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.

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19th Century Library Table

Back table in vine wood - 19th century

$685Sale Price|50% Off

Back table in vine wood - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Side table in vine wood - 19th century. Portuguese; 19th century in vine wood wood; composed of two drawers; resting on four turned legs. Wooden handles. Small. Dimensions: 77x89x43....

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19th Century Portuguese Antique Brown Table

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Wood

Low table in Noble Wood - 19th century

$1,028Sale Price|50% Off

Low table in Noble Wood - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Low table in Noble Wood - 19th century. Portuguese; 19th century in Noble Wood; resting on four turned legs; connected by crossbars. Yellow metal fittings. Top with stains. Dimension...

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19th Century Portuguese Antique Brown Table

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Wood

Biedermeier Sewing Table, probably Saxony, circa 1830

$4,798

Biedermeier Sewing Table, probably Saxony, circa 1830

Located in Greding, DE

Elegant Biedermeier sewing table veneered in cherrywood. The table rests on a base with lyre-shaped legs decorated with fine string inlays. Above are two drawers fitted with compartm...

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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Brown Table

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Cherry

19th Century Sycamore Top Preparation Table

$4,092

19th Century Sycamore Top Preparation Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

19th Century preparation table with three drawers and lots of character. The top is sycamore and the base is pine. Circa 1850.

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19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Sycamore

Early 19th C. Walnut Mountain Table

$4,706

Early 19th C. Walnut Mountain Table

Located in London, GB

An early 19th C. Low console table from the Catalan Pyrenees. Thick slab walnut top with elms legs & stretchers. Heavily, heavily patinated with many age old repairs.

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1810s Spanish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Elm, Walnut

Round table

$514

Round table

Located in Porto, PT

Round table with a Portuguese-style top, made of mahogany wood. Upholstered back and seat. Dimensions: 77x36x40 cm

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Early 20th Century Portuguese Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Dressing table

$514Sale Price|50% Off

Dressing table

Located in Porto, PT

Dressing table. Portuguese; made of mahogany wood with a tilting mirror supported by three curved legs. Dimensions: 165x32x46 cm

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Early 20th Century Portuguese Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Regency 'Work Box' Table

$4,092

Early 19th Century Regency 'Work Box' Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Early 19th Century Regency rosewood drop leaf 'work box' table. The dual aspect sewing table is raised upon lyre supports, with the original key, hardware and brass casters. The tabl...

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19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Rosewood Library Table

$11,650

Regency Rosewood Library Table

Located in Woodbury, CT

Regency rosewood library table with turned finials. Barley twist supports with platform and brass castors, connected by barley twist and turned stretchers.

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Brown Table

Materials

Rosewood

Early 19th Century English Revolving Drum Table

$3,683

Early 19th Century English Revolving Drum Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Early 19th Century English revolving drum table. In mahogany with eight drawers and original leather top. Circa 1820.

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19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Revival Drum Table Burr Walnut Centre

$3,887

Regency Revival Drum Table Burr Walnut Centre

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Fine circular drum table crafted in richly figured burr walnut In the Regency style with clean lines to the design and a refined aesthetic Decorative marquetry patera to the centre o...

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1920s Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Regency Rosewood Occasional Table

$2,012

Regency Rosewood Occasional Table

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

An attractive Regency rosewood occasional table with label inside for William Hean. Fine quality carved stem, scroll feet and Tudor rose patera. Note: Hean was active at his first p...

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1820s English Regency Antique Brown Table

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Rosewood

Spanish Pine Side Table

$1,599

Spanish Pine Side Table

Located in Marbella, ES

Spanish Pine side table.

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Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Pine

18th Century English Tripod Table

$907

18th Century English Tripod Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Good 18th century English mahogany tripod table with a one piece top. 1780. Code: 9181 Dimensions: H: 26" (66 cm) Di: 29.5" (74.9 cm)

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18th Century English George III Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Period Regency Sewing Table Mahogany 1810

$1,220

Period Regency Sewing Table Mahogany 1810

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Regency mahogany sewing table This elegant sewing table is raised upon turned legs with the original brass castors Period Regency antique circa 1810 The table is fitted with a pull-o...

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1810s Regency Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

French Bleached Oak Drapers Table

$6,057

French Bleached Oak Drapers Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Excellent 19th century French bleached and scrubbed oak drapers table/ console table. 1840. Code: 9017 Dimensions: W: 88.5" (224.8 cm) H: 28.5" (72.4 cm) D: 24.5" (62.2 cm)

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19th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

Charming French Vintage Country Style Storage Table

$914

Charming French Vintage Country Style Storage Table

Located in Copenhagen K, DK

Beautifully made old wooden table, painted an elegant, warm pale yellow shade. The slight patina adds a French country style look, and the charming turned legs, provide a light and e...

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Early 1900s French Antique Brown Table

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Wood

Antique French Petite Louis XVI Console Table or Occasional Table Ebonized

$2,850

Antique French Petite Louis XVI Console Table or Occasional Table Ebonized

Located in Highwood, IL

Antique French Petite Louis XVI Style Console Table or could be just an Occasional Table (could be placed almost anywhere) with a wide drawer in an Ebonized finish. The table is quit...

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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Brown Table

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Brass

Exceptional Mahogany Guéridon Table

$8,000

Exceptional Mahogany Guéridon Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional mahogany Guéridon table, in the Louis XV style, circa 1880. Applied with gilt metal mounts, the radiating veneered top above a frieze applied with satyrs engaged in ...

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1880s Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

19th Century Decoupage Bamboo Side Table

$2,275

19th Century Decoupage Bamboo Side Table

Located in Nashville, TN

This 19th Century English Bamboo Side table features a delightful variety of butterflies decoupaged onto the top and lower shelf. This would make a sweet bedside, chair side or lamp ...

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19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Faux Bamboo

Indian table

$257Sale Price|50% Off

Indian table

Located in Porto, PT

Indian table. Made of exotic wood with profuse carved decoration. Glass top. Dimensions: 62x65 cm.

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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Bamboo Side Table

$1,475

19th Century English Bamboo Side Table

Located in Nashville, TN

This is a beautiful 19th century English bamboo side table with lovely aged patina! Tables like these make excellent accent pieces because their color and style is so versatile. The ...

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19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Faux Bamboo

Carved Panel Box/Cocktail Table

$4,500

Carved Panel Box/Cocktail Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

A beautifully carved mahogany box perfectly suited as a cocktail table next to an armchair or a sofa. On the front of the box is a carved panel with a depiction of a schooner unde...

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1840s Scottish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Octagonal Tripod Table

$40,243

George III Mahogany Octagonal Tripod Table

Located in Benington, Herts

Extremely Fine and Rare George III Mahogany Octagonal Tripod Table With Extensive Provenance. English c.1760 Provenance J. Rouse esq., c.1916 Acquired from either Trevor Antiqu...

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18th Century English Antique Brown Table

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Mahogany

Cherry Wood Farmhouse Table, 19th Century

$2,513

Cherry Wood Farmhouse Table, 19th Century

Located in NAVILLY, FR

19th-century cherry wood farmhouse table with a drawer in the front. 1/ Old raised top. 2/ Frame and patina restored. 3/ Tabletop widened by our. Height under the apron: 62.5 ...

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19th Century French Antique Brown Table

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Cherry

A George III Irish Mahogany Hunt Table

$18,416

A George III Irish Mahogany Hunt Table

Located in Tetbury, England

The mahogany oval twin-flap top raised on square legs, twin inner folding and supporting gate legs. Substantial, rich colour, very useful size. Irish, late 18th century. These Iri...

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1780s Irish Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Anglo Indian Carved Rosewood Table

$5,950

Antique Anglo Indian Carved Rosewood Table

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Stunning 19th century Anglo Indian table handcrafted in rosewood featuring a square top with a carved center medallion framed in floral carvings on a base with floral carved skirts ...

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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Brown Table

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Rosewood

Art Deco Lamp Table

$1,295

Art Deco Lamp Table

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

ART DECO TABLE An exceptional quality lamp or wine table in solid mahogany produced in France in the 1920’s, with has an octagonal top with carved and reeded frieze supported by fou...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Brown Table

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Mahogany

Fir Wood Kitchen Table – Early 20th Century

$1,028

Fir Wood Kitchen Table – Early 20th Century

Located in Pont-Saint-Martin, IT

Traditional early 20th-century kitchen table made of fir wood, featuring the simple and functional design typical of everyday furniture found in homes of the past. The table comfort...

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1910s Italian Rustic Antique Brown Table

Materials

Fir

Italian Bleached Oak Trestle Table

$7,571

Italian Bleached Oak Trestle Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Wonderful 19th century Italian bleached oak trestle table with a lovely silver finish. 1820. Code: 9139 Dimensions: W: 102.5" (260.4 cm) H: 29.5" (74.9 cm) D: 30" (76.2 cm)

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

19th Century Swedish Hand Painted Tilt Top Tripod Table Lamp Table

$1,336

19th Century Swedish Hand Painted Tilt Top Tripod Table Lamp Table

Located in Southampton, GB

Swedish, tilt top tripod table, hand painted in a folky manner, Original, worn scumbled paint, depicting a central heart motif, a cross and an anchor. Sweden, circa 1860. Height - ...

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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brown Table

Materials

Pine

Mid-19th Century French Folding Presentation Table

$2,675

Mid-19th Century French Folding Presentation Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This presentation table boasts an industrial yet delicate appeal with its foldable X-shaped metal base and gray painted wooden top. Originally used for displaying models or sculpture...

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1840s French Country Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Antique Dutch Oak Farm Table, Kitchen Table, Sofa Table

$4,341

Antique Dutch Oak Farm Table, Kitchen Table, Sofa Table

Located in Viterbo, VT

Table hand-crafted in the Netherlands in the late 1800s using oak and pegged construction. The table is hand-made and shows fantastic and precise craftsmanship. The top is made of ch...

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Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

George II Oak Table

$2,800

George II Oak Table

Located in New York, NY

The rectangular overhanging top over a frieze drawer; raised on ring-turned legs joined by stretchers. Replaced hardware.

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1740s George II Antique Brown Table

Materials

Brass

STUNNiNG ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN BCM ADAP-TABLE BAKERS SHELF BOOKCASE OCCASIONAL TABLE

$1,978

STUNNiNG ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN BCM ADAP-TABLE BAKERS SHELF BOOKCASE OCCASIONAL TABLE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super piece of early 20th century metamorphic furniture, the BCM Adapt Table cab be used as either a bo...

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1910s European Edwardian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak, Teak

20th Century Bamboo Table With Drawer

$1,575

20th Century Bamboo Table With Drawer

Located in Nashville, TN

This is a beautiful 20th century English bamboo side table with drawer! Tables like these make excellent accent pieces because their color and style is so versatile. The dark hues of...

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Early 20th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Faux Bamboo

George I Mahogany Gateleg Table

$7,503

George I Mahogany Gateleg Table

Located in London, GB

A FINE GEORGE I MAHOGANY GATELEG TABLE, CIRCA 1725. With oval top above a frieze drawer with original brass handle, on finely turned supports. 28in. (71cm) high; 61in. (155cm) wide...

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18th Century Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Distressed 19th Century Austrian Occasional Table

$3,546

Distressed 19th Century Austrian Occasional Table

Located in London, GB

Distressed occasional table, Austria c. 19th century. Lovely decorative table with scalloped edge top and carved hoof feet.

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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Table “Bouillotte”

$3,360

French 18th Century Table “Bouillotte”

Located in Stockbridge, GA

This Charming Table Bouillotte is made of mahogany. The top is a black marble top with a brass banding around. There are 2 extensions covered with a dark green leather and 2 drawers....

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Brown Table

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Vigneron Wine Table

$3,200

19th Century French Vigneron Wine Table

Located in Houston, TX

19th Century Franch Vigneron Wine Table. Offered is a beautiful French rustic wine table or vigneron table that dates to the 19th century. This round French table made of walnut from...

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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

French Iron Base Table

$5,700

French Iron Base Table

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Planked wood top with metal banding edge on iron trestle base.

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19th Century Antique Brown Table

Materials

Metal, Iron

Vintage Boho French Refectory Table

$7,850

Vintage Boho French Refectory Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This monumental dining table embodies the robust charm and enduring tradition of French refectory design, reimagined for the contemporary estate. Crafted from thick, natural wood, th...

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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

18th century Swedish Baroque Stone-top Table

$21,000

18th century Swedish Baroque Stone-top Table

Located in Bozeman, MT

Remarkable 18th century Swedish Baroque stone-top table with one drawer containing different compartments. Ca 1700 - 1730 Sweden.

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18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Brown Table

Materials

Brass

19th Century Carved Center Table

$2,285

19th Century Carved Center Table

Located in Charmes, FR

19th century carved center table, in fruit wood in the Japanese style of the end of the 19th century, very good quality of sculpture, probably foreign work, minimal accidents in the ...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Table

$5,400

Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Table

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Fine Antique Spanish trestle table in Iron and wood with fine traditional form suitable for dining or as a writing table. A Spanish Renaissance style table with a slab top having e...

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19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Brown Table

Materials

Iron

18th Century George III Mahogany Tea Table

$5,238

18th Century George III Mahogany Tea Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Beautifully Carved English George III Period Mahogany Tea Table. This fine table opens on a single gate leg mechanism, meaning that one of the back legs swings out of the table fra...

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18th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Walnut Refectory Table

$5,200

Italian Walnut Refectory Table

Located in New Orleans, LA

19thc. Italian Walnut Table

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19th Century Italian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

George III Oak Side Table

$1,750

George III Oak Side Table

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular top over a drawer with brass handles. Square legs.

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1780s English George III Antique Brown Table

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Walnut Table

$2,850

Louis XV Walnut Table

Located in Essex, MA

With rectangular top over a drawer and with slight cabriole legs.

Category

1760s French Louis XV Antique Brown Table

Materials

Walnut

Nineteenth Century Sabicu Library Table

$4,433

Nineteenth Century Sabicu Library Table

Located in London, GB

A nineteenth century Sabicu library table, c.1825, in the manner of William Trotter (1772-1833), of unusual configuration and size, with oppositing drawers to the short sides of the ...

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19th Century Regency Antique Brown Table

Materials

Hardwood

Italian Parquetry Top Table

$7,200

Italian Parquetry Top Table

Located in New York, NY

A late 19th century Italian marquetry top table and with foliage motif on legs. Measures: 60" long. 40" wide. 30" height.

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Brown Table

Large 18th Century Italian Renaissance Style Oak Table

$6,539

Large 18th Century Italian Renaissance Style Oak Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Large 18th Century oak Italian Renaissance style table with 'fret' cut lyre shape ends and wrought iron centre supports. With an original heavily worn Etruscan red painted finish o...

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18th Century Italian Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

Rectangular 19th Century English Mahogany Breakfast Table

$4,250

Rectangular 19th Century English Mahogany Breakfast Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

Rectangular 19th Century English Mahogany Breakfast Table with Crossbanding Inlay & Splay Legs

Category

19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Neoclassic Side Table

$2,200 / item

Italian Neoclassic Side Table

Located in Essex, MA

With a rectangular top over a drawer with oval brass handle. A tambour door and with turned tapered legs.

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Brown Table

Materials

Brass

Late George III Oak Trestle Table

$3,850

Late George III Oak Trestle Table

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular top with the edges finished to serve as a free standing table or behind a sofa or against a wall. Supported on a trestle base with turned supports joined by a turned stre...

Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Brown Table

Materials

Oak

Georgian Mahogany Tea Table

$1,023

Georgian Mahogany Tea Table

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Georgian Mahogany Fold Over Tea Table in good condition having been recently polished by hand. The table has elegant turned legs supporting the top which opens up to form a larger su...

Category

1810s European George III Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

Cherrywood console table / serving table

$3,130

Cherrywood console table / serving table

Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB

Mid 19th century cherrywood console table / serving table French circa 1860's with a single drawer , the top can come off for ease of transportation / delivery 78 inches or 198 c...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Brown Table

Materials

Cherry

19th Century English Regency Amboyna Library Table

$9,740

19th Century English Regency Amboyna Library Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

19th Century English Regency amboyna library table. This lovely library table is veneered in highly figured amboyna timber which is pale and golden in colour. The top has a fabulou...

Category

19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Amboyna

Tool Table, circa 1920s

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

Tool Table, circa 1920s

Located in Napa, CA

Vintage wood tool table, 1920s-1930s.

Category

1920s American Industrial Antique Brown Table

Materials

Wood

Large 19th Century English Mahogany Library Table

$5,565

Large 19th Century English Mahogany Library Table

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Large 19th Century English mahogany library or writing table with marble top. An excellent and substantial sized table. Having a black marble top supported by two ends, carved with...

Category

19th Century English Antique Brown Table

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Brown Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique brown table for your home. An antique brown table — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique brown table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique brown table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Georgian and Regency styles are sought with frequency. Andrianna Shamaris, Gillows of Lancaster & London and François Linke each produced at least one beautiful antique brown table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Brown Table?

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?
2 Answers
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?
1 Answer
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?
1 Answer
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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