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Dining Room Tables For Sale
Period: Early 1900s
Period: 1880s
Charles Bevan, Marsh, Jones & Cribb An Aesthetic Movement D End Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan attributed, made by Marsh, Jones and Cribb. An Aesthetic Movement walnut centre table with ebony line inlaid details. The rectangular top with D ends, turned legs wit...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dining Room Tables

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Ebony, Walnut

Antique Carved Figural French Breton Inlaid Dining Extending Table Brittany 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique carved Breton extending dining table, Brittany France, circa 1900. The table having a draw leaf at each end that extends to 101", the table could seat up to 12 pe...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

French Monastery Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful 19th century French table! The oak wood has a light natural tone, with lovely natural detail visible along the top and sides. This piece is set on a trestle base,...
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Early 1900s French Antique Dining Room Tables

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Hardwood

Victorian Loo Table Round Dining Centre Tilt Top 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Victorian loo table in rosewood circa 1880 We believe this would have originally been a loo table - named after the card game - although n...
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1880s Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Rosewood

20th Century Spanish Pine Lyre Legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
A monumental 20th century Spanish trestle table, having a rectangular framed solid pine inset board top, resting on hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by a beautifully wood stre...
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Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Antique Dining Room Tables

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Iron

English Victorian Mahogany Square Dining Table on Brass Castors
Located in Ely, GB
A Real Frankenstein’s Monster of a Dining Table! Circa Late 19th Century, English Mahogany Dining Table on Original Brass Castors. At some point the table has been cut down to not ...
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Victorian Dining Table Extending Mahogany Gillows of Lancaster 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Opulent Victorian dining table in mahogany that extends We date this to circa 1880 and it is in the Gillows manner Extends via the windup mechanism and has three leaves (each measuri...
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1880s Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Antique French Country Farm Table Dining Table Farmhouse Desk Oak C. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT LARGE Antique French Country Oak Farmhouse Farm Table Dining Table Desk Office Conference Library Table~~Over 7 Feet Wide~~ This beautiful table has the French Country "lo...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

French Oak Monastery Table, Farm Table, or Dining Table Circa 1900
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in the region of Normandy, France, this large artisan-made oak monastery table or dining table from the turn of the twentieth century features a 2.5 inch thick top constructed ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Black Forest Horn Table and Stools
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black Forest horn table with 4 matching stools. Table size. Stools are 13" square x 19"H. The tops are carved antler and brass shell casings. Would f...
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Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Dining Room Tables

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Antler, Wood

Restored Antique George III Mahogany Dining Table: Elegance & Function
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the unmatched elegance of our Antique George III mahogany dining table, masterfully restored to showcase a sophisticated ebonized finish with a durable lacquer patina. This ...
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Early 1900s European George III Antique Dining Room Tables

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Metal, Brass

Danish Country Style Trellis Dining or Console Table in Oak, ca. Early 1900s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
We found this charming country table in Denmark - entirely made of thick solid oak and held together without any use screw, nails or other hardware just tongue in groove and wooden p...
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Early 1900s Danish Country Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

LOVELY ANTIQUE FRENCH FARMHOUSE FRUiTWOOD & OAK TWO TONE REFECTORY DINING TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, circa 1880 Fruitwood & Oak refectory dining table with wonderfully patinaed top ...
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1880s French Country Antique Dining Room Tables

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Fruitwood, Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Extendable Dining Table in Mahogany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience the grandeur of our antique French Louis XVI dining table, beautifully crafted from mahogany and meticulously restored by our professional craftsmen. In pristine condition...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Dining Room Tables

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Brass

Exquisite Antique French Mahogany Extendable Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the elegance and grandeur of our antique French dining table, meticulously restored and refinished by our skilled craftsmen. Crafted from high-quality mahogany, this table i...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Dining Room Tables

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Brass

SUBLIME HAND CARVED ANTiQUE EAGLE 8 PERSON DINING TABLE WITH ITALIAN MARBLE TOP
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, antique circa 1880, hand carved English Oak Eagle dining table with fine Italian Ma...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Marble, Wrought Iron

20th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Lyre Legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
A monumental 20th century Spanish trestle table, having a rectangular framed solid walnut inset board top, resting on hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by four beautifully iron...
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Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Antique Dining Room Tables

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Iron

Antique Italian Carved Renaissance Revival Walnut Library Dining Table 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant Italian carved walnut Renaissance Revival library dining table, circa 1880. The table top edge having two bands of carved gadrooned decoration, underneath the top there are two corbel carved brackets at each corner of the, the table skirt having a carved arcaded frieze on each side. The table is raised on four substantial square ribbed legs with Corinthian capitals, the table is joined with a carved 'H' frame stretcher and raised on carved zoomorphic lion's paw feet. Condition is excellent, The table has a received a light polish to refresh the original finish in Bloomsbury's professional workshops. Provenance; From a fine early 19th century palazzo Genoa, Italy. Bloomsbury Fine Art...
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1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

After the Creations of Majorelle: Impressive Art Nouveau Mahogany Table -1X18
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Bring a touch of elegance and sophistication to your dining room with this stunning Art Nouveau table inspired by the creations of Majorelle. Crafted from mahogany and dating back to...
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Early 1900s Antique Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Neo Renaissance extendable dining room table with rich decoration, France, 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / Neo Renaissance / extendable dining table / hand carved wood and chess board top This exquisite table is a hard to find piece of neo-renaissance design, originati...
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Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood

English Oak Draw Leaf Table, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Edwardian oak pub table with draw leaves, c. 1900. The top and leaves are paneled and are supported on a simple apron following down to hand turned barle...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Period Victorian Dining Table Extending Mahogany 2 Leaf
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good Quality Mahogany 2 Leaf Extending Dining Table. Circa 1880 Raised Upon Square Fluted Tapered Legs With Inset Castors. The Frieze of The Table Also Being of a Fluted Form. The To...
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1880s Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Late 19th Century Italian Large Brown Walnut Dining Table with 2 Drawers, 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Transport yourself to the opulence of late 19th-century Italy with this exquisite dining table, a splendid relic from 1880. The base is crafted from rich brown solid walnut and the ...
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1880s Italian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Walnut, Spruce

Antique English Edwardian Highly Figured Mahogany Ext Dining Table Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Period English Edwardian highly figured mahogany round dining table, extending length with two 20" leaves, rising on mahogany cabriole legs. Fully extended table top dimensio...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Hardwood, Mahogany

Art Nouveau V. Ducrot Restored Inlaid and Carved Wood Table 1900 Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Prestigious rectangular wooden table, restored, in Art Nouveau with carved floral decorations, with veneer and inlays on the top. Officine Ducrot manufacturing, by Vittorio Ducrot, I...
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Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Dining room table by Maison Krieger, Art Nouveau, circa 1900, France
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
By Krieger, a important Parisian cabinetmaking, one of the most important of the time. Maison Krieger was created in 1826 by Antoine Krieger and his brother Nicolas in Paris. It fir...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood, Oak

Northern African Wooden Dining Table
Located in High Point, NC
Made in Northern Africa, this dining table fuses eclectic elements in its unique design. The raw wood tabletop is perched atop a distressed base featuring four expertly carved balust...
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Early 1900s African Rustic Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Italian Antique Harvester Farm Table
Located in Austin, TX
Farm table, Italian from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It is made of alder wood, original pegged construction, three plank top.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Jas Shoolbred. An Arts & Crafts round oak dining table with square tapering legs
Located in London, GB
Jas Shoolbred London. An Arts and Crafts round oak dining table with square tapering legs united by a cross stretcher. Jas Shoolb...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

French Oval Dining Room Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a gorgeous antique French dining table! The oval shape of this piece is very unique, as it is not a common design among antique tables. The way the wood was pieced together m...
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Early 1900s European Antique Dining Room Tables

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Hardwood

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 183CM WIDE BURR PINE GATELEG EXTENDING ROUND DiNING TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite, Antique Victorian Burr pine Gateleg extending dining table circa 1880 Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price A very good looking and well made dining table, it has a gateleg base, often known as a coffin table...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Pine

Vintage French Style Rustic Wood and Iron Industrial Work or Dining Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An early rustic folding table, hardwood with iron strapping, used by tradesman possibly for paper hanging. Table folds up making it easy to transp...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Early 20th Century Spanish Refractory Dining Table with Leaves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th Century Spanish refractory table with hand carved grapevines around the perimeter of the table. There are two extensions on either end that are easy to remove. This waln...
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Early 1900s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

Solid Hardwood Extending Dining Table Lions Head Carved, circa 1880
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very large and substantial solid mahogany extending dining table with spiral legs topped with Lions heads This table is solid! Really really solid, the legs are each one piece of hardened mahogany, carved in a spiral formation with a lions head to the top. The table top is rich and warm, its bevelled to the edges and scalloped in the style of the arts and crafts era Each leg has a castor and you find a manual wind handle to extend it, the table is absolutely massive fully extended and can seat 14 people with two at either end, naturally if you are opting for a traditional setting then 12 We have cleaned waxed and polished it from top to bottom, there are age and use related patina marks here and there, some color variations in the extension leaves and so on, nothing you wouldn’t expect from a 140+ year old dining table...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Hardwood

Large Oak Monastery Table From Italy, Circa 1880
Located in Nashville, TN
Large Oak Monastery Table From Italy, Circa 1880. Solid oak construction with great patina and use. Fantastic base.
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1880s European Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Snap Top Loo Dining Table, Scotland 1880, H121
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian burr walnut snap top loo table dining table, Scotland 1880, H121 Scotland, 1880 Solid walnut and burr walnut veneer Original finish tabletop has a moulded edge with...
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

Antique English Mahogany Carved Library Table with Lopers for Expanding Surface
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English carved mahogany library table, or since it has built in steel-lopers that pull-out from each end, one could use this antique English library table...
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1880s English Antique Dining Room Tables

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Iron

SUBLIME ANTiQUE ENGLISH CIRCA 1880 BURR OAK ONE PLANK TOP REFECTORY DINING TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very desirable farmhouse country refectory dining table with the super rare, one plank, burr oak top ...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Victorian Dining Table Extending Mahogany, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian mahogany 2 leaf extending dining table. This table is raised upon turned legs with brass castors. The top of the table being of a bow end form. circa 1880 The table ext...
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1880s Antique Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Belgian Bleached Oak Table
Located in High Point, NC
A twentieth-century bleached oak dining table with expandable leaves. This large dining table is full of character, featuring a sawtooth-patterned skirt, bulbous lathed legs, and an ...
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Early 1900s Belgian French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian mahogany metamorphic dining table having an outstanding quality figured mahogany top with drop leaves, ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Other

Liszt Table by Gustave Serrurier Bovy, Mahogany and Brass, 1900s
Located in Brussels, BE
Gustave Serrurier
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Brass

Table Refectory Dining Seats18 Antiquarian Parquetry Elm Oak Box 368cm 145" long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A MASSIVE, 18 SEATER, LATE-19TH CENTURY, ANTIQUARIAN, REFECTORY TABLE, with an elm top, boxwood and parquetry frieze and oak base 3.68m 145" long - It is virtually impossible to source C17 and earlier dining tables with integrity which are more than 274cm., 108 inches long & period models are narrow around 70cm or 27.50 inches wide - It is very rare to find a table of this size with parquetry decoration which was only used on the finest pieces and is sophisticated elevating its status. - The massive elm top is made from over 10" wide, beautifully figured boards, 1 1/4" thick - The bulbous legs on this table are typical of those found on drawleaf tables that were made in the third quarter of the 16th century. The bulbous or vase-shaped legs were of Flemish and German origin, introduced into England by immigrant craftsmen and through published designs such as those of Dietterlein and De Vries. In early Elizabethan examples, the vase-shape is very pronounced, the bulbs generally being carved with acanthus and gadroons, and terminating at the junction with the frame in Ionic volutes as in this example. - The top is detachable and unusually the base of table can easily be dismantled unlike the 16th century examples whose immovable nature caused them to descend through many generations in the same family, and Evelyn observes in a familiar passage that both in hall and parlour long tables " were as fixed as the freehold " '. Consequently drawleaf tables still survive today in situ some of the great collections, such as Hardwick Hall, while others have passed into the hands of museums such as the Treasurer's House, York - Provenance : Private Collection UK. The Estate Of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman, USA. Wendy was born in California to Manuela Hudson and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II, a pioneer in thoroughbred racing, who’s father had gone down on the Lusitania. She was great, great granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the historic tycoon known as The Commodore. Like many wealthy children of her generation, Wendy grew up largely in the care of nannies, and throughout her childhood she was shuffled between Palm Beach and the Plaza Hotel. Wendy experienced her first sense of belonging at boarding school, where she cultivated life-long loving friendship with her art teacher Betty Klein. She later attended Sarah Lawrence College. In her early 20s Wendy was widely sought after and photographed as a debutant. She was featured in one of Lilly Pulitzer’s first advertising campaigns and attended the Truman...
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1880s British Gothic Revival Antique Dining Room Tables

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Boxwood, Elm, Oak

Early 1900s English Oak Gateleg Table
Located in Alpharetta, GA
circa early 1900s England. A gorgeous oak folding gateleg table, filled with old-world charm. The beautiful turned table legs, wood grain and ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

EXQUISITE ORIGINAL ANTiQUE LAMB OF MANCHESTER BURR WALNUT DINING CENTRE TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Victorian circa 1880 Lamb's of Manchester Burr Walnut tilt top dining or occasional table wit...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Centre / Dining Table, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Victorian burr walnut and marquetry centre table, circa 1900 in date The circular 4ft diameter table top features superb inlaid scrolling floral marquetr...
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

Italian Bauhaus Modern Dining Table Asnago by Mario Asnago for Pallucco, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Bauhaus modern Dining table Asnago by Mario Asnago for Pallucco, 1990s Dining table mod. Asnago with rectangular top in tempered glass. The structure is entirely in black pa...
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Early 1900s Italian Bauhaus Antique Dining Room Tables

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Metal

Vintage French Wooden Dining Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden dining table made in France. Two staggering thick planks of wood combine to create a solid slab that composes the distressed top of this t...
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Elegant French Round Table with Fine Inlays
Located in Milano, IT
Presenting an elegant and antique French round table, dating back to the 1800s. This remarkable piece exhibits exquisite and valuable featur...
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1880s French Baroque Antique Dining Room Tables

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Wood, Walnut

20th Century Southern Pine Table with Lazy Susan
Located in Surrey, BC
A exceptional solid pine table with full dimensional pine, scalloped skirt, fine tapered legs with a 33” lazy susan. This is a very well built hi-quality antique Table was fro...
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Early 1900s American Country Antique Dining Room Tables

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Pine

Extending Oak Refectory Dining Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Extending oak refectory dining table. This is a good sturdy table and at first glance it looks like an ordinary Oak refectory dining table with chunky bulbous legs and carved apro...
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Early 1900s Gothic Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Fine Quality Italian Provincial Paquetry Walnut Dining Table W Leaf
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a gorgeous antique large 65 x 65 inch round Italian provincial dining table...
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Early 1900s Italian French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

Pale Oak Cabriole Leg Farmhouse Table
Located in Billingshurst, GB
Pale Oak Cabriole leg Farmhouse table with one side drawer and bread slide. This table has beautiful cabriole legs. The table has been bleached to give it a very pale colour in oak. ...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Early 1900s French Bistro Cafe Table with Art Nouveau Base and Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
A French bistro cafe table from the early 1900s with a lovely, period style, cast iron base. The piece has naturally aged to reveal an old metal patina beneath the original paintwork...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Dining Room Tables

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Marble, Iron

Antique French Oval Game Dining Table Pedestal Black Forest Hunt Honey Oak, 19thC
Located in Tyler, TX
Outstanding antique French oak black forest "hunt" game table or dining table~~oval~~c. 1880s. This table has "the look"~~~one of our most often requested items~~these tables were...
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1880s French Black Forest Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

19th Century Italian Pair of Antique Long Dining Room Table in Lacquered Poplar
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique rustic long dining room table, 1880, set of two. Made in solid poplar wood completely lacquered in white colour. Characterized by a solid turned legs. Very simple a...
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1880s Italian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Poplar

French Oak Harvest Trestle Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
French oak harvest trestle table, circa 1900. X-framed pine trestle with a replacement oak top made from 300 year old oak beams. A good versatile dining table, desk, work table ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak, Pine

Rustic Solid English Oak Round Four Person Dining Table Lovely Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rustic English oak hand carved round pedestal dining table A good looking and well made table, ideally suited as a four person dining ...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Shop Antique, New and Vintage Dining Tables on 1stDibs

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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