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What is the difference between a buffet table and a console table?
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The difference between a buffet table and a console table comes down to size and storage features. Console tables are usually less deep than buffet tables, so they take up less space behind sofas and along walls. In addition, consoles are less likely to have cabinets and drawers than buffet tables, which are designed to store dinnerware and serveware in dining rooms. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of buffets and console tables.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
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Shop for Console Tables on 1stDibs
Early 20th Century French Pitch Pine Draper's Table or Silk Trader's Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
At 83.5 inches in length, this long draper's table was originally used in a French fabric store to lay out and cut fabric at the turn of the twentieth century. Constructed of solid p...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Console Tables
Materials
Pine, Ash, Cherry
19th Century Italian Walnut Hand Carved Console Table
Located in Nijlen, BE
An Italian walnut console table that originally served as a cutting table in a commercial setting.
The console is hand-carved. Years of use have given the tabletop a beautiful, velv...
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Country Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Long Slim Burgundy Giraffe Console Table by &New
Located in Leicester, GB
Ex Display piece - discontinued size - excellent condition - no significant marks - available now. RRP £2,693
This piece is can be finished in any of our colour combos as its current...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Console Tables
Materials
Steel
3.3m 19th century Walnut Italian drapers table
Located in Malton, GB
A remarkably rare 19th century Italian drapers table, made entirely from solid walnut and beautifully proportioned on an unusually grand scale.
Originally designed as a working table...
Category
Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinese Elmwood Altar or Console Table, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900
Located in Casteren, NL
This long and narrow Chinese altar table was made around 1900, during the late Qing dynasty. The piece is crafted entirely from solid elmwood, a timber widely used in China for its s...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Danish Mid-Century Wall Mounted Teak Console or Entryway Table, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small wall unit for your entrance way area or beneath a mirror as a practical shelf with small two drawers and one center compartment. It is made from Teak, featuring two dove-tail d...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Teak
