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Dining Room Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
19th Century Irish Country Squires Mahogany Hunt Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous 19th century Irish country squires mahogany Hunt table.
This table was made in the late 19th century circa 1880, and is made of solid mahogany and sits on 8 legs with padded hoof feet.
2 drop leafs on either side supported by swinging gate legs on either side when upwards.
Beautiful interlocking detail to the side leafs and central section.
Oval in shape …. it would comfortably seat 8 people.
Made in Ireland.
This is a ‘Hunt’ table and not to be confused with an Irish ‘Wake’ table.
Whilst ‘Hunt Tables’ and ‘Wake Tables’ are similar in shape and design their original purposes could not be more different.
Wake Tables were made and used by indigenous Irish people for 2 purposes: (1) As a full functional dining table and (2) the central section had to be of sufficient width and length to support a coffin for the purpose of ‘waking’ the deceased in their home. Wake Tables were almost always made of oak, as this was the most common wood found in Ireland and therefore available to the ordinary (and poor) Irish Folk. Sometimes they might also be made of elm or sycamore.
Hunt Tables. however, we not made for the purposes of holding a coffin or ‘waking’ the dead. They were made for the ruling classes, nobility or gentry for the sole purpose of use on the day of the ‘hunt’. This would be the fox hunting season of Fall and Winter, where the participants in the ‘hunt’ would gather at the local manor house early in the morning and the snacks and refreshments would be displayed for eating and drinking on the ‘hunt’ table. Hunt Tables are almost always made of mahogany which was an expensive and exotic hardwood imported from Cuba and the West Indies. When not in use they would be put up against a wall with the leafs down and items would be displayed on top.
This table is obviously a ‘hunt’ table because: (1) It is made of mahogany (2) the central section is not wide enough to safely hold at coffin at rest.
We are of the firm opinion that this is in fact an Irish-made Hunt Table due top the legs and padded hoof feet which more closely resemble the feet one would find on an Irish Wake Table...
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Late 19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Oval French 19th Century Vigneron or Tilt-Top Wine Tasting Walnut Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely and large French early walnut tilt-top 'table de vendange,' or wine tasting table, circa late 1800s. Generous oval top circled by bentwood edge upon trestle base with triangul...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th c. Rustic French Farmhouse Table c.1820-1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A rustic rustic farmhouse table. Two large front drawers with ample storage. Pegged construction visible on the top and on all four tapered legs. The top consists of two wide ...
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19th Century American Rustic Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Tilt-Top Center Table, Large Round Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning 19th Century Victorian Tilt-Top Center Table or Large Round Mahogany Dining Table.
An exceptional round tilt-top table with rich s...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Four Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful George III mahogany four pillar dining table attributed to Gillows, in richly grained mahogany, the two ends of "D" shape, the center sections rectangular in shape standing...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Carved Parquet Top Draw-Leaf Dining Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century French carved parquet top draw-leaf dining table. Handsome with cabriole legs ending in escargot feet. Great carving at the knees and undulating aprons. Thumb molde...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Dining Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Italian table with a nicely patinated and worn pine top.
The base is in its original blue. Sturdy tapered legs and an 18cm deep apron with squared beading trim.
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18th Century Italian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Monumental 19th C 11.5' Country Farm House Irish Pine Dining Table 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fabulous antique 19th century monumental Irish pine Country House dining table, circa 1860.
This wonderfiul mid 1800s dining table came from the downstairs servant's kitchen of an 18th century stately home in Donegal, Republic of Ireland. The table has the original painted base & raised on six substantial turned legs, to each side are a pair of drawers with bun shaped pulls, the drawers open & close with ease. At each end of of the table base are a pair of carved corbel brackets, the table has the original pine scrubbed top.
The table top has a mellow honey colored finish and has just lovingly received a coat of wax polish in Bloomsbury's professional workshops, the table base has the original cream colored paint.
The table will comfortably seat 16-18 people, the table has plenty of leg clearance for your tallest guests, this is a rare antique table and had been in the same country estate statley home for over 150 years, think Downton Abbey!
This fine antique pine dining table...
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1860s Irish Country Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Restored Biedermeier Dining Table, Cherry Wood, Revived Polish, Czech, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This practical and elegant round Biedermeier dining table comes from Bohemia from the first half of the 19th century. It has a large diameter and comfortably seats up to 6 people. It...
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1830s Czech Biedermeier Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Spruce
18th Century French Trestle Table
Located in Chicago, IL
The best early 18th century French oak trestle table with a three-inch thick hand-hewn single-plank top resting on a hand-carved trestle base with chamfered legs and well-worn feet. ...
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Country French Provincial Fruitwood Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous 19th century country French provincial farmhouse dining table crafted from fruitwood. The table features a thick plank top with bread board ends. Constructed with wood peg j...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany drop leaf dining table having a quality mahogany top with two drop leaves beautifully crossbanded in satinwood and standing on six moulded legs wi...
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19th Century English George III Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Cherry Dining Table, South Germany, C. 1815
Located in Southampton, NY
Biedermeier Cherry Dining Table, South Germany, C. 1815
Dining Table, consisting of two console table with matching veneered table top, cherrywood and cherrywood veneer, Biedermeier,...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Cherry
Long 19th Century French Sewing / Dining Table
Located in Ross, CA
Long table made in France in the 1800's, previously likely used as a sewing table. The top is a type of pine, the bottom is made of oak. The top is wide plank tongue and put together...
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19th Century French Rustic Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Dining Room Table, Antique Farm Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique and massive French Provincial dining room table or work table made of hand crafted Fruitwood, in good condition. The detailed top of the early 19th Century farm table is m...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Historicist Extendable Table, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A large extendable table from the Historicist period, crafted in walnut, with an impressive length of up to 572 cm when fully extended. The table features intricately turned column l...
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Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Cherry Farm Table
Located in High Point, NC
Late 18th century cherry farm table from France with a banded top, which has hand cut nail and pegged construction over a simple apron which contains a single drawer. The table is su...
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18th Century French Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Cherry
Large Rustic Provincial Dining Table, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large rustic dining table on six legs, with a slight moulding in the upper third and straight frame. The tabletop is made of continuous wooden beams. The table seats up to 12 people.
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19th Century German Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Softwood
Rare Monumental Dining Table From A Castle In Le Mans, France, Circa 1800
Located in Nashville, TN
Rare Monumental Dining Table From A Castle In Le Mans, France, Circa 1800. A very rare find on the market with an impressive scale and a 5" thick top. THE best table we have ever s...
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Early 1800s European Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
18th-century Tuscan Two-Axis Walnut Fratino Table: a timeless masterpiece
If you want an authentic piece of furniture that is rich in history, this 18th-century Tuscan two-axle waln...
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18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XIII Carved Bleached Oak Refectory Trestle Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique dining table was crafted in Normandy, France circa 1780. Built of solid oak, the monastery table stands on pierced and curved baluster support legs joined togeth...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
French Cherrywood Table Louis Philippe Period, Mid 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This cherrywood and oak dining table of the Louis Philippe period was made in France in the first half of the 19th century.
The top is ok cherrywood and the legs are of oak.
The turn...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Cherry, Oak
Antique 14ft6" William IV Extending Dining Table C1835 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique William IV mahogany dining table which can seat sixteen diners in comfort, Circa 1835 in date.
This beautiful table is in stunning flame mahogany and...
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1830s William IV Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Irish Pine Farmhouse Table
Located in Seaford, GB
19th Century Irish Pine Farmhouse Table
This Antique Vernacular Pine Farmhouse Table is a captivating piece of history that embodies the rustic charm of Irish provincial furniture. ...
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1890s Irish Country Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
French Early 19th Century Wine TastingTilt-Top Oval Walnut Dining Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely French early walnut tilt-top 'table de vendange,' or wine tasting table, circa late 1800s. Oval top circled by bentwood edge upon trestle base with triangular harp mechanism. ...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Colonial Dining Table in Narra Hardwood
Located in Kastrup, DK
Spanish Colonial style refectory dinning table crafted in narra hardwood.
Tabletop with frame, center panel in one piece of wood.
The Philippines were a Spanish colony for over 300 ...
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Late 19th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Large rustic elm wooden farm table, France ca. 1800
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1800 / farm table / elm wood / rustic / mid century
Sturdy large farm table with beautiful patine made in France around 1800. Crafted in high-quality elm wood. The table wa...
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Early 1800s French Rustic Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Elegant French 19' Century Oval Extending Large Walnut Dining Table
Located in Rome, IT
A large late 19th century, French oval extending walnut dining table with paneled frieze and gilt bronze decoration , legs ending in capes and casters. Available 3 extensions.
Measu...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Louis Philippe Style Mahogany Oval Dining/ Center Table, Denmark, c 1860
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis Philippe style salon table with oval top and scalloped apron resting on four graceful, carved cabriole legs. Top is made of beautiful bookmatched, solid mahogany. The ap...
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Late 19th Century Danish Louis Philippe Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
18th Century English Oak Gateleg Drop-Leaf Table with Turned Legs and Drake Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English 18th century oak oval gateleg drop-leaf table with unusual drake feet. Born in the second half of the 18th century, this English gateleg table features an oval top made of...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
A Very Large George III Five Pedestal Dining Table, c1780
Located in valatie, NY
A rare and important George III five pedestal dining table c1780, with four leaves. The rounded rectangular top of superb timber with reeded...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair 1950s Rud Rasmussen Hardwood D-Shaped Centre Tables with Brass Tipped Legs
Located in London, GB
Pair 1950s Rud Rasmussen Mahogany D-Shaped Centre Tables with Brass Tipped Legs. Restoration in progress, although pictures may show condition prior to this.
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1850s European Scandinavian Modern Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century English Pine Farm Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English farm table made of pine. The top is made from five planks, and is banded on the ends with sycamore wood to prevent...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
Dutch Round Pedestal Base Dining Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The perfect round table to comfortably seat four people for dining or games. This agile Dutch tilt top table is made of mahogany and easily converts from upright to flat as needed. T...
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19th Century Dutch Other Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Shaped Centre Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian mahogany inlaid shaped centre table having a mahogany inlaid shaped top with a splendid quality inlaid centre and satinwood stringing, pretty shaped ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
An enterprising person a long time ago decided not to hide the fact he was creating an extension table by incorporating shutter style leaves and telescoping support frame. The result...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Large Antique Outstanding Quality Figured Mahogany 3 Pilar Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique George III outstanding quality figured mahogany three pilar dining table boasting a magnificent quality figured mahogany top in three sections supported by three fabulo...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Other
Long Swedish Trestle Table ca 1780
Located in Farsta, SE
Long Swedish Trestle Table ca 1780
This table comes from Alfta in Hälsingland, Sweden, and has a great length with a beautifull smooth, heavy patina.
The colors range from gray, bro...
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1780s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
Titchmarsh and Goodwin Table, circa 1890
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century oak table by the very well-known Titchmarsh and Goodwin Company in Ipswich. The top is banded and has two draw leaves, which m...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Antique Dutch Renaissance Rustic Natural Oak 'Bolpoot Tafel' Table
Located in Casteren, NL
Beautiful and authentic Dutch Renaissance table made in solid European Summer oak. The top was made in three wide boards of oak and has a fantastic grain pattern and a weathered surf...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
18th century Four Pedestal Mahogany Sheraton Monumental Sized Dining Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This monumental sized 18th century English Sheraton mahogany antique dining table can be extended with three leaves. The four graceful pe...
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1790s British Sheraton Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Provincial Farmhouse Fruitwood Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic 19th century country French Provincial farmhouse dining table with storage drawers. The table is constructed from frui...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Vendange Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wine tasting – or vendange – table was made in the 19th century in France, by a unique process of layering cheesecloth and candle wax on the wood planks to create a smooth but d...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Oak and Maple Dining Table, late 18th century
Located in Vo', Veneto
Antique oak and maple table
Measurements: H. 78 cm - Top 97 cm x 122 cm
Period: Late 18th century
Origin: Tyrol
Wood: Oak - Maple
Description:
Beautiful Tyrolean table...
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1780s Italian Other Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Maple, Oak
Spanish Oak Extending Dining Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large oak Spanish dining table extends to over twelve feet long. This table has a simple plank top over carved decorative legs connected by a hand forged iron support. At each end ...
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19th Century Spanish Other Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Ralph Lauren Neoclassical Flame Mahogany Console Entry Table
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Countryside, IL
Ralph Lauren Neoclassical Flame Mahogany Console Entry Table
This console table measures: 72.5 wide x 23.5 deep x 34.5 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studi...
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19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Elm 19th Century French Rustic Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This elegant table was made in France in the 19th century. It has a tabletop from elm with beautiful grain patterns. It has a very warm color and the table shows many marks of use, o...
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19th Century French Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Baroque drop-leaf table or wall table from Sweden. The table unusual with the leaf and curved legs as well as the profiled rim. Made circa 1760 from pine. Untouched original conditio...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
George III Mahogany Drop leaf Gate Leg Table
Located in Huntington, NY
18th century George III mahogany drop leaf gate leg table.
Each leaf supported by a swing leg . Each turned leg terminating
in a ball and cla...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Kitchen Table in Solid Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this particular antique Italian table made during the Louis Philippe period in the mid-19th Century. This type of table was intended to furnish kitchens and was called "bo...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Long Antique Wood Farm Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Ca. 18th-19th century A long wood farm table with an overhanging three plank top constructed with dowels over a frieze with two drawers one on eac...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Italian Louis XV Style Natural Walnut Dining Table Ca 1890
Located in Encinitas, CA
19th Century Antique Italian Louis XV Style Natural Walnut Dining Table.
Beautiful formal table with solid walnut shaped cabriole legs and ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Provincial Trestle Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th-century French Provincial Trestle Table. Very sturdy, made of richly patinated oak with an unusually thick top. Interesting base with nicely turned legs and very nice proportion...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Farm or Trestle Table in Bleached Chestnut
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome early 19th century farm table, trestle table from Genoa, Italy. This wonderful table is constructed from bleached chestnut and is very sturdy and sound. A wonderful dining table or large writing table...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chestnut
19th Century Italian Antique Oval Drop Leaf Table, Tuscan Dining Room Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian small oval dining table with hand waxed finish. This Tuscan table is made of hand crafted Walnut and supported by a substant...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Country English Drop-Leaf Pine Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century country English farmhouse dining table or harvest table. Features 12.5 inch drop leaves on each side. Opens to a 53....
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19th Century English Country Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
French 19th Century Refectory-Style Oak Farmhouse Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A robust, solid oak farmhouse table, done in a refectory style, from 19th century, France. Gnarled knots, beautiful grain, and an incredible...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Neoclassical Empire Carved Flame Mahogany 60” Dining Table & Four Leaves
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Neoclassical Greco American Empire extension dining table offers flame mahogany construction in round form with carved gadroon trimming over stylized urn form pedestal and...
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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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No matter your furniture style of choice, a shared meal is one of life’s true rewards. Why not treat your family and friends to a luxurious dining experience? Browse our top picks to find the perfect antique, new or vintage dining room table for this important occasion.
Modern furniture design borrows significantly from the trends of yore, and this is especially apparent in dining tables. Ancient Egyptians made practical use of the earliest four-legged tables of wood and rock — their models bear striking similarity to the dining tables of today — while common large medieval dining room tables in England were made of oak or elm. Romans and Greeks, renowned for big banquets that involved entertainment as well as good food, used early dining room tables made of marble or wood and metals such as bronze for meals.
On 1stDibs, find a range of dining room tables that offers no shortage of options to accommodate modest interiors, midsize family homes and even lavish banquets (entertainment not included).
Beginning in the mid-19th century, more American homes featured dining rooms, where families could gather specifically for a meal together. In the States, upper-class families were the first to enjoy dining room tables, which were the centerpiece of the dining room.
Dining room tables of the Victorian era were created in a range of revivalist styles inspired by neoclassical, Renaissance, Gothic and other traditions. Furnishings of the period were made of various woods, including oak, rosewood and mahogany, and referenced a variety of decorative arts and architectural motifs. Some dining room tables finished in the Rococo style feature gorgeous inlaid marble tabletops or other ornamental flourishes handcrafted by Parisian furniture makers of the 18th century.
In many modern spaces, there often isn’t a dining room separate from the kitchen — instead, they frequently share real estate in a single area. Mid-century modern dining room tables, specifically those created by designers such as Osvaldo Borsani, Edward Wormley and Alvar Aalto, are typically clean and uncomplicated designs for a dining area that’s adjacent to where the cooking is done. Furniture of this era hasn’t lost its allure for those who opt for a casual and contemporary aesthetic.
If you’re of the modern mindset that making and sharing meals should be one in the same — and perhaps large antique dining tables don’t mesh well with your style — consider a popular alternative. Working with a tighter space may mean that a round or oval dining room table, a design that references the festive meals of the medieval era, may be a better fit. Round dining room tables, particularly those that originated in the Art Deco period, still endure as a popular contemporary substitute for traditional rectangular dining tables. Giovanni Offredi’s Paracarro table for Saporiti Italia is a striking round table option that showcases the magnificent Italian industrial design of the 1970s.
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