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.

Pair of George 3rd Mahogany Candle Stands

18th century

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Pair of George 3rd Mahogany Candle Stands

From Spencer Robertson Antiques

£950

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19th century

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French D-end Farmhouse Table

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,950

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19th century

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Tidy Oval Sutherland Table Late 1800s

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£135

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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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19th century

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Inexpensive 19th Century Tripod Table

From The Fine Art Fund

£350

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Antique Folding Coaching or Campaign Table

19th century

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Antique Folding Coaching or Campaign Table

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£320

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19th century

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Nest of 4 Tables

From Tigers Decorative

£875

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17th century

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Antique Charles II Oak Side Table

From Penderyn Antiques

£795

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18th Century Austrian Low Table

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,250

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English Painted Lamp Table

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,350

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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.

18th century

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English Painted Lamp Table

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,350

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A Fine Occasional Table Attributed to Collinson & Lock

19th century

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A Fine Occasional Table Attributed to Collinson & Lock

From W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

£1,950

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Large Mahogany Drop Leaf Folding Dining Table

19th century

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Large Mahogany Drop Leaf Folding Dining Table

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£450

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19th century

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19th Century Mahogany Lamp Table

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£250

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18th century

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Eighteenth Century Wine Table

From The Fine Art Fund

£350

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18th century

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18th Century Painted Lamp Table

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,350

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Turned Wood Table

Pair of George 3rd Mahogany Candle Stands

French D-end Farmhouse Table

Tidy Oval Sutherland Table Late 1800s

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

Inexpensive 19th Century Tripod Table

Antique Folding Coaching or Campaign Table

Nest of 4 Tables

Antique Charles II Oak Side Table

18th Century Austrian Low Table

English Painted Lamp Table

English Painted Lamp Table

A Fine Occasional Table Attributed to Collinson & Lock

Large Mahogany Drop Leaf Folding Dining Table

19th Century Mahogany Lamp Table

Eighteenth Century Wine Table

18th Century Painted Lamp Table

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