What is a pedestal buffet table?

A pedestal buffet table is a heavy dining room cabinet designed for serving food and storing tableware, featuring two large structural pedestals beneath a long top surface. These pieces often include cupboards, drawers, and sometimes a raised back with a mirror to display silver and glassware.

How were these tables used?

Dining rooms utilised these pieces as auxiliary surfaces during large meals to hold dishes, carving equipment, and bottles away from the main table. The enclosed pedestals kept linens and heavy cutlery close at hand for household staff during formal dinner service.

How do I fit one in a room?

These pieces require a substantial amount of clear wall space due to their heavy timber construction and deep pedestal footprints. Pairing them with a large dining table allows the proportions of the room to balance the visual weight of the mahogany or padouk wood.

How do I tell periods apart?

Earlier nineteenth-century pieces lean on Regency and William IV proportions with cleaner lines and bold timber grain, while later Victorian examples often introduce heavier carvings and mirror backs. Looking at the choice of veneer and the style of structural cornices helps separate Georgian revival work from pieces built during the mid-nineteenth century.

Search 0

54,959 PAGES BROWSED TODAY PAGES TODAY • 201 ANTIQUES UPLOADED TODAYNEW ARRIVALS

Sorted by

Per page

VISITOR LOGIN DEALER LOGIN

Saved

GIFTSNEW

Victorian Pedestal Buffet Table

201 ITEMS ADDED TODAY

Visitor Login (saved items)

Sort Order

Items Per Page

Victorian Pedestal Buffet Table

17 items · page 2 of 2

← Page 2 of 2 →

These pieces of a victorian pedestal buffet table bring grand proportions and rich timber to a dining room, offering serious serving space alongside deep cupboards.

Fantastic Victorian Carved Geometric Oak Mirror Back Sideboard

19th century

Save

Fantastic Victorian Carved Geometric Oak Mirror Back Sideboard

From Y Not Antiques

£2,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

sideboards

← 1 2 →

65,552

Antiques For Sale

201

Antiques Approved Today

4,536

Antique Uploads This Month

441,091

Total Antiques Sold

Victorian Pedestal Buffet Table

Fantastic Victorian Carved Geometric Oak Mirror Back Sideboard

Add keywords to the filter

Price

Era

Period

Style

Material

Origin

Stock Location

Recently Added

Online Payments

Categories