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.

Oval Oak Gate Leg Coffee or Occasional Table

1900 - 1920

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Oval Oak Gate Leg Coffee or Occasional Table

From Elmgarden

£474

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Inlaid Rosewood Side Table, English, Circa 1890

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£550

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Early 19th Century Antique Folding Tea Table

18th century

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Early 19th Century Antique Folding Tea Table

From The Fine Art Fund

£740

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Antique 15ft William IV Extending Dining Table Circa 1830 19th C

19th century

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Antique 15ft William IV Extending Dining Table Circa 1830 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£15,500

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Small Victorian Aesthetic Movement Mahogany Side Table

19th century

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Small Victorian Aesthetic Movement Mahogany Side Table

From Antique Furniture Direct

£250

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Victorian Mahogany Extending Dining Table to Seat Twelve

19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Extending Dining Table to Seat Twelve

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£2,650

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19th century

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19th Century Victorian Antique Mahogany Side/lamp Table

From London City Antiques

£795

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A Very Rare Early 19th Century Irish Turn Over Leaf Games Table

18th century

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A Very Rare Early 19th Century Irish Turn Over Leaf Games Table

From Yeats Country Antiques

£3,350

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18th century

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Fine 18th Century Mahogany Spider Table

From Holmes Antiques

£1,500

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19th century

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19th C Mahogany 10 Seater Dining Table.

From Limited Editions

£1,800

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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.

19th century

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Victorian Carved Oak Seat Stool

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Side Occasional Table

19th century

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Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Side Occasional Table

From The Antique Shop

£465

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19th century

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Nest of 3 Victorian Rosewood Tables

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£825

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Fine Antique Fruitwood Lace Bobbin Winder

19th century

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Fine Antique Fruitwood Lace Bobbin Winder

From Carse Antiques

£185

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1920 - 1940

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Oval Oak Gate Leg Side Coffee Table

From Graham Pickett

£195

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1900 - 1920

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Console Table Oak Early 20th Century

From Brookside Antiques

£365

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Turned Wood Table

Oval Oak Gate Leg Coffee or Occasional Table

Late 19th Century Inlaid Rosewood Side Table, English, Circa 1890

Early 19th Century Antique Folding Tea Table

Antique 15ft William IV Extending Dining Table Circa 1830 19th C

Small Victorian Aesthetic Movement Mahogany Side Table

Victorian Mahogany Extending Dining Table to Seat Twelve

19th Century Victorian Antique Mahogany Side/lamp Table

A Very Rare Early 19th Century Irish Turn Over Leaf Games Table

Fine 18th Century Mahogany Spider Table

19th C Mahogany 10 Seater Dining Table.

Victorian Carved Oak Seat Stool

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Side Occasional Table

Nest of 3 Victorian Rosewood Tables

Fine Antique Fruitwood Lace Bobbin Winder

Oval Oak Gate Leg Side Coffee Table

Console Table Oak Early 20th Century

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