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Victorian Mahogany Coaching Table
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Victorian Mahogany Coaching Table

19th century
Description

A good quality antique mahogany folding coaching table or butlers table dating from circa 1850. The well figured mahogany top, supported on x shaped supports, with turned stretchers. Lovely gently faded colour and original patina.

Construction/Wood:

Mahogany

Condition Report:

Due to the construction of the table it has some slight side-to-side movement. Scuffs and marks commensurate with age. Old filled hole to top of one leg. Some small old brass screw threads to top. Top is warped at outer ends - only really noticeable when folded up.

Dimensions:

Width: 93cm (open)

Depth : 50cm

Height: 71cm

Date of Manufacture

Antique Furniture Direct has dated this Victorian Mahogany Coaching Table to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09650978
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 140-185 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Hand-cut slotted brass screws in the hinges: Victorian metalwork.
Dark, unpolished underside with scraper marks: 19th-century bench assembly.
Turned baluster stretchers: typical mid-Victorian profile.
Uneven darkening and foot wear: age and handling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
71cm (27.95")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
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SA1235854
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Description
A good quality antique mahogany folding coaching table or butlers table dating from circa 1850. The well figured mahogany top, supported on x shaped supports, with turned stretchers. Lovely gently faded colour and original patina.
fig 1. A Victorian mahogany coaching table featuring a rectangular folding top supported by curved X-frame legs and turned stretchers.
fig 1. Victorian Mahogany Coaching Table

Construction/Wood:

Mahogany

Condition Report:

Due to the construction of the table it has some slight side-to-side movement. Scuffs and marks commensurate with age. Old filled hole to top of one leg. Some small old brass screw threads to top. Top is warped at outer ends - only really noticeable when folded up.

Dimensions:

Width: 93cm (open)

Depth : 50cm

Height: 71cm

Date of Manufacture

Antique Furniture Direct has dated this Victorian Mahogany Coaching Table to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09650978
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 140-185 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Hand-cut slotted brass screws in the hinges: Victorian metalwork.
Dark, unpolished underside with scraper marks: 19th-century bench assembly.
Turned baluster stretchers: typical mid-Victorian profile.
Uneven darkening and foot wear: age and handling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
71cm (27.95")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1235854
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A Victorian mahogany coaching table featuring a rectangular folding top supported by curved X-frame legs and turned stretchers.
Victorian Mahogany Coaching Table
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectOccasional Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsX-frame legs, Hinged top, Turned stretchers, Curved legs
  • SizeH 71 cm (28 in) x W 93 cm (37 in) x D 50 cm (20 in)

This Victorian mahogany coaching table stands as an occasional table in the English Country House style, measuring 71 cm high, 93 cm wide and 50 cm deep. Constructed from mahogany with a warm brown timber colour, it features a rectangular hinged top supported by curved X-frame legs connected with turned stretchers. The piece shows a gently faded colour with an original patina, displaying scuffs and marks commensurate with age, a warped top at the outer ends, an old filled hole to the top of one leg, some small old brass screw threads to the top, and slight side-to-side movement. Today, this folding table serves well at the end of a sofa or within a living room, study or bedroom as a versatile surface for daily use. The traditional folding design allows for flexible placement and straightforward storage when floor space is needed.

FAQs

A coaching table is a portable, folding occasional table originally designed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to be carried in horse-drawn carriages and deployed for light refreshments during travel stops.

Victorian coaching tables were predominantly crafted from dense hardwoods like mahogany or oak, incorporating brass hinges, iron stretchers, and interlocking folding frames.

Authentic period coaching tables feature hand-cut joinery, central fold-flat brass hinges, natural timber oxidisation, and a characteristic curved X-frame structure engineered to collapse fully flat.

A coaching table functions as a compact occasional drinks table, flexible plant stand, or portable side table beside an armchair or sofa where floor space is limited.

Dust the surface using a soft, dry cloth and apply beeswax periodically to nourish the wood and maintain the original patina, keeping the item away from direct heat sources.
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