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Antique Parlour Table, English, Supper, Card, Occasional, Georgian, Circa 1790
Antique Parlour Table, English, Supper, Card, Occasional, Georgian, Circa 1790

Antique Parlour Table, English, Supper, Card, Occasional, Georgian, Circa 1790

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a superb antique parlour table. An English, mahogany supper or card table, dating to the

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Antique 1790s British Georgian Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Tarot Parlour Table, English, Oak, Zodiac Carving, Victorian, Circa 1870
Antique Tarot Parlour Table, English, Oak, Zodiac Carving, Victorian, Circa 1870

Antique Tarot Parlour Table, English, Oak, Zodiac Carving, Victorian, Circa 1870

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a fascinating antique tarot parlour table. An English, oak centre table richly carved with

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Antique 1870s British Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Victorian Parlour Table Shaped Side Table Mahogany 1890
Victorian Parlour Table Shaped Side Table Mahogany 1890

Victorian Parlour Table Shaped Side Table Mahogany 1890

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Elegantly shaped Victorian parlour or side table Hand crafted from mahogany with curved octagonal

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Antique 1890s Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

C1900 Ice Cream Parlour Table Mahogany X Base with a Thick Milk Glass Top
C1900 Ice Cream Parlour Table Mahogany X Base with a Thick Milk Glass Top

C1900 Ice Cream Parlour Table Mahogany X Base with a Thick Milk Glass Top

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Beautiful ice cream parlor table from the turn of the 19th century. White Milk Glass Top on a

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Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Serving Tables

Materials

Milk Glass, Mahogany

EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN & WILLIAM WATT ANTiQUE VICTORIAN PARLOUR GOLF GAMES TABLE
EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN & WILLIAM WATT ANTiQUE VICTORIAN PARLOUR GOLF GAMES TABLE

EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN & WILLIAM WATT ANTiQUE VICTORIAN PARLOUR GOLF GAMES TABLE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

and highly collectable 1870 Parlour Golf table made by a collaboration between the great Edward

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Antique 1870s English High Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Parlour Drinking Table, Scottish Oak, Tilt Top, Country House, Victorian
Antique Parlour Drinking Table, Scottish Oak, Tilt Top, Country House, Victorian

Antique Parlour Drinking Table, Scottish Oak, Tilt Top, Country House, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique parlour drinking table. A Scottish, oak tilt-top country house occasional table

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Antique 1890s Scottish Late Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Fold Over Parlour Card Table, English, Games, Side, William IV, C.1835
Antique Fold Over Parlour Card Table, English, Games, Side, William IV, C.1835

Antique Fold Over Parlour Card Table, English, Games, Side, William IV, C.1835

$4,398Sale Price|20% Off

H 29.14 in W 36.03 in D 17.92 in

Antique Fold Over Parlour Card Table, English, Games, Side, William IV, C.1835

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique fold-over parlour card table. An English, mahogany games or side table, dating

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Antique 1830s British William IV Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Loo Table Side Period Antique 1850
Victorian Walnut Loo Table Side Period Antique 1850

Victorian Walnut Loo Table Side Period Antique 1850

Located in Potters Bar, GB

rooms and parlours across Britain While these tables were designed with gaming in mind, they soon became

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Antique 1850s Victorian Tables

Materials

Walnut

Table Refectory Dining Seats18 Antiquarian Parquetry Elm Oak Box 368cm 145" long
Table Refectory Dining Seats18 Antiquarian Parquetry Elm Oak Box 368cm 145" long

Table Refectory Dining Seats18 Antiquarian Parquetry Elm Oak Box 368cm 145" long

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

a familiar passage that both in hall and parlour long tables " were as fixed as the freehold

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Antique 1880s British Gothic Revival Dining Room Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Elm, Oak

LOVELY ANTIQUE NAPOLEON III CIRCA 1890 BERGERE WiNDOW SEAT BENCH SETTEE SOFA
LOVELY ANTIQUE NAPOLEON III CIRCA 1890 BERGERE WiNDOW SEAT BENCH SETTEE SOFA

LOVELY ANTIQUE NAPOLEON III CIRCA 1890 BERGERE WiNDOW SEAT BENCH SETTEE SOFA

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

exact price This sofa comes with a matching pair of parlour armchairs and occasional table which are

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Antique 1890s European Napoleon III Bergere Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

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Austrian Royal Vienna Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Parlour Table
Austrian Royal Vienna Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Parlour Table

Austrian Royal Vienna Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Parlour Table

Located in Lincoln, GB

Rare Royal Vienna Parlour Table 12 inch diameter centre painted plaque on porcelain with 18

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Antique 19th Century Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Ant. American Carved Walnut Eastlake Parlour Table, American, 1890
Ant. American Carved Walnut Eastlake Parlour Table, American, 1890

Ant. American Carved Walnut Eastlake Parlour Table, American, 1890

Located in Vancouver, BC

Ant. American carved walnut Eastlake parlour table, American, 1890. American, 1890 Solid walnut

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Antique 19th Century Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Center Table
Antique Center Table

Antique Center Table

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H 30 in Dm 34.5 in

Antique Center Table

Located in Brooklyn, NY

center or parlour table.

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Antique 19th Century American Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Particularly Rare George II Period Mahogany Twin Drop-Leaf Dining Table
Particularly Rare George II Period Mahogany Twin Drop-Leaf Dining Table

Particularly Rare George II Period Mahogany Twin Drop-Leaf Dining Table

Located in London, GB

Parlour as four joined tables, it may well have been made as two ‘pairs’, as ours, one for the Hunting

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dining Room Tables

French Walnut Parlour Table, circa 1830
French Walnut Parlour Table, circa 1830

French Walnut Parlour Table, circa 1830

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H 28 in W 37.5 in D 26.5 in

French Walnut Parlour Table, circa 1830

Located in High Point, NC

c.1830 French turtle top center table with a wonderfully molded and multi-faceted beveled edge

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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Marble-Top Walnut Parlour Table, circa 1880
Victorian Marble-Top Walnut Parlour Table, circa 1880

Victorian Marble-Top Walnut Parlour Table, circa 1880

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Very clean white Carrara marble-top table with a shaped edge. Walnut base on original brass

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Antique 1880s American Late Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Antique Black Walnut Parlour Table circa 1860-1870
Antique Black Walnut Parlour Table circa 1860-1870

Antique Black Walnut Parlour Table circa 1860-1870

Located in New Orleans, LA

Magnificently carved. Made by Bertaud of Paris, cabinet maker to Napoleon III.

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Antique 19th Century French Center Tables

English Library or Sofa Table of Burr Walnut
English Library or Sofa Table of Burr Walnut

English Library or Sofa Table of Burr Walnut

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H 30.5 in W 49.25 in D 29 in

English Library or Sofa Table of Burr Walnut

Located in Austin, TX

A lovely English library or sofa (parlour) table featuring a moulded top of figured burr walnut

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Antique 19th Century English Tables

English Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Occasional 'Loo' Table Centre Table
English Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Occasional 'Loo' Table Centre Table

English Victorian Inlaid Burl Walnut Occasional 'Loo' Table Centre Table

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Victorian inlaid figured walnut “loo” table or parlour table, the oval top with book-matched burl

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Walnut

18th Century George I Mahogany Table of Diminutive Proportions, circa 1725
18th Century George I Mahogany Table of Diminutive Proportions, circa 1725

18th Century George I Mahogany Table of Diminutive Proportions, circa 1725

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

homes and appear in inventories as parlour tables, passage tables, library tables, entrance hall tables

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Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Side Tables

Materials

Oak, Mahogany

A 19th Century Round Napoleon III Marquetry Parlour or Salon Centre Table
A 19th Century Round Napoleon III Marquetry Parlour or Salon Centre Table

A 19th Century Round Napoleon III Marquetry Parlour or Salon Centre Table

By François Linke

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

This highly unusual French table has a circular top case completely covered in floral marquetry

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

English Library or Sofa Table of Satinwood
English Library or Sofa Table of Satinwood

English Library or Sofa Table of Satinwood

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H 28.75 in W 48 in D 23.75 in

English Library or Sofa Table of Satinwood

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome English sofa (parlour) or library writing table of satinwood featuring a moulded-edge

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Antique 19th Century English Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Table, Drawleaf, 18-Seat, 16th Century, Italian, Renaissance, Walnut, Iron
Table, Drawleaf, 18-Seat, 16th Century, Italian, Renaissance, Walnut, Iron

Table, Drawleaf, 18-Seat, 16th Century, Italian, Renaissance, Walnut, Iron

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Evelyn observes in a familiar passage that both in hall and in parlour long tables ‘were as fixed as the

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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Ice Cream Parlour Table with Original White Milk Glass Top
Early 20th Century Ice Cream Parlour Table with Original White Milk Glass Top

Early 20th Century Ice Cream Parlour Table with Original White Milk Glass Top

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous and original ice cream parlour table with white milk glass top and mahogany base. Made by

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Vintage 1920s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Eastlake Carved Walnut & Marble Pedestal Parlor Table
Antique Victorian Eastlake Carved Walnut & Marble Pedestal Parlor Table

Antique Victorian Eastlake Carved Walnut & Marble Pedestal Parlor Table

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Eastlake Victorian carved walnut parlour table features carved and incised apron supporting

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Antique 19th Century Eastlake Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Aesthetic Movement Parlour Table
Aesthetic Movement Parlour Table

Aesthetic Movement Parlour Table

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H 28.5 in Dm 20 in

Aesthetic Movement Parlour Table

Located in Vancouver, BC

19th century aesthetic movement parlour table, made of ebonized cherry wood. Original finish and

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Antique 19th Century American Side Tables

French Early 20th Century Bronze Mounted and Inlaid Parlour Table
French Early 20th Century Bronze Mounted and Inlaid Parlour Table

French Early 20th Century Bronze Mounted and Inlaid Parlour Table

Located in Toronto, ONTARIO

A lovely Louis XV style parlour table with marquetry inlay throughout the top surface and side

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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Walnut Marble Top East Lake Hall, Parlour Table, American 1880
Antique Walnut Marble Top East Lake Hall, Parlour Table, American 1880

Antique Walnut Marble Top East Lake Hall, Parlour Table, American 1880

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Walnut Marble Top East Lake Hall, parlour table, American 1880, H907 American 1880

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Antique 19th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th C LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD FIGURAL MARLE TOP CENTER TABLE
19th C LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD FIGURAL MARLE TOP CENTER TABLE

19th C LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD FIGURAL MARLE TOP CENTER TABLE

Located in New York, NY

CENTER - PARLOUR TABLE WITH FOUR DIFFERENT FACES ON EACH CARVED LEG.

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Antique 19th Century Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Moorish Table in Wallnut, circa 1900
Moorish Table in Wallnut, circa 1900

Moorish Table in Wallnut, circa 1900

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H 31 in W 19 in D 19 in

Moorish Table in Wallnut, circa 1900

Located in Honiton, Devon

Fabulous quality Moorish Table in Walnut. C 1900. May also be used as a stand or parlour table

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Early 20th Century Central Asian Moorish Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Versace Parlour Coffee Table
Versace Parlour Coffee Table

Versace Parlour Coffee Table

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H 19.5 in W 39.5 in

Versace Parlour Coffee Table

By Versace

Located in Blacksburg, VA

Versace Parlour Coffee Table. Greek key and sun motifs. Glass top.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Grafonola Parlour Victrola Desk
Grafonola Parlour Victrola Desk

Grafonola Parlour Victrola Desk

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H 31 in W 45.5 in D 29 in

Grafonola Parlour Victrola Desk

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Before CD's, DVD's, stereo and television, and radio....there was the victrola. This was the center of home entertainment in the early twentieth century. And with an original price t...

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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Burr Walnut Oval Dining Table
Victorian Burr Walnut Oval Dining Table

Victorian Burr Walnut Oval Dining Table

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H 29 in W 59.5 in D 47 in

Victorian Burr Walnut Oval Dining Table

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Victorian parlour game. This table can be used on many situations around a home. Especially as a good

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Victorian Burl Walnut Coffee Table, 19th.century circa 1860
English Victorian Burl Walnut Coffee Table, 19th.century circa 1860

English Victorian Burl Walnut Coffee Table, 19th.century circa 1860

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

coffee table was first made circa 1860 as a loo table. Loo was a Victorian parlour game. Loo tables were

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Victorian Inlaid Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1870
English Victorian Inlaid Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1870

English Victorian Inlaid Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1870

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

1870. Originally a loo table (‘Loo’ was a Victorian parlour game) this table has been adapted in its

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Victorian Large Burl Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1860
English Victorian Large Burl Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1860

English Victorian Large Burl Walnut Coffee Table, circa 1860

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

1860. Originally a loo table (‘Loo’ was a Victorian parlour game) this table has been adapted in its

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

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Located in Benington, Herts

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Located in London, GB

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Located in Langweer, NL

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Located in Barntrup, DE

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Located in Houston, TX

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Parlour Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic parlour table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and walnut, every parlour table was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect parlour table — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right parlour table, those designed in Baroque, Industrial and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Parlour Table?

A parlour table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,550, while the lowest priced sells for $895 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.

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 .