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Fold Out Console Table

Rustic Fold Out Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
console table or extend it for additional dining or workspace, its classic rustic finish adds a warm
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Console Tables

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Wood

Rustic Fold Out Console Table
Rustic Fold Out Console Table
$1,977 / item
H 30 in W 64 in D 36 in
Modular folding out console table, 1970 Italy
By Renato Zevi
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice multi functional Console or Dining table . Brass folding out legs . Black Ebonized Oak
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Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

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Brass

Modular folding out console table, 1970 Italy
Modular folding out console table, 1970 Italy
$2,812
H 28.35 in W 63 in D 35.44 in
Early 20th Century Spanish Fold Out Console Table with Iron Stretcher & 3 Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish console fold out table with iron stretcher & three drawers. A
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Opened
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

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Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

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Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
H 29.92 in W 47.24 in D 31.49 in
Danish Mid-Century Modern Convertible Fold Out Console Dining Table 1 Drawer
By Dux of Sweden, Durland
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern convertible fold out console dining table 1 drawer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Teak

Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
Located in Seaford, GB
players. This dual-purpose functionality — decorative console and fold-out card table — speaks to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
$3,216 Sale Price
20% Off
H 28.35 in W 17.72 in D 16.54 in

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Fold Out Table by “Artelano”
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mid-Century Modern high quality fold out table by ‘Artelano’ of Italy. C.1970.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Fold Out Table by “Artelano”
Fold Out Table by “Artelano”
H 30 in W 31.5 in D 16 in
20th Century Spanish Carved Console Fold Out Table with Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out table with carved details and fluted legs Works as both a
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

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Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair of David Linley Fold Out Console Demi Lune Tea Tables Walnut
By David Linley
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
sold The tables are of course demi lune console tables however with the addition of the fold over
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20th Century English Modern Demi-lune Tables

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Silver Plate

Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
Located in Seaford, GB
players. This dual-purpose functionality — decorative console and fold-out card table — speaks to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
H 28.35 in W 17.72 in D 16.54 in
19th Century Neo-Rococo Fold-Out Console Table
Located in Opole, PL
folding top, which is supported on the rear, pull-out legs. The table is from the late 19th century, in
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Antique 19th Century European Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Neo-Rococo Fold-Out Console Table
19th Century Neo-Rococo Fold-Out Console Table
H 30.71 in W 32.68 in D 16.54 in
Early 20th Century Spanish Fold Out Console Table with Iron Stretcher & 3 Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish console fold out table with iron stretcher & three drawers. A beautiful
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Early 20th Century Spanish Country Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Spanish Fold Out Console Table with Iron Stretcher & 3 Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish console fold out table with iron stretcher & three drawers. A beautiful
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Spanish Fold Out Console Table with Iron Stretcher & 3 Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish console fold out table with iron stretcher & three drawers. A beautiful
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Spanish Fold Out Console Table with Iron Stretcher & 3 Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish console fold out table with iron stretcher & three drawers. A beautiful
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Spanish Fold Out Console Table with Iron Stretcher & 3 Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish console fold out table with iron stretcher & three drawers. A beautiful
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Measure
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Farm Table with Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Measure
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

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Iron

Antique Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Three Drawers. Folding farm
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher & Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher & Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher & Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher & Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher & Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. Extra
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Spanish Console Fold Out Table with Iron Stretcher and Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table Works as both a dining table and console. The
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Folding Table with Iron Stretcher and Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table with three carved drawers and iron stretcher
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Folding Table with Iron Stretcher and Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table with three carved drawers and iron stretcher
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Folding Table with Iron Stretcher and Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table with three carved drawers and iron stretcher
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century Spanish Console Folding Table with Iron Stretcher and Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish console fold out farm table with three carved drawers and iron stretcher Works
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Console Tables

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Iron

Austrian Modernist Vanity Console Table with Fold-Out Mirror from the 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and fine modernist vanity console table with fold-out mirror, made in Austria in the
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Tall Narrow Blue Painted Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
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Fold Out Console Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic fold out console table available at 1stDibs. A fold out console table — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 134 options for an antique or vintage fold out console table now, or shop our selection of 6 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a fold out console table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A fold out console table, designed in the mid-century modern, Georgian or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made fold out console table over the years, but those crafted by Otto Wretling, Buzao and Cassina are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Fold Out Console Table?

Prices for a fold out console table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $398 and can go as high as $30,739, while the average can fetch as much as $3,637.

Finding the Right Console-tables for You

Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years.

The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.

Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.

The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.

Questions About Fold Out Console Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    The best folding table depends on which room in your home or office you want it for. It also depends on the purpose of the folding table. On 1stDibs find folding tables for the dining room, folding end tables, coffee tables, tray tables and side tables as well.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Console tables serve a variety of functions. They can be used as buffets, storage units and display tables. Because they vary in size, you can use them for just about anything.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Console tables are not low. Typically, consoles are about the height of a desk but are much narrower. As a result, they work well against walls and can be used to hold lamps and decorative objects. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. Some also feature shelves for display and storage space or cabinet doors and drawers for hiding clutter. Find vintage console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    Why it is called a console table comes down to the history of this type of furnishing. The very first consoles produced in France during the 16th and 17th centuries were not freestanding. Instead, owners anchored them to walls. This anchoring method strengthened the console top, allowing it to support heavy loads. The name “console” comes from the French word "consolide," which means to reinforce or strengthen. It was likely chosen because of the anchoring system that lends strength to and reinforces consoles. Shop a diverse assortment of console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    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 ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between a sideboard and a console table comes down to usage and storage features. Sideboards are usually found in dining rooms and have shelving concealed behind cabinet doors for storing dinnerware, glassware and serveware. Normally positioned in entryways, hallways and living rooms, console tables may have no storage features or include drawers, open shelves or cabinet doors, depending on their design. Find a large selection of console tables and sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    The main difference between a console and a sofa table is that a console can be placed anywhere in the home (against a wall in a hallway or under a television in the living room) and a sofa table is limited to being behind a sofa.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    In an entryway, a console table should typically be around 10 to 16 inches wide. Tables of this width should still allow plenty of clearance so people can easily walk by the table. You may see manufacturers refer to the width of consoles as depth. On 1stDibs, shop a range of console tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    A console table should not be taller than a couch. Much like a sofa table, a console table is placed against the back of a sofa and should be the same height as the sofa.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Because of their variety of sizes and range in function, console tables can easily work as a desk. Given their size and ease of mobility, a console table can be used in almost any sort of room.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024


    A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.

    You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.

    Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.