as it went. A table made for needlework also served as a lamp stand, a side table or a games table, and dealers title it accordingly. A good number of listings call the piece a side table as well, and others stack work, sewing, lamp and hall into one title.

Are pine kitchen and drapers' tables the same thing?

No. They share the heading but not the purpose. Pine kitchen tables, drapers', trestle and industrial benches, foundry and mill tables are practical furniture filed under the same words. They're about one in ten of what's listed, and fewer in live stock than in the archive.

What does a Pembroke work table look like?

Two hinged drop leaves on a central body, so the top can be opened out or dropped down against the frame. Mahogany is the usual timber for them. They're a smaller branch of the category, sitting alongside plain drop-flap examples.

How often do work tables come up on Sellingantiques?

Around 127 a year, and 244 different dealers have handled one. It's a form almost every general furniture dealer touches at some point. That spread is part of why the heading is so broad: the same two words cover a burr walnut sewing table and a French wrought-iron console.

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A work table is a small lidded or drawer-fitted table made for needlework and close handwork, with somewhere to keep threads, reels and materials.

19th century

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Regency Penwork Tripod Games Table

From Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

£2,900

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Louis IV Style Kidney Shaped Occasional Table

19th century

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Louis IV Style Kidney Shaped Occasional Table

From Georgian Antiques

£1,350

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19th century

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19th Century French Patisserie Table

From Arcadia Antiques

£3,950

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Georgian Small Mahogany Oval Dropleaf Table

19th century

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Georgian Small Mahogany Oval Dropleaf Table

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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19th century

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19th Century Marble Top Kidney Shaped Table

From Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

£1,380

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Antique Sewing Table, English, Needlepoint Tapestry, Crafting Stand, William IV

19th century

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Antique Sewing Table, English, Needlepoint Tapestry, Crafting Stand, William IV

From London Fine Antiques

£2,850

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19th century

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Victorian Inlaid Walnut Sewing Table.

From Cavers Antiques

£290

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Period Regency Brass Inlaid Antique Rosewood Sewing,lamp Table.

19th century

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Period Regency Brass Inlaid Antique Rosewood Sewing,lamp Table.

From David Wolfenden Antiques

£2,850

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19th century

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Victorian Satinwood Side Table

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£675

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An Regency C19th English Mahogany Work/sewing Stand

19th century

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An Regency C19th English Mahogany Work/sewing Stand

From Marlborough Antiques & Interiors

£650

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The most expensive work table ever sold on Sellingantiques was a 19th century French wrought iron and parcel gilt marble-top console table, in May 2024.

Early C19th George IV Period Rosewood Sewing or Work Table , in the Manner of Gillows of Lancaster.

19th century

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Early C19th George IV Period Rosewood Sewing or Work Table , in the Manner of Gillows of Lancaster.

From M Lees and Sons

£950

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Small Regency Pembroke Work or Lamp Table

19th century

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Small Regency Pembroke Work or Lamp Table

From James Reeve (Quinneys of Warwick)

£895

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Pretty Victorian Walnut Occasional Table

19th century

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Pretty Victorian Walnut Occasional Table

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£595

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19th century

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William IV 19th Century Palisander Flip Top Side Table

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,750

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Ladies Worktable

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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19th century

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French Oak & Iron Bistro Table

From Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

£525

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Antique Work Tables

Regency Penwork Tripod Games Table

Louis IV Style Kidney Shaped Occasional Table

19th Century French Patisserie Table

Georgian Small Mahogany Oval Dropleaf Table

19th Century Marble Top Kidney Shaped Table

Antique Sewing Table, English, Needlepoint Tapestry, Crafting Stand, William IV

Victorian Inlaid Walnut Sewing Table.

Period Regency Brass Inlaid Antique Rosewood Sewing,lamp Table.

Victorian Satinwood Side Table

An Regency C19th English Mahogany Work/sewing Stand

Early C19th George IV Period Rosewood Sewing or Work Table , in the Manner of Gillows of Lancaster.

Small Regency Pembroke Work or Lamp Table

Pretty Victorian Walnut Occasional Table

William IV 19th Century Palisander Flip Top Side Table

Regency Mahogany Ladies Worktable

French Oak & Iron Bistro Table

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