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.

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Oval Writing Table

19th century

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Fine Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Oval Writing Table

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£1,085

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Drop Flap Centre Table

From Adam Antiques

£1,650

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1900 - 1920

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Wrought Iron & Marble Console Table

From Hunt Gather Antiques

£780

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Writing Table | Home Office Desk

18th century

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Writing Table | Home Office Desk

From ActFurniture LTD

£585

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Antique Regency Ebonised Chinoiserie Work Table C.1830

19th century

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Antique Regency Ebonised Chinoiserie Work Table C.1830

From Founders Antiques

£495

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Mid C19th Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing or Ladie’s Work-table with Gilded Decoration.

19th century

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Mid C19th Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing or Ladie’s Work-table with Gilded Decoration.

From M Lees and Sons

£900

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18th century

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Rare Tea Caddy Table Circa 1820

From Fairford Barn Antiques

£2,250

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Edwardian Cross Banded Games / Sewing Table

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Cross Banded Games / Sewing Table

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£450

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Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Carved Centre Table with Chess Top

19th century

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Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Carved Centre Table with Chess Top

From London City Antiques

£1,385

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Early 20th C Circa 1930 Welsh Pine Farmhouse Work Table - Rustic Console or Kitchen Piece

1920 - 1940

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Early 20th C Circa 1930 Welsh Pine Farmhouse Work Table - Rustic Console or Kitchen Piece

From Whites Antiques

£675

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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.

Finely-drawn Elegant Early C19th Late George III Period Rectangular Mahogany Lamp or Occasional Table of Scarce Design and Freestanding Form.

18th century

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Finely-drawn Elegant Early C19th Late George III Period Rectangular Mahogany Lamp or Occasional Table of Scarce Design and Freestanding Form.

From M Lees and Sons

£700

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1920 - 1940

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Historic Public School Library Table

From witchantiques.com

£865

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19th century

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Antique French Butchers Table

From Nikki Page Antiques

£3,450

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Irish Rosewood Sewing/work Table Circa 1830

19th century

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Irish Rosewood Sewing/work Table Circa 1830

From Fairford Barn Antiques

£995

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19th century

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English 19th Century Circa 1880 Country House Prep Table - Later Paint

From Whites Antiques

£1,495

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Fruitwood Occasional Table

From Wakelin and Linfield

£2,650

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Antique Work Tables

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Leather Top Oval Writing Table

Regency Mahogany Drop Flap Centre Table

Wrought Iron & Marble Console Table

Antique Georgian Mahogany Writing Table | Home Office Desk

Antique Regency Ebonised Chinoiserie Work Table C.1830

Mid C19th Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing or Ladie’s Work-table with Gilded Decoration.

Rare Tea Caddy Table Circa 1820

Edwardian Cross Banded Games / Sewing Table

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Carved Centre Table with Chess Top

Early 20th C Circa 1930 Welsh Pine Farmhouse Work Table - Rustic Console or Kitchen Piece

Finely-drawn Elegant Early C19th Late George III Period Rectangular Mahogany Lamp or Occasional Table of Scarce Design and Freestanding Form.

Historic Public School Library Table

Antique French Butchers Table

Irish Rosewood Sewing/work Table Circa 1830

English 19th Century Circa 1880 Country House Prep Table - Later Paint

Early 19th Century Fruitwood Occasional Table

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