What is a turned wood table?

A turned wood table is any table featuring legs, pedestals or supports shaped on a woodturning lathe. These range from heavy farmhouse dining tables to small occasional and wine tables. The turning creates decorative profiles such as bobbin, baluster or ring-turned details. Such work appears across multiple periods, including the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras.

How do I date a turned table?

Dating relies on observing the timber species, the style of the turning and the overall construction methods. Earlier pieces often utilise native hardwoods like oak, elm or fruitwood, whilst later Victorian and Edwardian examples frequently feature mahogany, walnut or rosewood. The geometry of the turned supports also shifts over time, moving from sturdy seventeenth-century balusters to slender Edwardian columns and delicate bobbin legs.

Where should I place a wine table?

A wine table suits small awkward corners, beside armchairs or next to a sofa as a convenient resting place for drinks and lamps. Their compact footprint and central pedestal design allow them to fit into tight spaces where four-legged tables cannot. Many historic examples feature tilt-top mechanisms, enabling the table to stand flat against a perimeter wall when floor space is needed.

Are these tables suitable for daily use?

Solid wood tables with turned supports offer robust construction capable of handling everyday domestic demands. Dining formats and coffee tables provide reliable functional surfaces while retaining period character. Maintenance involves regular dusting and occasional nourishment with appropriate wood waxes to preserve the finish of timbers like mahogany, oak and walnut.

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A turned wood table brings tactile character to a room through lathe-shaped legs, pillars and supports fashioned across centuries of craftsmanship.

A Lovely Mahogany Side Table or Washstand Later Sign Written for the Midland Grand Hotel .

19th century

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A Lovely Mahogany Side Table or Washstand Later Sign Written for the Midland Grand Hotel .

From Designer Antiques4u

£495

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Antique Late Victorian / Early Edwardian Walnut Occasional Hall Sofa Lamp Table

1900 - 1920

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Antique Late Victorian / Early Edwardian Walnut Occasional Hall Sofa Lamp Table

From Lincoln Restorations

£330

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An Early 20th Century Painted Table Lamp

1900 - 1920

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An Early 20th Century Painted Table Lamp

From Chequers Antiques

£169

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19th century

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Antique Mahogany Dumb Waiter Stand

From Penderyn Antiques

£695

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Side Table

From London City Antiques

£1,125

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Georgian Oak and Elm Tripod Occasional Table

18th century

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Georgian Oak and Elm Tripod Occasional Table

From Havard and Havard

£985

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19th century

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Elegant 19th Century Antique Mahogany Occasional Table

From Driscolls Antiques Ltd

£695

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Antique English Georgian Oak & Yew Wood Rectangular Top Occasional Tripod Table (Circa 1760)

18th century

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Antique English Georgian Oak & Yew Wood Rectangular Top Occasional Tripod Table (Circa 1760)

From Yolanda Gray Antiques

£695

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Regency Mahogany 3 Drawer Bowfront Kneehole Side Table

19th century

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Regency Mahogany 3 Drawer Bowfront Kneehole Side Table

From E W Cousins and Son

£850

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1900 - 1920

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Very Large Fruitwood Farmhouse Table

From Shackladys Antiques

£3,275

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Several turned wood tables come equipped with tilt-top mechanisms, designed so the top can flip vertically and pretend to be a very flat wall decoration.

17th century

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17th Century Oak Bobbin Turned Side Table

From Holmes Antiques

£1,400

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18th century

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18th Century Georgian Pedestal - Mahogany and Ebonised.

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£250

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18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Three Tier Whatnot

From Adam Antiques

£1,150

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1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Walnut Dropleaf Coffee Table

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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An Unusual and Stylish Yew Wood Eggcups Stand

19th century

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An Unusual and Stylish Yew Wood Eggcups Stand

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£375

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miscellaneous

18th century

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18th Century Painted Lamp Table

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,350

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Turned Wood Table

A Lovely Mahogany Side Table or Washstand Later Sign Written for the Midland Grand Hotel .

Antique Late Victorian / Early Edwardian Walnut Occasional Hall Sofa Lamp Table

An Early 20th Century Painted Table Lamp

Antique Mahogany Dumb Waiter Stand

Antique Victorian Mahogany Side Table

Georgian Oak and Elm Tripod Occasional Table

Elegant 19th Century Antique Mahogany Occasional Table

Antique English Georgian Oak & Yew Wood Rectangular Top Occasional Tripod Table (Circa 1760)

Regency Mahogany 3 Drawer Bowfront Kneehole Side Table

Very Large Fruitwood Farmhouse Table

17th Century Oak Bobbin Turned Side Table

18th Century Georgian Pedestal - Mahogany and Ebonised.

Georgian Mahogany Three Tier Whatnot

Edwardian Walnut Dropleaf Coffee Table

An Unusual and Stylish Yew Wood Eggcups Stand

18th Century Painted Lamp Table

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