How do I identify an antique table?

You can identify an antique table in a number of ways. The first clue that a table is antique is the joinery. If a piece of furniture is dovetailed by hand, it only has a couple of dovetails, which are uneven. Also, antique tables are not defined by perfect symmetry. Lastly, antique tables were typically made of oak, mahogany, and walnut.

What is an antique rent table?

An antique rent table is a piece of furniture that landlords and tenants used to exchange rent. The rent money would be placed in one drawer, the table would rotate for the landlord to receive. It was considered polite and gentlemanly to pay rent this way. Shop a collection of antique rent tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

How can you tell if a kitchen table is antique?

To tell if a kitchen table is antique, look under the table and on the legs for a maker's mark. It may be carved, branded or stamped onto the surface or appear on a paper or metal label. Using the marking, you can consult trusted online resources to learn about the maker and view catalogues of their pieces, searching for tables similar to yours. If your kitchen table was produced at least 100 years ago, it is an antique. Keep in mind that not all antique furnishings have maker's markings. In the event that you're unable to locate a mark, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can evaluate your piece for you. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of tables.

How can you tell if a side table is antique?

To determine whether a side table is an antique, closely examine its details. Older pieces will typically have telltale features like wood pegs, hand-cut dovetails with some slight imperfections and mortise-and-tenon construction. Tables that are a consistent color throughout or have machine-cut moldings or carvings are unlikely to be antiques. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer can be a helpful resource when dating tables. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and modern side tables on 1stDibs.

How can I identify my antique dining table?

To identify your antique dining table, first check to see if there is a maker’s mark on the underside. If there are no identifying marks or stamps, a furniture appraiser can check the style and the hardwood used to identify your piece. Shop a collection of antique furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

How do I care for an antique wood dining table?

Keep it out of direct sun and away from heat, dust with a soft cloth, and wax or polish sparingly.

Can I replace the shade on an antique table lamp?

Yes. Most table lamps accept standard harp and finial sizes, so a replacement shade can update the look without altering the base.

How do I identify an antique drop leaf table?

While you can look for markings and other details to try and determine the maker, the best way to identify an antique drop leaf table is to work with a certified appraiser. Trusted online venues and search engines can be helpful when conducting research on a specific collectible, piece of jewelry, art work or other item about which you may have questions, but qualified professionals, such as an antiques dealer or an appraiser at an auction house, have the knowledge and experience needed to make more accurate identifications. Shop a selection of antique, vintage and modern tables on 1stDibs.

What wattage bulb should I use in an antique table lamp?

Stick to the wattage noted in the listing, typically 40 to 60 watts for standard incandescent-equivalent bulbs, to avoid overheating older wiring.

What's the difference between a vintage and antique dining room table?

Antique generally means 100+ years old, while vintage covers roughly 20 to 99 years and includes most mid-century and postmodern designs.

Is it safe to use a vintage or antique table lamp without rewiring it?

Many vintage lamps are rewired before sale, but always check the listing description; a licensed electrician can inspect and rewire older cords as a precaution.

Antique Brown Table

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Horse Hoof

Chinese Lacquered Cocktail Table

Spanish Chestnut Table

Square Coffee Table With Drawers

19th Century Library Table

Sofa table - 19th century

$858Sale Price|50% Off

Sofa table - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Sofa-table - 19th century. Portuguese from the 19th century; made of mahogany wood; rectangular mahogany top; with two flaps; waist with two drawers; turned central column; curved le...

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19th Century Portuguese Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Side table - 19th century

$515Sale Price|50% Off

Side table - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Side table - 19th century. Portuguese; from the late 19th century, made of mahogany wood. With drawer and two opening boards. Metal hardware and traces of treated woodworm. Dimension...

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Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Brown Table

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Wood

Great pair of Italian side tables/bedside tables. Late 18th. Century

$4,807 / set

Great pair of Italian side tables/bedside tables. Late 18th. Century

Located in Diest, BE

Great pair of Italian side tables/bedside tables. Drop leaf top. Italy, Umbria region, late 18th. C/early 19th. C

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18th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

19th Century Dutch Shaving Table by Horrix, ca 1860

$3,720

19th Century Dutch Shaving Table by Horrix, ca 1860

By Horrix

Located in Delft, NL

19th Century Dutch Shaving Table by Horrix, ca 1860 A panelled shaving table with a folding mirror. This piece of furniture consists of three parts: the base on three legs, the midd...

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19th Century Dutch Antique Brown Table

Materials

Fruitwood, Oak

Fine Ceylonese Early-19th Century Specimen Wood Table

$8,803

Fine Ceylonese Early-19th Century Specimen Wood Table

Located in Lymington, GB

A fine and rather rare Ceylonese early-19th century colonial ebony and specimen wood occasional table raised on a well-carved solid ebony support displaying elephants and scrolled fo...

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19th Century Sri Lankan Other Antique Brown Table

Materials

Ebony, Teak, Palmwood

Carved Wood Side Table

$3,800

Carved Wood Side Table

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1900 Italian ebonized wood side table. Measurements Height: 32" Diameter: 19"

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Early 1900s Italian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Antique French Parquetry Rosewood Table circa 1880

$2,250

Antique French Parquetry Rosewood Table circa 1880

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French Parquetry Rosewood Table circa 1880

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1880s French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Rosewood

Antique pedestal table

$7,200

Antique pedestal table

Located in Houston, TX

Rustic and Organic French antique stone and wood pedestal table. It has a hand turned base in a rich walnut. The stone top is in a nice grey, with a worn but very nice finish. This t...

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19th Century French Rustic Antique Brown Table

Materials

Stone

Draw Leaf Table

$1,939

Draw Leaf Table

Located in London, England

Oak draw leaf table on trestle base with pull out leaves. U.K circa 1900. H 80cm x W 122/212cm x D 66cm

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Early 1900s Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century French Walnut Bistro Table with Turned Legs

$972

Early 19th Century French Walnut Bistro Table with Turned Legs

Located in LEGNY, FR

Charming antique French bistro table crafted from solid walnut, featuring a rich dark patina developed over time. It stands on four elegantly turned legs, characteristic of traditio...

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Early 20th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Louis Philippe Dressing Table

$698

Louis Philippe Dressing Table

Located in NAVILLY, FR

Dressing table - Louis Philippe style vanity in solid oak with marble top. Desktop height 77 cm. Dimensions: width 90 cm, height 105 cm, depth 50 cm. Weight: 25 kg. Good condition.

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Marble

19th Century Table

$4,094

19th Century Table

Located in London, GB

19th Century Mahogany centre or occasional table of wonderful proportions. Age related patina and wear. 77cm tall, 77cm wide, 59cm deep. C1850, England.

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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Marble

18th Century Danish Rococo Table with Candle Slides

$4,166

18th Century Danish Rococo Table with Candle Slides

Located in Kastrup, DK

Elegant Danish Rococo table with pull-out candle slides. Beautiful faux painted faux painted blue-marbled tabletop with a gently shaped Rococo outline and a profiled edge. Black-pain...

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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak, Pine

Restored Art Deco Table, Palisander, Bronze, Revived Polish, France, 1920s

$1,201

Restored Art Deco Table, Palisander, Bronze, Revived Polish, France, 1920s

Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj

This exceptionally sophisticated and shape-refined table in the spirit of French Art Deco dates from the 1920s in France. The artistic and aesthetic concept of this exclusive piece r...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Brown Table

Materials

Bronze

A Very Fine 19th Century Library Table

$5,665

A Very Fine 19th Century Library Table

By Holland & Sons

Located in Dublin, IE

A very fine 19th Century fruitwood library table by the London maker 'Holland', of exceptional quality and fabulously hand carved with gorgeously rich patination. The well figured, ...

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19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Fruitwood

Victorian Wicker Parlor Table by Heywood-Wakefield, 19th Century

$6,250

Victorian Wicker Parlor Table by Heywood-Wakefield, 19th Century

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian natural wicker parlor table with round oak top & shelf and scroll & rope design trim (HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD)

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak, Wicker

Brutalist Table, Spain, Late 18th Century

$7,440

Brutalist Table, Spain, Late 18th Century

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

Brutalist table with two drawers, Wood, patina and wear consistent with artisanal use, accidents and losses, vintage condition, Spain, late 18th century. Measures: Width 138 cm, ...

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Late 18th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Italian Walnut Trestle Table - Circa 1730

$16,000

Italian Walnut Trestle Table - Circa 1730

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rectangular top with molded edge raised on shaped trestle supports with underscrolled feet joined by arched iron stretchers.

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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th C. French Oak Trestle Table, 5 Ft. Length

$6,160

Early 19th C. French Oak Trestle Table, 5 Ft. Length

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French oak wood trestle table from the early 19th century. This antique oak wood table from France features a rectangular-shaped top which is supported by a pair of beautifully han...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

18th Century German Rococo Table, Carved and Painted Wood

$2,060

18th Century German Rococo Table, Carved and Painted Wood

Located in Madrid, EX

A Rococo table carved in wood and finished with polychrome paint, distinguished by its light, animated structure. It stands on four elegantly curved cabriole legs terminating in deli...

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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Brown Table

Materials

Beech

Early 20th-Century Rustic Solid Fir Table with Front Drawer

$972

Early 20th-Century Rustic Solid Fir Table with Front Drawer

Located in Pont-Saint-Martin, IT

An authentic early 20th-century rustic table crafted in solid fir wood, featuring a simple, sturdy, and functional design typical of everyday furniture from the period. The front is...

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Late 19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Brown Table

Materials

Fir

Carved Mahogany Occasional Table

$2,149

Carved Mahogany Occasional Table

Located in Cheshire, GB

A carved mahogany occasional table with a shaped top bordered by a raised gadrooned edge. The top is supported on a fluted column with a spiral-carved central section, raised on four...

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1910s British Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Dairy Table

$9,500

Dairy Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

Good mid 19th century English dairy table or work table as found in a Victorian kitchen having well-scrubbed sycamore top over three long drawers with turned fruitwood knobs, all on ...

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Mid-19th Century English Rustic Antique Brown Table

Materials

Birch, Sycamore

Provincial Table with Iron Stretcher, probably Spain, 19th Century

$2,976

Provincial Table with Iron Stretcher, probably Spain, 19th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Rectangular walnut table with a nicely patinated top. The legs are connected by a curved iron stretcher, adding both stability and decorative appeal.

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19th Century Spanish French Provincial Antique Brown Table

Materials

Iron

Queen Anne Console Table Walnut Epstein and Co

$1,194

Queen Anne Console Table Walnut Epstein and Co

Located in Potters Bar, GB

A Queen Anne style side table or server in burr walnut with satinwood crossbanding around the top and drawer front Clean and minimal design perfect for modern interiors This item is ...

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1890s Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Table

$9,758

Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Table

By Biedermeier

Located in London, GB

An exceptional example of refined 19th century rectangular table, which design is celebrated for its clean, geometric lines. The piece is expertly veneered in highly figured walnut ...

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19th Century Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Tilt Top Table Swedish Empire in Birch Burl

$1,666

Tilt Top Table Swedish Empire in Birch Burl

Located in Kastrup, DK

Elegant Swedish Empire tilt top table, circa 1810–1820. The tabletop is veneered with birch burl (masur birch), creating a beautiful and highly decorative surface. The base is made o...

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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Brown Table

Materials

Birch

19th Century Anglo Indian Snap Top Table

$5,896

19th Century Anglo Indian Snap Top Table

Located in London, GB

Finely carved early 19th Century mahogany Anglo-Indian snap top table. The hexagonal top is inlaid with a central star motif. The border is inlaid with ebony and bone quatrefoils w...

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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Early Victorian Table Decorated with Vignettes of Wentworth Woodhouse

$8,871

Early Victorian Table Decorated with Vignettes of Wentworth Woodhouse

Located in London, GB

AN EARLY VICTORIAN IVORY-MOUNTED EBONY AND EBONISED TILT-TOP TABLE, DECORATED EN GRISAILLE WITH VIGNETTES OF WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE, 1841. Signed A. M. Tomlinson and dated 1841.

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19th Century Antique Brown Table

Materials

Ebony

Victorian Sewing Table Work Box Walnut 1860

$1,296

Victorian Sewing Table Work Box Walnut 1860

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Elegant Victorian sewing table - or work box - in walnut Great patina to the wood Top opens out to reveal all the compartments and boxes On lyre ends support by finely craved cabriol...

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1860s Victorian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Porcelain - Dresden Dressing Table

$10,285Sale Price|50% Off

Porcelain - Dresden Dressing Table

Located in Porto, PT

Porcelain - Dresden Dressing Table. German piece in ebonized wood and German Dresden porcelain. Polychrome decoration with embossed flowers and putti, and two drawers. Restorations a...

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Early 20th Century German Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

19Th C. Wabi Sabi Catalan Artist Table

$3,221Sale Price|20% Off

19Th C. Wabi Sabi Catalan Artist Table

Located in London, GB

A totally unique 19th C. Catalan desk/side table used for many, many years by an artist from the town of “Olot”. Heavily worn with multiple decades paint build up. A work of art in...

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19th Century Spanish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut, Paint

19th Century Swedish Oak Table with Drawer

$3,800

19th Century Swedish Oak Table with Drawer

Located in Richmond, VA

19th century Swedish oak table with drawer and scrolled apron.

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19th Century Swedish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

Louis-Philippe Games Table

$297

Louis-Philippe Games Table

Located in NAVILLY, FR

Louis-Philippe style games table. Umbrella feet. Wood in very good condition with slight crack to top. Felt requires replacement. Open 80/80 cm.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Swedish Folk Art Table with Pillar Log Legs 1800s

$13,506

Brutalist Swedish Folk Art Table with Pillar Log Legs 1800s

Located in Farsta, SE

Brutalist Swedish Folk Art Table 1800s Beautiful tabletop with patina, many marks, and signs of consistent use and wear. The post legs are naturally weathered with old red paint. No...

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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brown Table

Materials

Pine

Colonial Made Occasional Table, circa 1820

$3,480

Colonial Made Occasional Table, circa 1820

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

An Indian Colonial occasional table in padouk wood on a carved stem and with three claw feet.

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Early 19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Brown Table

Materials

Padouk

Fine quality antique regency mahogany tea table

$1,900

Fine quality antique regency mahogany tea table

Located in Ipswich, GB

Fine quality antique regency mahogany tea table, having a quality mahogany shaped swizzle top opening to reveal a polished interior, mahogany frieze supported by a rope twist mahogan...

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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Brown Table

Materials

Brass

English Jacobean Walnut & Burl Petit Point Top Game Table With Tapestry C1810

$3,450

English Jacobean Walnut & Burl Petit Point Top Game Table With Tapestry C1810

Located in Big Flats, NY

An English early 19th-century walnut game table, circa 1810, with burl-veneered surfaces and a central petit point tapestry aubusson panel. The shaped top opens on hinges to reveal a...

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Edwardian Occasional Table or Stand

$4,750

Antique English Edwardian Occasional Table or Stand

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome antique English Adams style table crafted in satinwood with a rectangular top paint decorated with a center still life and floral border inside a tray style gallery set on e...

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Satinwood

Fruitwood side table

$8,500

Fruitwood side table

Located in New York, NY

In neoclassical taste, with parcel-gilt pilasters. Italy, 18th century

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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Brown Table

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Ships Wheel and Binnacle Table

$8,900

Antique Ships Wheel and Binnacle Table

Located in Norwell, MA

Quality eight spoke varnished ships wheel that is mounted to an authentic ships binnacle base. Both have been professionally sanded, stained, and refinished. The result is extraordin...

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1920s North American Antique Brown Table

Materials

Brass

PORTUGUESE DINING ROOM TABLE end 19th Century

$4,464

PORTUGUESE DINING ROOM TABLE end 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

DINING ROOM TABLE Portuguese end 19th Century in chestnut wood. Standing on four carved wooden feet with a zoomorphic shape. With a magnifying board. Signs of use. Dim.: (closed) 82...

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Late 19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Aesthetic Movement ebonised table with parquetry top

$2,524

Aesthetic Movement ebonised table with parquetry top

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Aesthetic Movement ebonised table with decorative parquetry top in contrasting woods. This table dates to around 1880 the maker is unknown but it is good quality, it could possibly ...

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Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Outstanding 17th Century Italian Walnut Writing Table

$10,625

Outstanding 17th Century Italian Walnut Writing Table

Located in Round Top, TX

An outstanding 17th century writing table from Northern Italy. Beautifully constructed from rich walnut with an impressive solid board top, lyre legs and handsomely turned stretchers...

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17th Century Italian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Monastery wood Table, Spain, Andorra, 17th Century.

$20,603

Monastery wood Table, Spain, Andorra, 17th Century.

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

Monastery table, Clear lines in the style of Jean-Michel Frank, Natural wood, one drawer in the front, Wonderful natural patina, slight accidents and losses, Andorra, 18th Centur...

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17th Century Andorran Brutalist Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

French Early 20th Century Primitive Farm Table - Trestle Table

$9,950

French Early 20th Century Primitive Farm Table - Trestle Table

Located in Round Top, TX

A very charming early 20th century Farm Table from Southwest France. Soundly constructed from sturdy oak with "X" shaped legs, stretcher, shaped feet and a thick top.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

19th Century Aesthetic Movement Moorish Carved Walnut & Inlay Table

$6,551

19th Century Aesthetic Movement Moorish Carved Walnut & Inlay Table

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

Very Rare 19th-Century Carved Walnut & Inlaid Aesthetic Movement Moorish Writing Table / Desk An exceptional and very rare late 19th-century English Aesthetic Movement writing tab...

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Late 19th Century British Moorish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Ships Wheel Bar Height Dining Table

$12,500

Ships Wheel Bar Height Dining Table

Located in Norwell, MA

Fabulous antique ships wheel that has been fitted to a ships binnacle base creating a custom bar height dining table. This has a sixty-inch half inch tempered glass top. The eight-sp...

Category

1910s North American Antique Brown Table

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Victorian Oak Parlor Table

$1,095

Early 20th Century Victorian Oak Parlor Table

Located in Germantown, MD

Early 20th Century Handmade Oak Parlor Table Measures 24" in width, 18" in depth and 28.5" in height. Lower tier is 13.5"

Category

Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

Early 20th century painted pine work table

$1,160

Early 20th century painted pine work table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Early 20th century painted pine work table circa 1900. Painted industrial table base with original striking blue paint, presented with an associated pine top, which would have been ...

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Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Brown Table

Materials

Pine, Paint

Gaming table - 19th century

$2,403

Gaming table - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Gaming table - 19th century. Portuguese, 19th century; made of mahogany wood. Interior lined with felt cloth. Dimensions: 74x85x43 cm.

Category

19th Century Portuguese Ming Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Elaborately Carved Cedar Wood Writing Table / Center Table, Japan 1885-1910

$3,600

Elaborately Carved Cedar Wood Writing Table / Center Table, Japan 1885-1910

Located in San Francisco, CA

An elaborately carved and lacquered cedar wood center table or writing table. Of high quality craftsmanship with impressive detailed carvings on the legs and apron. This table would...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Brown Table

Materials

Cedar

Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Table

$17,500

Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Table

By Louis Majorelle

Located in New York, NY

A French Art Nouveau marquetry walnut and macassar ebony salon table by Louis Majorelle. The table top is decorated with leaves and vines. The legs have carved flowers. Circa 1900 P...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Brown Table

Materials

Ebony, Macassar, Walnut

A Spanish Walnut Carved Refectory Table, 18th Century

$22,000

A Spanish Walnut Carved Refectory Table, 18th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Spanish Walnut Carved Refectory Table, 18th Century Description: The rectangular plank top resting atop a carved frieze and cyma recta brackets to front comprising three drawers, ...

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18th Century Spanish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Chessboard table - 19th century

$858Sale Price|50% Off

Chessboard table - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Chessboard table - 19th century. Oriental, 19th century; made of ebony wood with bone inlays. Minor flaws. Dimensions: 52.5 x 37.5 cm.

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19th Century Unknown Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Hand-crafted Pétrin Table

$5,200

19th Century French Hand-crafted Pétrin Table

Located in Louisville, KY

This rare 19th century French hand-crafted pétrin table was originally constructed for the purpose of kneading, proving and storing bread dough. This particular table is larger than ...

Category

19th Century French Primitive Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Exceptional American Classical Pier Table, Ca. 1800-1820

$3,800

Exceptional American Classical Pier Table, Ca. 1800-1820

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique pier table with classic Regency elegance in rich red-brown veneers, showcasing a rectangular black stone top and a shapely long drawer flush along the apron, raised over i...

Category

Early 19th Century American Empire Antique Brown Table

Materials

Stone

Early 19th C. Italian Neoclassical Walnut Work Table

$2,950

Early 19th C. Italian Neoclassical Walnut Work Table

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Elegant early 19th century Neoclassical walnut work table from Northern Italy featuring a sliding top opening to a fitted interior. The apron is crafted from reeded figured walnut w...

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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Brown Table

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Country French 18th Century Solid Walnut Table

$16,300

Country French 18th Century Solid Walnut Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A very handsome rectangular 18th century country French solid walnut center/dining table. The table is raised by 'S' scrolled legs. The frieze decorated with molded trim has two draw...

Category

18th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Gaming table - 19th century

$858Sale Price|50% Off

Gaming table - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Game table - 19th century. Portuguese, 19th century; made of mahogany wood with one drawer. Metal handles and hardware. Interior lined with green felt. Dimensions: 47x85x40 cm.

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19th Century Portuguese Ming Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

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An antique brown table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,454, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $1,740,240.

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Questions About Antique Brown Table

How do I identify an antique table?
2 Answers
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
You can identify an antique table in a number of ways. The first clue that a table is antique is the joinery. If a piece of furniture is dovetailed by hand, it only has a couple of dovetails, which are uneven. Also, antique tables are not defined by perfect symmetry. Lastly, antique tables were typically made of oak, mahogany, and walnut.
Bonnin Ashley Antiques IncFebruary 23, 2021
In addition to the joinery you can check the bottoms of the drawers and the backs of the cabinets. If they were made prior to 1850 then the wood will most likely be dimensioned by hand. It will be uneven to the touch. The secondary wood that receives the veneer will have been scraped smooth but drawer bottoms, backs and bottoms are often left less finished.
What is an antique rent table?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
An antique rent table is a piece of furniture that landlords and tenants used to exchange rent. The rent money would be placed in one drawer, the table would rotate for the landlord to receive. It was considered polite and gentlemanly to pay rent this way. Shop a collection of antique rent tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A rent table is a small circular or polygonal table with drawers. Rent tables frequently had drawers labeled for the days of the week, and English landlords in the 18th century often used them to collect rent. On 1stDibs, shop antique rent tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
How can you tell if a kitchen table is antique?
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1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024
To tell if a kitchen table is antique, look under the table and on the legs for a maker's mark. It may be carved, branded or stamped onto the surface or appear on a paper or metal label. Using the marking, you can consult trusted online resources to learn about the maker and view catalogues of their pieces, searching for tables similar to yours. If your kitchen table was produced at least 100 years ago, it is an antique. Keep in mind that not all antique furnishings have maker's markings. In the event that you're unable to locate a mark, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can evaluate your piece for you. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of tables.
How can you tell if a side table is antique?
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1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
To determine whether a side table is an antique, closely examine its details. Older pieces will typically have telltale features like wood pegs, hand-cut dovetails with some slight imperfections and mortise-and-tenon construction. Tables that are a consistent color throughout or have machine-cut moldings or carvings are unlikely to be antiques. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer can be a helpful resource when dating tables. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and modern side tables on 1stDibs.
How can I identify my antique dining table?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
To identify your antique dining table, first check to see if there is a maker’s mark on the underside. If there are no identifying marks or stamps, a furniture appraiser can check the style and the hardwood used to identify your piece. Shop a collection of antique furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
How do I care for an antique wood dining table?
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1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026
Keep it out of direct sun and away from heat, dust with a soft cloth, and wax or polish sparingly.
Can I replace the shade on an antique table lamp?
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1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026
Yes. Most table lamps accept standard harp and finial sizes, so a replacement shade can update the look without altering the base.
How do I identify an antique drop leaf table?
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1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
While you can look for markings and other details to try and determine the maker, the best way to identify an antique drop leaf table is to work with a certified appraiser. Trusted online venues and search engines can be helpful when conducting research on a specific collectible, piece of jewelry, art work or other item about which you may have questions, but qualified professionals, such as an antiques dealer or an appraiser at an auction house, have the knowledge and experience needed to make more accurate identifications. Shop a selection of antique, vintage and modern tables on 1stDibs.
What wattage bulb should I use in an antique table lamp?
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1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026
Stick to the wattage noted in the listing, typically 40 to 60 watts for standard incandescent-equivalent bulbs, to avoid overheating older wiring.
What's the difference between a vintage and antique dining room table?
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1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026
Antique generally means 100+ years old, while vintage covers roughly 20 to 99 years and includes most mid-century and postmodern designs.
Is it safe to use a vintage or antique table lamp without rewiring it?
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1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026
Many vintage lamps are rewired before sale, but always check the listing description; a licensed electrician can inspect and rewire older cords as a precaution.

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