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Rare 18th Century Colonial Porringer Table
Rare 18th Century Colonial Porringer Table

Rare 18th Century Colonial Porringer Table

Located in Forney, TX

A most unusual and charming rustic Colonial tiled top porringer tea table, handcrafted in the late 1700s, presenting with a beautiful set of eight inset period Dutch Delft ceramic ar...

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Antique Late 18th Century End Tables

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Outstanding Mahogany Sheraton Carved Card Table, Salem, 1810-1815
Outstanding Mahogany Sheraton Carved Card Table, Salem, 1810-1815

Outstanding Mahogany Sheraton Carved Card Table, Salem, 1810-1815

Located in Providence, RI

This model is extremely successful because of the gracious serpentine swing to the front apron creating an image reminiscent of the earlier Chippendale porringer tables. Note the ima...

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Antique 1810s American Sheraton Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Mahogany Porringer Tea Table, Queen Anne, Newport
Mahogany Porringer Tea Table, Queen Anne, Newport

Mahogany Porringer Tea Table, Queen Anne, Newport

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H 25.5 in W 27 in D 24 in

Mahogany Porringer Tea Table, Queen Anne, Newport

Located in Providence, RI

This model of mahogany table with the porringer top is probably the most sought after of tea tables, particularly among those made in Newport.

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Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Rare Porringer Top Queen Anne Side Table with Single Drawer, circa 1750-1760
Rare Porringer Top Queen Anne Side Table with Single Drawer, circa 1750-1760

Rare Porringer Top Queen Anne Side Table with Single Drawer, circa 1750-1760

Located in Providence, RI

The porringer top is quite rare and this one is interestingly of pine. The rest of the piece is maple. Attached please find shots of the unfinished surface underneath and of the top....

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Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Side Tables

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Mahogany Chippendale George II Pembroke Table Porringer Top, England, circa 1780
Mahogany Chippendale George II Pembroke Table Porringer Top, England, circa 1780

Mahogany Chippendale George II Pembroke Table Porringer Top, England, circa 1780

Located in Providence, RI

This impressive pembroke is large in scale, enough to accommodate four people that would enjoy seeing the great figured solid Cuban mahogany with rare porringer ends. This table spea...

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Antique Late 18th Century British George II Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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English Tea Table/Side Table Queen Ann Foot

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H 27.25 in W 28 in D 22.25 in

English Tea Table/Side Table Queen Ann Foot

Located in Kensington, MD

Very Unusual English Queen Anne Mahogany Bifurcated Porringer Top Tea Table. Shaped and divided top with raised edges, one half hinged to reveal compartment, the other half with draw...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea ...

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Antique Pine Shop Original Birdseye Maple Serpentine Porringer Tea Side Table
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Antique Pine Shop Original Birdseye Maple Serpentine Porringer Tea Side Table

Located in Dayton, OH

Originally referred to as square tables or scalloped tables, the porringer form was inspired by English card tables with rounded corners.

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Vintage David T Smith Parcel Ebonized American Pine Porringer Tea Table or Desk
Vintage David T Smith Parcel Ebonized American Pine Porringer Tea Table or Desk

Vintage David T Smith Parcel Ebonized American Pine Porringer Tea Table or Desk

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 20th century porringer top table by David T Smith. Features a parcel ebonized base in traditional fasion with fluted legs.

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Late 20th Century American Classical Serving Tables

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Pine

Antique 18th Century Maple Porringer Top Side Tea Table Queen Anne
Antique 18th Century Maple Porringer Top Side Tea Table Queen Anne

Antique 18th Century Maple Porringer Top Side Tea Table Queen Anne

Located in Dayton, OH

An equisite 18th century porringer top tea table. Made from maple with long tapered legs leading to pad feet.     

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Antique 18th Century Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Maple

D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple Porringer Tea Table
D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple Porringer Tea Table

D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple Porringer Tea Table

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H 26.75 in W 33 in D 22.25 in

D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple Porringer Tea Table

By D.R. Dimes

Located in Bridgeport, CT

D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple porringer tea table standing proudly on dainty cantered Queen Anne style legs with classic pad form feet.

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20th Century American Country Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Maple

Porringer Top Tea Table
Porringer Top Tea Table

Porringer Top Tea Table

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H 27 in W 32.5 in D 21.5 in

Porringer Top Tea Table

By Eldred Wheeler

Located in Southampton, NY

Master craftsman, Eldred Wheeler 20th century replica of a porringer top tea table found in Rhode Island, 1740-1760.

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20th Century American Queen Anne Side Tables

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Maple

Persnickety & Dainty Porringer Top Table
Persnickety & Dainty Porringer Top Table

Persnickety & Dainty Porringer Top Table

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H 24 in W 20 in D 16 in

Persnickety & Dainty Porringer Top Table

Located in Woodbury, CT

Porringer top table is set on a scalloped apron base with cabriole legs, delicate ankles, nicely formed pad feet.

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Antique 19th Century American Side Tables

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Cherry

Queen Anne Style Maple Porringer Top Tea Table
Queen Anne Style Maple Porringer Top Tea Table

Queen Anne Style Maple Porringer Top Tea Table

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H 27.5 in W 31.5 in D 20.75 in

Queen Anne Style Maple Porringer Top Tea Table

By Eldred Wheeler

Located in Providence, RI

This porringer top tea table is a faithful copy of a tea table found in Rhode Island, circa 1740-1760.

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20th Century American Side Tables

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Queen Ann Tiger Maple Tavern Table with Porringer Top
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Queen Ann Tiger Maple Tavern Table with Porringer Top

Located in Woodbury, CT

Queen Anne tiger maple tavern table, with a porringer top and turned legs supported by pad feet, retaining an old, dry red stain, Expected surface wear and some alligatoring of pain...

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Tiger Maple High Chest, with Claw and Ball Feet and Shell, New York
Tiger Maple High Chest, with Claw and Ball Feet and Shell, New York

Tiger Maple High Chest, with Claw and Ball Feet and Shell, New York

Located in Providence, RI

See a related New York porringer table with similar feet and shell. While this chest has New York traits, it probably is a Long Island piece because of the shaped skirt, which is ...

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Porringer Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the porringer table you’re looking for. A porringer table — often made from wood, maple and hardwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a porringer table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A porringer table made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. A well-made porringer table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Eldred Wheeler are consistently popular.

How Much is a Porringer Table?

The average selling price for a porringer table at 1stDibs is $2,350, while they’re typically $935 on the low end and $30,000 for the highest priced.

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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.

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