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Oil Drop Table

Oil Dropped Lacquer Dining Table with Glass Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Bamboo form table base with oil drop lacquered finish. Heavily cast brass caps and sabots. Thick
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass

Oil Dropped Lacquer Dining Table with Glass Top
Oil Dropped Lacquer Dining Table with Glass Top
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 28.5 in W 72 in D 42 in
Pair of Mastercraft Oil Drop Lacquer Drum End / Side Tables
By Mastercraft
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American mid-century drum-form end / side tables with four oil drop lacquer panels around
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Henredon "Circa 75" Oil Drop Lacquer and Glass Dining Table
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil drop lacquer finish dining table with chunky wood stretchers and blocked wood panel legs by
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Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Vintage Oriental Small Porcelain Gold Oil Drop Painted Boudoir Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oriental Small Porcelain Gold Oil Drop Painted Boudoir Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Elegant Vintage Faux Tortoiseshell Oil Drop Lacquer Extension Dining Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
detail. Slender table depth allows for intimate dining conversation. Lacquered oil drop technique creates
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage 1970s Drexel Parsons Black and Gold Oil Drop Lacquered Side Tables, Pair
By Drexel
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1970s Drexel black and gold lacquered oil drop finish Parsons rectangular wood side tables
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

1960s Drexel Oil Drop Parsons Dining Table with Two Leaves
By Drexel
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century 1960s or 1970s. Two leaves included for seating up to ten. Two 19" leaves included. Width without leaves 52". Width with both leaves 90".
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Hollywood Regency Coffee Table by Muller & Barringer for Kittinger
By Theodore Muller, Isabelle Barringer, Kittinger
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Iconic Hollywood Regency gold gilded, oil drop medallion flower cocktail table designed by Theodore
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

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Charak Oil Drop Table
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in Baltimore, MD
Oil drop Charak coffee table. Deep golds, ambers, and browns with diamond form lattice sides
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Charak Oil Drop Table
Charak Oil Drop Table
H 15 in W 60 in D 22 in
Oil Drop Lacquered Parsons Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
1960's Parsons style table in a rich "oil drop" lacquered finish. In the style of Karl Springer or
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Oil Drop Lacquered Parsons Table
Oil Drop Lacquered Parsons Table
H 11 in W 32 in D 32 in
19th Century Still Life by A.L. Bemis
Located in Woodbury, CT
accoutrements on a drop leaf table. Oil on canvas in period gilt frame. Signer lower right, A.L. Bemis
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Antique 1880s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Oil Drop Lacquer Columnar Tables With Removable Trays
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural side tables with oil drop, or tortoise shell, lacquered finish over wood and resin
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Late 20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Grosfeld House Shell Console Table In Oil Drop Lacquer
Located in Chicago, IL
This very elegant and unusual oil drop lacquered console table comes from Grosfeld House, with nods
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20th Century American Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Lacquer

Oil Dropped Lacquer Dining Table With Glass Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Bamboo form table base with oil drop lacquered finish. Heavily cast brass caps and sabots. Thick
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Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Tables

Long Ming-Style Console Table Finished in Oil Drop Lacquer
Located in Chicago, IL
oil drop lacquer finish with gold, brown, and black tones. Excellent finish quality on par with
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Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Phyllis Morris Saltire Base Oil-Drop Lacquer Dining Table
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple design made extraordinary with the radical oil drop swirled finish by Phyllis Morris
Category

Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Chinoiserie Parsons Style Dining Table Faux Tortoise Shell Oil Drop Finish Glass
By Drexel
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Chinoiserie Parsons style dining table in a faux tortoiseshell oil drop finish
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Henredon Olive Green Oil Drop Lacquer Campaign Desk
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Henredon olive green oil drop lacquer and dark mahogany campaign-style desk. Top casing has five
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Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Tall Mutual Sunset Lamp Co. Faux Tortoise Shell Oil Drop Table Lamp. Circa 1960
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Mutual Sunset Lamp Co. Tortoise Shell Oil Drop Lacquer Finish Desk Lamp. Featuring a slim
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Vintage Parsons Oil Drop Lacquer Extension Dining Table
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
expanding table showcases a lacquered oil drop technique that creates an exquisite faux tortoiseshell finish
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Phyllis Morris Saltire Base Dining Table In Oil-Drop Lacquer
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple design made extraordinary with the radical oil drop swirled finish by Phyllis Morris
Category

Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Designer Phyllis Morris Lattace Cut Yellow-Green Oil Drop Finish Console Table
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Las Vegas, NV
oil drop spots. Signed on the inside leg "Phyllis Morris". Exquisite and rare modernist table.
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Wood

1970s Oil Drop Finish Tall Long Narrow Parsons Console Table by Directional
By Directional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wonderfully proportioned and visually light custom console table was originally commissioned
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinoiserie Two-Door Faux Tortoise Shell Oil Drop Cabinet or Side Table by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
tortoise or oil drop finish. Item features four brass drop pulls, lower ebonized shelf with interior
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Oil Drop Console Table
By Parsons
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful Parsons style hall or console table with oil drop deep amber to burnt gold finish
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Oil Drop Console Table
Oil Drop Console Table
H 25 in W 71.5 in D 13.75 in
Phyllis Morris "Oil Drop" Lacquered Console Table
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Understated design by Pyhllis Morris featuring fine "Oil Drop" lacquer finish. Signed.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Oil Drop Lacquer Cocktail Table from Charak
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
A long low cocktail table with complex oil lacquer finish with ebonized open lattice slab form legs
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1970s Custom Oil Drop Finish Lacquer Cocktail Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s Parson cocktail table with oil drop finish lacquer. Original finish.
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Oil Drop Lacquer Table Lamp by Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
A table lamp in a slim rectangular form with a faux tortoise shell oil drop lacquer finish and
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Kittinger Oil Drop Finish Lotus Coffee Table, circa 1950s
By Theodore Muller, Isabelle Barringer
Located in Easton, PA
Oil drop finish lotus coffee table with gold leaf edge designed by Theodore Muller & Isabel
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Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Widdicomb Oil Droped Lacquer Coffee Table with Metal Insert Top
Located in New York, NY
Widdicomb oil droped lacquer coffee table with metal insert top
Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Vintage Chapman Palm Tree Table Lamp with Original Diffuser and Oil Drop Shade
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage and classic Chapman oversized palm tree table lamp in brass with the original paper oil
Category

Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Sculptural Oil Drop Finish Lamp by Hansen NYC c.1950's
Located in Easton, PA
Sculptural hand painted oil drop finish lamp with solid brass base and cap made by Hansen of New
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Mutual Sunset Lamp Co. Oil Drop Finish Lamps c.1960s
Located in Easton, PA
Pair of lamps with oil drop finish faux tortoise shell and brass base and cap made by Mutual Sunset
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Wooden Lamps with Tortoiseshell Oil Drop Finish and Solid Brass Base
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of wooden lamps with tortoise shell oil drop finish and solid brass base and cap made by
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

William "Billy" Haines Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
William "Billy" Haines Table with two Drawers in Original "Oil Drop" Tortoise Lacquer. This table
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Vintage 1950s American Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

William "Billy" Haines Table
William "Billy" Haines Table
H 19 in W 36 in D 24 in
7 Foot Leather Billy Haines Cocktail Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom 7 Foot Leather Billy Haines Cocktail Table. Haines Oil Drop- Tortoise Finish Leather with
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Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

William "Billy" Haines Leather Wrapped Cocktail Table
By William Billy Haines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Billy Haines oil drop leather wrapped cocktail table. All surfaces are covered in leather. Original
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Vintage 1940s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Pair of William "Billy" Haines Leather Wrapped Cocktail Tables
By William Billy Haines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Billy Haines oil drop leather wrapped cocktail tables. All surfaces are covered in
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Vintage 1940s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Pair of Phyllis Morris Oil Drop Finish End Tables with Nesting Ottomans
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Chicago, IL
original oil drop or faux tortoise shell finish. Ottomans have removable vinyl pads and chevron incised
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency End Tables

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood

Monumental Cocktail Table and Footstools by Phyllis Morris
Located in Chicago, IL
Large-scale chevron patterned cocktail table in oil drop or faux tortoiseshell finish by Phyllis
Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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By Stone International
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage 1970s European Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Fine Black Lacquer Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Fine Black Lacquer Console Table
Fine Black Lacquer Console Table
$3,950
H 32 in W 62 in D 14 in
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting By French artist 'Jean Briant', 20th Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Signed verso Oil painting on can...
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Materials

Oil

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Mastercraft Brass Dining Table with glass inserts
$1,875
H 29.5 in W 81 in D 42.5 in
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Oil Drop Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the oil drop table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each oil drop table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and brass. Find 20 options for an antique or vintage oil drop table now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer oil drop table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each oil drop table bearing Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made oil drop table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Phyllis Morris, Henredon and Mutual Sunset Lamp Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Oil Drop Table?

Prices for an oil drop table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $900 and can go as high as $20,576, while the average can fetch as much as $3,500.

Finding the Right Tables for You

The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .

Questions About Oil Drop Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A drop-leaf table has a fixed section in the center and a hinged section, or leaf, on each side that can be folded down.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To date a drop-leaf table, first look for saw marks. If you see straight ones, your table likely dates back to before the early 19th century. Pieces made after should show curved saw marks. A licensed furniture appraiser can assist you with determining an exact date. Find a range of expertly vetted drop-leaf tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    The first drop-leaf tables emerged during the era of the early 17th century. These first pieces usually feature a gate leg that swings out to support the leaf. Drop-leaf tables with side brackets debuted in the early 19th century. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of drop-leaf tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    A drop-leaf table features a fixed section and one or more foldable sections. The well-made hinges hold the fixed and foldable sections and allow the leaves to pop up. These sections are anchored with the help of swing-out legs for secure placement. Find antique and vintage drop-leaf tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A drop-leaf table is a type of table that has a fixed portion in the center and foldable portions on either side joined by hinges. These foldable portions can be dropped and closed to save space when the table is not in use. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage drop leaf dining tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    The difference between a gateleg table and a drop leaf table is the design of the section that you can raise to expand the piece. On a drop leaf table, the extension does not have any lower support. A gateleg table has a leg that swings out to rest beneath the extension. Find a selection of tables from some of the world's best sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    To tell how old your drop leaf table is, first see if it bears a maker's mark. Looking up this marking using trusted online resources can enable you to identify the maker. From there, you can conduct further research to determine when it was in business and crafting tables like yours. For unmarked tables, it is generally necessary to become familiar with the various styles of drop leaf tables, such as the 17th-century Gateleg table, recognizable by the stretchers that connect its legs, and the 18th-century Pembroke table, which typically has two drawers. However, contemporary reproductions of these types of tables exist, making it difficult to date pieces without training and experience. As a result, you may wish to use the services of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of drop leaf tables.