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George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
Located in Dallas, TX
reflects the George II French style and fascination for metamorphic furniture as favored in the 1730s for
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
George II Mahogany Harlequin Table
H 30.75 in W 32.5 in D 32 in
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table with Lift Top and Sliding Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
gild trained cabinetmakers who were specialists in design and metamorphic furniture. The top lifts open
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Antique 18th Century Lowboys

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 8ft Regency Metamorphic 3 Pillar Dining Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
face of the branch at the point where it joins another element of the tree. Metamorphic Furniture
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Dining Room Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Labeled 19th Century London Made Reclining Mechanical Library Chair on Castors
Located in Charleston, SC
Fantastic piece of labeled 19th century London made metamorphic furniture in recently tufted
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Club Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with
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Antique 18th Century English Regency Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pair of Hardwood Gilt Metal Empire Revival Metamorphic Library Steps Armchairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture. This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with
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20th Century English Regency Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Antique 1810 Attributed to Gillows Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
-1820 metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and
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Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Restored Metamorphic Antique Regency Armchair to Library Steps Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique 1830 William IV Flamed Hardwood Metamorphic Library Armchair Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
listing. The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which
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Antique 1830s English William IV Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Gabriella Crespi Brass Pill Cigarette Card Box Italian, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
a tribute to Emilio Vedova. These "metamorphic" furniture pieces ("Magic Cube," "2000," "Dama
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Metamorphic Chairs
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of George II design metamorphic library steps armchairs with shaped solid backs centered
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21st Century and Contemporary English George I Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Leather

Metamorphic Chairs
Metamorphic Chairs
H 35.5 in W 24.5 in D 26.75 in
Metamorphic Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Country painted metamorphic dining table - console table. In a rustic driftwood finish with
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Metamorphic Dining Table
Metamorphic Dining Table
H 30 in W 65 in D 44 in
Metamorphic Library Steps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A George III design, mahogany four-step metamorphic library coffee table, with decorative gilt
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21st Century and Contemporary English George III Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Metamorphic Library Steps
Metamorphic Library Steps
H 21.25 in W 35.25 in D 18 in
Oak metamorphic chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century oak metamorphic chair, with spindle back above solid seat the chair opens into a
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Antique Late 19th Century British Ladders

Materials

Oak

Oak metamorphic chair
Oak metamorphic chair
H 34.5 in W 17 in D 16.5 in
Walnut Metamorphic Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century walnut metamorphic chair, with pierced back above solid seat the chair opens into a
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Antique Late 19th Century British Ladders

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Metamorphic Chair
Walnut Metamorphic Chair
H 35 in W 18 in D 17 in
Oak Metamorphic Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak metamorphic chair, in Jacobean style the panelled back with pierced decoration with scrolling
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Antique Late 19th Century British Ladders

Materials

Oak

Oak Metamorphic Chair
Oak Metamorphic Chair
H 37 in W 17 in D 19.5 in
Metamorphic Surprise Bar
Located in Mérida, YU
This is a metamorphic oak bar/ cabinet, with a rise and fall mechanism lifting the table top fitted
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Vintage 1920s English Regency Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Metamorphic Surprise Bar
Metamorphic Surprise Bar
H 27.56 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
Mcintosh Tri-Form Metamorphic Twist & Turn Langthorne Nesting Tables Scotland
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Mcintosh Tri-Form Metamorphic Twist & Turn Langthorne Nesting Tables Made in Kirkaldy Scotland 1960
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

English Regency Metamorphic Library Ladder
Located in New York, NY
English Regency mahogany metamorphic library table/steps with hinged top & lion finial on a
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Bronze

Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A rare English Georgian Mahogany Metamorphic Chest with a slide out drawer that reveals a drafting
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Antique 18th Century English George III Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Metamorphic Cigar Table
Located in Mérida, YU
Very rare metamorphic table made of wood and glass and bronze circa 1900-1920. All original
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Early 20th Century English Regency Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Antique Metamorphic Cigar Table
Antique Metamorphic Cigar Table
H 27.56 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
Metamorphic Nightstand by Studio Christinekalia
Located in Geneve, CH
Metamorphic nightstand by Studio Christinekalia Dimensions: W 45 x D 50 x H 36 cm. Materials
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2010s Cypriot Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Metamorphic Nightstand by Studio Christinekalia
Metamorphic Nightstand by Studio Christinekalia
H 14.18 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
Georgian Metamorphic Campaign Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare English early 19th century mahogany campaign pembroke/writing table, having top and two drop leaves with thumb molded edge, with hinged top revealing a writing and dressing tabl...
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Antique 19th Century English Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Turned Metamorphic Swivel Top Oak Table
Located in Alton, GB
One of a kind metamorphic swivel top oak table with dark and light grains running through the wood
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Antique 19th Century Tables

Materials

Oak

Turned Metamorphic Swivel Top Oak Table
Turned Metamorphic Swivel Top Oak Table
H 28.75 in W 21.66 in D 15.75 in
Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With horizontal tablet crestrail with scrolled ends over down scrolled arms raised on saber legs, chair folds forward to form a ladder.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Ladders

Materials

Other

Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Armchair
Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Armchair
H 36 in W 21.5 in D 24 in
English Mahogany Metamorphic Library Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
This chair converts to a stepladder for accessing your library books or to use a display area.      
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Italian Metamorphic Table
Located in palm beach, FL
legs in equaires. This so-called metamorphic table, transformed by an ingenious system into a dining
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Mid-20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Italian Metamorphic Table
Mid-Century Italian Metamorphic Table
H 20 in W 38.5 in D 23.5 in
19th Century Metamorphic Library Table/Ladder
Located in East Hampton, NY
Metamorphic library table......measurements of unfolded library: 83" in height, 59" in width, 18.75
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Antique Late 19th Century Game Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Metamorphic Library Table/Ladder
19th Century Metamorphic Library Table/Ladder
H 30.5 in W 36.5 in D 18.75 in
Gonshi Chinese Metamorphic Scholar's Rock
Located in New York, NY
Chinese metamorphic scholar's rock, unmarked, glued to base. Dimensions: 6.5" H x 11" W x 2.5" D
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

19th Century Oak Metamorphic Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century oak metamorphic chair, with spindle back above solid seat the chair opens into a
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Antique Late 19th Century British Ladders

Materials

Oak

19th Century Oak Metamorphic Chair
19th Century Oak Metamorphic Chair
H 35 in W 17 in D 20 in
Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Metamorphic Bench
Located in Kittery Point, ME
emrgence of innovative ideas such as our bench. Enter the Regency era metamorphic library chair/bench
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Benches

Materials

Brass

19th C. Regency Metamorphic Library Steps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ladder function and the metamorphic change is something this era enjoyed and it can work well in your
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Benches

Materials

Brass

Victorian Metamorphic Burl Walnut Etagere
Located in Essex, MA
A desk in the closed position. Rectangular top with green inset leather. A button allows the top to rise providing shelving. Trestle ends with quality carving. Well constructed. Cast...
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Walnut

METAMORPHIC Blue Nightstand / Side Table
By Studio Christine Kalia
Located in Larnaca, CY
furniture ready to be used within larger areas despite its compact design, reaching higher levels of
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2010s European Minimalist Night Stands

Materials

Wood

METAMORPHIC Blue Nightstand / Side Table
METAMORPHIC Blue Nightstand / Side Table
H 14.18 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in
An Anglo-Chinese padouk metamorphic architect’s table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Anglo-Chinese padouk metamorphic architect’s table, this apparently simple table is an
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Antique 1780s English Tables

Materials

Padouk

Antique European Metamorphic Buffet Server
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique European, most likely Dutch, inlaid mahogany transformative buffet server. circa 1780 Hand-crafted in Continental Europe in the late 18th century, styled in period ...
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Antique 18th Century European Louis XVI Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Style Metamorphic Table Desk
By Pennsylvania House
Located in New York, NY
Queen Anne style metamorphic dining table or desk with single drawer, marked to interior
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Late 20th Century Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century Metamorphic Mahogany Occasional Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century metamorphic mahogany occasional table circa 1920. Well designed piece of
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Metamorphic Syrian Writing Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century metamorphic Syrian writing table, the duel hinged top lifting up and folding over to
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Antique 1860s Syrian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

19th century Victorian walnut metamorphic dumb waiter
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Victorian walnut metamorphic dumb waiter circa 1880. Rectangular top with shaped
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Serving Tables

Materials

Walnut

Set of Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Library Steps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A set of Regency mahogany metamorphic library steps, this sturdy armchair unfolds to reveal four
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Antique 1810s English Regency Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Regency Period Metamorphic Writing /Book Table
Located in Hudson, NY
slide for the raising of the table's top. Metamorphic tables are especially interesting as they served
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Regency Period Metamorphic Writing /Book Table
Regency Period Metamorphic Writing /Book Table
H 27.75 in W 26.5 in D 17.75 in
French Metamorphic Opera Glasses, 18K Gold
Located in New Orleans, LA
These unique 18K metamorphic gold French opera glasses are the epitome of both elegance and luxury
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Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Gold

Silver-Mounted Rosewood Metamorphic Flute Gentlemens Walking Stick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Silver-Mounted Rosewood Metamorphic Flute Gentlemens Walking Stick. Appears unmarked. The
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20th Century Tables

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Metamorphic Oak Desk
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th century metamorphic oak desk, the moulded edge square top which lifts up and the front
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Desks

Materials

Oak

1930s Metamorphic Settee Table, Oak and Rexine
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1930s Metamorphic Settee Table, Oak and Rexine This is one for the collector, a good size dining
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This finely made English regency period metamorphic bookcase-desk is also of an interesting and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Brass

English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
English Regency Metamorphic Book Case -Desk
H 55.5 in W 46.5 in D 13.25 in
Edwardian Satinwood Hand-Painted Metamorphic Game Table
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Chicago, IL
gamble large sums of money among the wealthy. Game tables are an example of specialized furniture
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Irish William IV Pollard Oak Metamorphic Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This bold and beautiful table showcases all the best that classical English and Irish furniture has
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Antique 19th Century Northern Irish Gueridon

Materials

Oak

American Early 19th Century Metamorphic Country Table Chair
Located in Wells, ME
American Colonial metamorphic table chair in pine. This 48 inch round table was a practical answer
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Farm Tables

Materials

Pine

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian mahogany metamorphic dining table having an outstanding
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Other

Midcentury Metamorphic Rolling Bar Cabinet, Cocktail Bar
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
midcentury Metamorphic Rolling Bar Cabinet, Cocktail Bar A Stylish and Functional Piece, the
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Teak

Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
, know as campaign furniture. Unused brass cartouche to the top surface with ebony stringing. By opening
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

New Contemporary Abstract Rug with Metamorphic Biophilic Design
Located in Dallas, TX
vision of woven beauty. The mesmerizing metamorphic rock pattern and marble veins carved into this
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

New Contemporary Abstract Rug with Metamorphic Biophilic Design
Located in Dallas, TX
vision of woven beauty. The mesmerizing metamorphic rock pattern and marble veins carved into this
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century George III English Mahogany Metamorphic Step Ladder
Located in Forney, TX
A rare George III English mahogany metamorphic library step ladder from the 19th century that
Category

Antique 19th Century George III Benches

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Stunning Vintage Hardwood Bergere Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable vintage metamorphic armchair which
Category

20th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

English Labeled Late 19th c. Metamorphic Mahogany Foot Stool
By J. Sinclair, Liverpool 1
Located in Hudson, NY
well known for the making of perambulators or carriages but also made furniture and metamorphic pieces
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Revival Footstools

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Outstanding Quality Large Antique Figured Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality large antique George III figured mahogany metamorphic dining table having an
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Dining Room Tables

Materials

Other

Golden Oak Monks Bench, Settle Metamorphic Hall Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
a metamorphic piece which is a settle with storage and a flip over top which turns it into a table
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Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Oak

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Metamorphic Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of metamorphic furniture on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and oak, every piece of metamorphic furniture was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of metamorphic furniture, we have 230 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of metamorphic furniture, those designed in Regency, Victorian and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one object in our assortment of metamorphic furniture that is appealing in its simplicity, but Dyrlund, George Betjeman & Sons and Guillerme et Chambron produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Metamorphic Furniture?

Prices for a piece of metamorphic furniture start at $418 and top out at $106,012 with the average selling for $3,500.
Questions About Metamorphic Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Metamorphic furniture is anything that transforms to perform more than one purpose. Historic examples include shepherd's chairs that turn into step stools and end tables that become music stands. You'll find a range of antique and vintage metamorphic furniture on 1stDibs.