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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1980s
Large 19th century Scandinavian pine painted table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 19th century Scandinavian pine painted table circa 1870. Hand painted work table with a 3 plank top.  Straight leg base with stretchers top and bottom all the way round. Idea...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine, Paint

Antique French Louis XV Carved Walnut Dough Box, France, 1880, H196
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique French Louis XV carved walnut dough box, France, 1880, H196 France, 1880 Solid walnut Original finish Three board scalloped lift up lid Opens to reveal large storage compart...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

19th Century French Wooden Worktable
Located in High Point, NC
Made in France during the 19th century, this antique work table features an unusual structure with three drawers — two regular ones and one tip-out drawer — suspended above a lower s...
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19th Century French Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

19thC Large English Ebonised Shop Counter Bank of Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 19thC English ebonised shop counter bank of drawer with oiled oak top Ideal Kitchen Island sku 546 Measures: W243 x D70 x H90 cm.  
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Late 19th Century British Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Oak, Pine

Italy Mid-19th Century Kitchen Pinewood Dining Table
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a table totally handmade by the Italian master craftsmen in the traditional Italian style of the Mid-19th Century, widespread in the Northern part of Italy. This model was ti...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Antique Farm House Dining or Work Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
This rustic antique farm house work, dining harvest table, once painted but much of the residue of the original paint still remains for added charm ...
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19th Century American Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

French Walnut & Iron Glove Making Stand, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
with working foot petal
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Early 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

Antique Original Paint French Store Counter or Wonderful Small Kitchen Island
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Store Counter that would make for a wonderful small Kitchen Island and yes, we can build shelves on the inside as you wish....
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1890s French Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood, Paint

19th Century French Normandy Farm Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Country farm table or work table from Normandy. Made of solid cherry wood with two sliding doors along the front and one deep dovetailed drawer at the end, each...
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19th Century French Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Brass

19th Century Victorian Marquetry Burl Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Walnut and Marquetry Burl sewing table with plenty 9f storage and on Wheels. Measures 24.25" in width, 16" in depth and stands 27.5" tall.
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Satinwood, Walnut

Cast Iron Stable Fitting by Musgrave & Co LTD. Garden Table, Kitchen Island or ?
Located in Chicago, IL
By definition this incredible Table would be called a; Cast Iron Stable Fitting manufactured by Musgrave & Co LTD. Musgrave Bros began manufacturing in Belfast in the 1840’s and had ...
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1890s Irish Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron, Stainless Steel

French 19th Century Elm Chopping Block Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This superb antique chopping block cabinet was hand-crafted in France circa 1850. Wonderfully worn with much time and use, the cut marks from b...
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19th Century French Primitive Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood, Elm

19th Century Oak Single Drawer Legs Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Oak Single Drawer Work Table. Measures 34" in width, 23.5" in depth and stands 29" tall. Knee clearance is 24.5".
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Maple

A Very Fine 19th Century Workbox or Occasional Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century fruitwood workbox or occasional table of fabulous quality with rich patination and grain. The well figured line inlaid and crossbanded top of rectangular fo...
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19th Century English Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Brass

Antique Regency Quality Figured Mahogany Sewing Table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique regency quality figured mahogany sewing table having a quality figured mahogany top with two drop leaves above two drawers with original turned mahogany knobs sliding silk st...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut trumpet work table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut trumpet work table having a quality burr walnut lift up top with a moulded edge opening to reveal a fitted interior, carved walnut fre...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

Louis Philippe Period French Walnut Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome nearly 200 year old French Louis Philippe period (1830-1848) walnut travailleuse (sewing work table - thread stand) Born in France in the mid-19th century, hand-crafted o...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mirror, Walnut

Pine Copper Lined Rustic Plant Stand
Located in Garnerville, NY
This one is for the house plant enthusiast. A copper lined long and narrow plant stand dating from the late 19th Century. A nice, dark patina on steel casters. The recessed front and...
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Copper, Steel

19th/20th Century Zinc Top Flower or Garden Table in Green Paint
Located in Milford, NH
A fabulous zinc top flower or garden table in green over yellow paint with canted top corners, and a single divided frieze drawer, all supported by four tap...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Zinc

Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Apothecary Shop Counter
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Apothecary Shop Counter. Brass edged mahogany top with glazed doors to one side and a bank of drawers and shelving ...
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1890s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

Large 19thC French Mahogany & Pine Painted Counter Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870 Large 19thC French Mahogany & Pine Painted Counter Drawers sku 1608 W202 x D63 x H88 cm
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany, Pine

Antique Victorian Ladies Bobbin Turned Mahogany Sewing Work Table Stand Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Victorian ladies sewing cabinet or work table. Made from walnut with a downswept top leading to a hinged compartment with baize lined dividers and hidden mirror at the rear over a lockable lower hand dovetailed drawer with northwind face escutcheon plate. The table is supported by four bobbin turned legs leading to serpentine foot / bracket connected by a central stretcher. This mythological Norse-like figure is a common characteristic of a style of furniture commonly called “North Wind...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Baize, Mirror, Mahogany

Japanese Lacquer Sewing Table
Located in Wilson, NC
Japanese lacquer sewing table, the top and front decorated with words and flowers, the interior fitted with compartments and pin cushions, the box resting on two turned legs with con...
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1890s Japanese Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

19th Century, Scandinavian Painted Pine Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A Scandinavian antique painted wood galvanized metal top work table with beautifully aged distressed chippy paint patina. Born in the 19th century, hand-crafted of solid pine wood, classic Gustavian taste - simple angular Parsons table form, rectangular patinated galvanized steel top, over single frieze drawer, rising on straight angled legs, the Northern European antique having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a rustic industrial workbench, farmhouse kitchen...
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19th Century European Gustavian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal, Steel

French 19th Century Two Board Walnut and Oak Framed Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning French 19th century work table from Burgundy with its thick oak top and legs that have been raised to standing height, would make a gorgeous kitchen island. Crafted fro...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Liberty Black and Red Lacquered Counter Table, Italian Bar or Shop, Late 1800s
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Liberty black and red lacquered counter table, with typical moves of the period, was used in an Italian bar or shop, second half of the 1800. Very particular and with elegant and r...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

19th Century French Cheese Display Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century French cheese display table. The base is painted metal and the large top is made of porcelain. This would be an ideal kitchen island, folding table in a utility or back ...
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19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

19th Century Country French Marble Top Bleached Pine & Iron Patisserie Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Country French marble top bleached pine & iron patisserie console /table France, Circa 1880s A rustic of 19th-century French cr...
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Carrara Marble, Iron

19th Century Country French Farmhouse Walnut Work Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique Country French farmhouse walnut work table, France, circa 1850. This beautiful table embodies rustic elegance. Crafted of wormy walnut...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

French 19th Century Etabli - Work Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 19th century Etabli - Work Table from the South of France. Soundly constructed from richly stained oak and retaining its original vice. Terrific as a console table.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Oak

French 19th Century Workbench
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This sturdy work table is made of solid hardwood. The top bears the marks left from many projects over the last one and a half centuries. Variations in the color and texture on the t...
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19th Century French Other Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Hardwood

Early 19th Century American Primitve Texas Farmhouse Painted Pine Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Texas farm house painted pine work table with dark rich nicely aged distressed patina. Hand-crafted by a skilled but formally untrained farmer i...
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Early 19th Century American Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine, Paint

Victorian 19th century cast iron garden table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Victorian 19th century cast iron occasional table circa 1870. Fine quality in original condition with original paint, which really echoes t...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

19th Century William and Mary Mahogany Two-Drawer Sewing Table or Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A sophisticated 19th Century William and Mary style Mahogany Two-Drawer Sewing Table or Side Table in great antique condition. Was recently refinished and looks gorgeous. Measures 21...
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Mid-19th Century American William and Mary Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

Monumental Pine Display Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Monumental 19th C pine display table. Originally a work table from an armoury. 1860 Reference: 7945 Dimensions 150.5 inches (382 cms) Wide 29 inches (...
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

19th Century European Gray Painted Workbench
Located in South Salem, NY
The 19th Century gray painted workbench is a versatile and practical addition to any space. Its sturdy construction ensures durability and reliability. The workbench features three d...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice earl Victorian Burl walnut sewing stand and work table in very good condition. This unique piece has a fold out writing or work surface under...
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

19thC English Bleached Pine Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19thC English Bleached Pine Work Table circa 1890 19thC English Bleached Pine Work Table sku 1539 W197 x D50 x H73 cm Knee height 59 cm
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

19th Century Victorian Period Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century figured burr walnut Davenport desk. The piano top fall lifts to reveal 2 burr walnut veneered drawers and a pull out and ...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This petite work table from 19th century France is full of charming elements within a compact design. Details allude to this piece serving as a correspondence and sewing table. Unloc...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

Early American Style Pine and Maple Spiral-Turned Leg Single Drawer Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early American Style Pine and Maple Spiral-Turned Legs Single Drawer Work Table. Very sturdy.
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Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Maple, Pine

Antique French Marble Top Iron Baker’s Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and authentic industrial era French work table. A fine antique marble top baker’s table surmounted on an iron base with tubular and steel banded construction. Dimensions: 42" ...
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19th Century French Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Marble, Iron

Victorian Industrial Iron Factory Table Cabinmodern Kitchen Worktable Island
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very old single drawer metal worktable with slatted wood lower shelf. Fully functional, level and sturdy table, patina to all surfaces. Beautifully dark and aged. Measures: W 60 x D...
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Steel, Iron

19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Carved Mahogany Rolling Sewing Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Carved Mahogany Sewing Table on wheels with a compartmented top drawer and large storage lower drawer. Very good antique condition.
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Late 19th Century American Rococo Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century American Empire One-Drawer Flame Mahogany Sewing or Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century American Empire One-Drawer Flame Mahogany Sewing or Work Table. Measures 20" in width, 16.5" in depth and stands 26" tall. Top opens to reveal a compartmented storage t...
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century Walnut Tiered Washstand or Work Table with Drawer and Open Storage
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century walnut two tier washstand / industrial or work table with divided drawer and spacious open bottom storage. Measures : 29.5" in width, 16.5" in depth and 28" tall in the...
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Mid-19th Century American Colonial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

Primitive 19th Century American Farm Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
Primitive perfection!! A charming antique American pine country farmhouse work table in original red paint. Hand-crafted in the early 19th century, originating in the northeastern Un...
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Early 19th Century American Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine, Paint

French 19th Century Beech Shoemaker's Bench Square Legs H Stretcher
Located in Wells, ME
French provincial shoemaker's table or workbench from the Burgundy region of France. This beech wood workbench has a single thick beech removable top, and hunky beech square legs and...
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Beech

19th C Industrial Table with Orig Painted Iron Base and New Zinc Top
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1880s industrial work table has a heavy iron base with original green paint that shows some rust and patina. New wood, zinc-covered table top make this a unique console or functional narrow dining...
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Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron, Zinc

Massive Trestle Work Table, England, circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Massive Trestle work table England circa 1890 Originally from a Lincolnshire suiting / fabric mill. Measures: 108” L x 55.75” D x 34.25” H.
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19th Century English Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

19th Century French Antique Walnut Draper’s, Drapier Table, Antique Tailor Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important antique 19th Century French Draper’s Table or Table de Drapier made of and crafted Walnut with a rich warm patina, in good condition. The huge top planks of the large ta...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

Antique Rustic French Painted Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
Patina Perfection!! A rustic French farmhouse work table from the 19th century. Featuring hand-crafted pegged solid wood construction, ...
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

Mid 1980s Wood and Steel Table by Will Stone
By Will Stone
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In Mahogany Veneer on Wood and Steel, an Elemental Mid 1980’s Table by Will Stone. Known for his Squiggly Leg Steel and Glass Pedestal Tables, this Wood top design is seen more rarel...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables

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Steel

Antique Artist's Materials Table, English, Oak, Stand, Roberson & Co, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique artist's materials table. An English oak fold out companion stand by Roberson & Co of London, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1870. Extraordinary arti...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Oak

19thC English Prep Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880 19thC English prep table with bleached scrubbed top and two drawers Original hardware Measures: W 215 x D 70 x H 76 cm.
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Late 19th Century British Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

French Industrial Table in Wood with Iron Reinforcements
Located in Marbella, ES
French Industrial Table in Wood with Iron Reinforcements.
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19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

Mahogany Side / Sewing Table in Napoleon III Style From the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Mahogany Side / Sewing Table in Napoleon III Style From the 19th Century A small side / sewing table on curved legs with a raised, wavy top and a removable insert with compartments....
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

Boulle Work Table, Stamped: L.Gradé & Pelcot, Period: 19th Century
By Gradé
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
In the 19th century, under the reign of Napoleon III (1852/1870) in particular, marquetry was rediscovered. We copy the styles of previous centuries; so we make a lot of Boulle style furniture. The richness and the quality of the materials are the same but the execution benefits from technical progress: the quality of the furniture of the end of the XIX is superior to that of their ancestors. Here is a rare work table in gilded brass marquetry on a blackened and lacquered pear tree background. Its lively scalloped top, surrounded by an ingot mold, is adorned with a cartouche opening onto a rosewood interior with a vanity mirror and a belt drawer. In the lower part, a hopper drawer remains invisible below. Its feet are curved with ornamentation in chiseled and gilded bronze. Period: Second half of the 19th century. Dimensions: H: 72 x W: 63 x D: 43cm. Stamped: L.Gradé & Pelcot, A work table, also called a worker, it is a small light table whose top is surrounded by a high border to prevent falling objects. The work table or worker is a small table that can be recognized by its removable flat or rounded top containing storage. This table with or without crotch shelf sometimes has a sliding book box under the belt. Louis Gradé...
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19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Brass

Antique and Vintage Industrial Tables and Work Tables

From drafting tables to preparation tables to kitchen islands and more, the collection of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables on 1stDibs features a wide range of robust furnishings that fit seamlessly into modern interiors.

Work tables, just like most tables, have evolved considerably over the years.

More than 1,000 years before iconic American furniture brand Herman Miller would help shape the way we work — and later, how we live at home — monks who lived and worked in medieval-era monasteries stood at what you might call crude writing desks, translating religious texts and copying them by hand.

While those who practiced the art of handwritten letters definitely needed a suitable writing desk, the world wouldn’t see proper roll-top desks and the like until the 19th century. Owing to the work of architects such as ​​Antoni Gaudí, these monastery “desks” were essentially work tables. (Chairs, much less actual desk chairs, weren’t a part of the workspace until the Renaissance.) It was a far cry from the cozy home office that affords many of us the opportunity to work remotely today.

Near the end of the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution brought with it the founding of mills and factories, and hand production methods gave way to machinery and mass production. Factory workers needed sturdy industrial tables to perform tasks that required precision and to support the manufacturing industry. Spare work tables — durable and easy to clean — were constructed of metal and wood and became essential on assembly lines and in packing facilities. Today, industrial-style furniture celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn.

Aside from how well antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables will fit in your industrial-style interior — think raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors — these furnishings have practical uses. They’re a must-have item for a number of creative endeavors: They’re an ideal food-prep surface in your kitchen or an efficient work surface for any kind of hands-on workshop or painting and drawing studio. With some creativity, you can turn a vintage wood industrial table or work table into a desk, dining room table or coffee table.

At 1stDibs, we love the industrial-style furniture trend, and here you can find a wide range of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables as well as other furnishings that will look wonderful in your heavenly loft space.

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