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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1980s
French 19th Century Jeweler's Work Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming 19th Century Jeweler's Work Table from the South of France. Nicely constructed from beech. Serves beautifully as a bar counter or a restaurant host...
Category
19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Rustic 19th Century Spanish Pine Work Bench Table
Located in Forney, TX
Patina perfection!! A rustic 19th century hand-crafted Spanish work table, in a distressed, weathered painted finish. Having a rectangular two board wooden plank top with beautiful, ...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Monumental 19thC English Mahogany Drapers Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850
Monumental 19thC English Mahogany drapers table
Single plank top and 2 plank lower tier.
An exceptional example with excellent form, colour and patination
Measures: W ...
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1840s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Drawer Stand for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A small stand with a single apron drawer mounted on the carved base. The recessed frieze raised on turned legs mounted on a shaped trestle base with two square stretchers.
L. 33", Depth 19 1/4", H. 28 1/2"
Condition: The Drawer Stand is time-worn overall, the top with stains, scratches, old rings...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century 3-Drawer Turned Legs Mahogany Work Table on Wheels
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century 3-drawer turned legs mahogany work table on wheels.
Features two smaller top drawers measuring 6.75" in width, 13" in depth and 2.25...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Impressive William IV Mahogany Sewing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
An impressive William IV work table in mahogany, having flamed mahogany top with cylindrical frieze drawer fitted with small compartments and silk basket below, all raised on crisply...
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Early 19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Czech Industrial Workbench
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and wooden chest of drawers from 20th century central Europe. Matured, yet compellingly spry, this industrious set of drawers radiates a charming and tidy sensibility. Compos...
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19th Century European Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
William IV Work Table, Trumpet Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
SN2416 Fine quality and very unusual, William IV thuya wood work / sewing box, having octagonal well figured top with shaped and carved frieze, tapering...
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Antique Kitchen Island, Butcher Block, Industrial Work Table Cast Iron Dublin
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Kitchen Island, Antique Work Table, Kitchen Butcher Block, or Outdoor Serving Table, the choice is yours. For the past 30-years, Old Plan...
Category
1880s Irish Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Biedermeier Table with Lyre Décor, Walnut Veneer, Germany circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier work table with lyre-shaped frame and four drawers. The table is veneered in walnut and hand polished.
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Rosewood One Drawer Drop Leaf Work Table with Brass Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English Regency rosewood one-drawer drop leaf work table with rectangular top and brass inlaid border, bullseye brass pulls, and shaped leaf supports on each side, supported b...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Faux Bamboo & Bird's Eye Maple Seamstress or Jewelry Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and stylish little side table with a perfect working lock and key.
Faux bamboo furniture has been around since the 19th century and we have sold several pieces both at home and abroad. Most common are the wardrobes and chests of drawers, but in all our years of buying and selling antiques we had never before seen a seamstress or jewelry table. This fine specimen has the most beautiful patina and the combination of the faux bamboo and the bird's eye maple simply is to die for. This fine and modest size table also comes with both the original and perfect working lock and key. Standing as strong and stable as the day it was handcrafted well over one hundred years ago, this quality crafted table is like an ode to European furniture makers from that era. No matter where you decide to use this little antique table...
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Table À Ouvrage Ou Travailleuse Napoléon III, Bois Noirci Burgauté
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Table à ouvrage ou travailleuse Napoléon III, bois noirci burgauté
richement décoré de nacre et rehauts dorés,
plateau, tablette d’entrejambes et pieds m...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19th Century Directoire French Shop Counter
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century French oak shop counter.
With an exceptional curved shape with column detailing to the front. Behind three useful storage drawers and a space for a use as a desk.
circ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
French Cast Iron Oak Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with rustic oak top. White painted base with old rusty patina. Replaced top is made from two thick planks of old oak. Please refer to pho...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique French Provincial Fruitwood Work Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A plank constructed overhanging top over a long drawer with raised carved cartouche moldings and knob pulls. The serpentine apron with carved complimentary cartouche motif on front. ...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19thC Large English Vernacular 2 Plank Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1860
19thC Large English Vernacular 2 Plank Fruitwood Work Table with block tapered legs joined by time worn stretchers
Exceptional worn patination, colour & form.
sku 915
...
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1850s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Sewing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Sewing table, the well-figured top with lift-up ends above two frieze drawers with knob hands to the upholstered pull-out sewing box. Raised up on turned ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Tavern/ Work Table With Breadboard Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Primitive Work Table with plank construction on the overhanging bread board edge top with separate carved and attached side ends. A single tool drawer an...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Garden Table with Stylised Floral Details
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Victorian cast iron garden table by G Hufton of Birmingham with stylised floral and zig-zag details throughout, an arched stretcher uniting the side uprights st...
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Georgian Welsh 2 Plank Pine Scullery Prep Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820
Georgian Welsh 2 plank pine scullery prep table
Lovely form and scale with traces of its historic paint.
Measures: W 202 x D 70 x H 7...
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Industrial Distressed Work Bench
Located in Forney, TX
A most unique antique industrial work table with outstanding patina. Born in the 19th century, having richly worn, warm, rustic, aged pin...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
19th Century Adjustable Drafting Table on Cast Iron Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique adjustable tilt-top table with cast iron base with painted wood work or table surface that lends itself to be used as an end table, side table, bedside table or nightstand. H...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century Victorian Period Black Painted Tole Pedestal Coal Scuttle
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century black painted octagonal English tole coal hod or scuttle with hinged lid. The entire box is painted in a glossy black and the top and front are decorated with...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Paint
Iron and Oak Table
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
This table has a wonderfully weathered pale grey oak top. With a decorative double cast iron base which is painted in green color.
The table is in a good condition structural cond...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century American General Store Farmhouse Work Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Substantial late 19th century American general store country farmhouse work table crafted from pine. The farm table features a 1.5" inch thick two...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Drafting Table Base with Marble Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique adjustable tilt-top table with gold gilt cast iron clawfoot base. The original wood top has been replaced by a white marble one that now lends itself to be used as an end tab...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
19th Century French Walnut Drafting Table or Standing Desk with Maker’s Label
By E. Chouanard
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French walnut adjustable architect’s drafting table features the maker's label, E. Chouanard. The table top adjusts in pitch,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Inlaid Rosewood and Fruitwood Work Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top deeply dished with a cushion-molded edge, over a frieze drawer inlaid with arabesque scrollwork; raised on four incurved legs joined by a shaped inlaid platform s...
Category
1830s Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood
1900s Swedish Three-Tiered Wooden Flower Display Stand in the Style of Eiffel
Located in London, GB
This lovely Swedish piece originally used for displaying flowers and plants, circa 1900s.
It has five slatted beech tiered sections and turned wood supp...
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1890s Swedish Other Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Ant. Victorian Burr Walnut Sewing Box on Carved Legs, Table, Scotland 1850, H688
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Victorian Burr Walnut Sewing Box on Carved Legs, Table, Scotland 1850, H688
Scotland 1850
Solid Walnut + Veneers
Original Finish
Beautiful vene...
Category
1850s Scottish Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Marble Top Billot
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome marble top billot - side table from the Provence region of France. Wonderfully constructed from walnut with a single drawer and an outstanding very thick marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble
American Country Rustic Stripped Work Table with Zinc Top
Located in New York, NY
American Country Rustic style (19th Century) rectangular stripped antique weathered work table with a zinc top and a shelf stretcher.
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Zinc
Derbyshire Dales Sheep Shearing Table
Located in Alton, GB
An original Victorian oak sheep shearing bench. This antique sheep shearing bench has a lovely, natural colour to the panels with four stable leg...
Category
19th Century British Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
French Provincial Work Table, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
French Provincial fruitwood work table or console table, 19th c., rectangular top, over two drawers to front and side, rising on tapered legs.
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th century rosewood worktable
Located in Altrincham, GB
19th century rosewood worktable, the top with canted corners and inverted bowfront opening to reveal a fitted interior with lidded compartments ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood, Satinwood
Victorian Burr Walnut Work/Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian antique burr walnut work table, the shaped burr walnut lift up top, opening to reveal a green leather writing slope and fitted interior...
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
19thC French Oak Bank Counter Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC French Oak Bank Counter Desk, the matching Waiting Bench is also available separately
Ideal for a hotel reception or Lobby, restaurant et...
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
19thC Primitive Elm Pine Butchers Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890.
19thC Primitive elm pine butchers work table, elm legs and thick rustic pine top.
Well suited as a kitchen island or prep table.
...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm, Pine
19th C English Elm Vernacular Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1850
19th C English elm vernacular work table.
sku 1350
We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme/requirements. We have our own workshop, restorers and finis...
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm
Rustic Antique American Farmhouse Weathered Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A one-of-a-kind rustic antique American country work table in original plum - wine paint finish with heavily worn distressed patina!
Full of antique character and unique folky charm, featuring primitve hand-crafted farmhouse craftsmanship and solid wooden construction, having a plank boarded top, simple wide apron with pegged detail, rising on distinctive spool-turned Jenny Lind legs terminating in tapering ring-turned feet.
This rustic folk art table most likely originating in the Southern United States, handmade during the early/mid-19th century by a farmer, not a formally trained carpenter or furniture maker, adding to the overall antique character, elegant warmth, and rich historical depth.
Dimensions: (approx)
33" High, 64" Wide, 31" Deep
Provenance / Acquisition:
Acquired from reputable auction house Bright Star Antiques Co., Sulfur Springs, Texas. May 2022 Session 1.5 catalog. Founded on generations of experience in rare antiques and furnishings, Bright Star has been specializing in rare American country antiques and architectural elements for over 25 years.
Condition:
Beautiful age, weathered patina and attractive faded mellow coloring. Heavily worn, naturally distressed, chippy paint, losses, warping, slight wobble, substantial wear and tear consistent with age and use. Not overly strong or sturdy, but certainly functional and delivered ready for immediate use.
Jenny Lind’s Legs?
Johanna Maria Lind (Sweden; 1820–1887) spent many nights in the U.S. during her wildly popular concert tour, presenting an opportunity for furniture makers to claim that P.T. Barnum’s Swedish Nightingale rested in one of their beds. Celebrity endorsements—sanctioned or not—had been found to boost sales, and 19th-century entrepreneurs had little aversion to stretching the truth. By the time she returned to Europe, Jenny Lind’s name or likeness had been affixed to riding hats, cigars, dolls, perfume, and more. Still, the association between spool-turned beds and the name “Jenny Lind” appears to be a 20th-century phenomenon, likely an attempt to conjure a connection to simpler times after the fact.
Several bits of folklore connect the opera star with specific beds. The most widespread asserts that Philadelphia furniture manufacturer George J. Henkels placed a special bed—actually, a carved Rococo piece with a side canopy—in Lind’s hotel, and later gave it to her as a gift or, in a divergent ending, vowed to name it after her. A second story centers on a common, early 19th-century mahogany spool bed...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Pedestal 2-Drawer Side Table / Sewing Table, C. 1840
Located in Germantown, MD
A Biedermeier era Flame Mahogany pedestal 2-drawer sewing table or side table.
A Delicate Louis Philippe side table or sewing table out of Germany from the late 19th century around...
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19thC Large Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter / Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC Large Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter/ Table with 2 plank top and original cast iron foot brackets in place. Stamped
P...
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1870s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19thC English Painted Prep Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC English painted pine prep table
Measures: W 108 x D 77 x H 83cm.
Category
1870s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19thC English Butchers Bench Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890.
19thC English butchers bench work table
Solid beech top with pine pegged tapered front & stout block rear legs. Sourced from a butchers...
Category
1890s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech, Pine
Jeweller's Work Table, England, circa 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
Jeweller's work table.
England, Circa 1870
Constructed in pine, with cut away to the front allowing the worker to get closer.
KMeasures: 66"L x 26.25”D x 30.25”H.
Category
19th Century English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Georgian Pine Bleached Country House Storage Chest / Counter Island
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820.
Georgian pine bleached country house storage chest / counter Island.
sku 1310.
Measures: W122 x D54 x H80 cm.
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19thC Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter /Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter/ Table with original cast iron foot brackets in place.
Provenance: Post Office - Abers...
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1870s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany, circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1825
Rare, very fine Biedermeier sewing stand. Cherry wood veneered and solid, han...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Velvet, Cherry, Softwood
Antique Primitive Wooden Carpenters Shaving Shave Horse Long Work Bench Clamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Primitive wooden carpenters shaving shave horse long work bench clamp. Has not been tested for use. Circa 19th century or earlier. Mea...
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19th Century Primitive Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
A Striking Sheraton Revival Satinwood Work Table, England Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very elegant & striking satinwood work table / side table, showing a richly figured 'fiddle grained' oval top inlaid with a crossbanded border and kingwood banding, opening to a cr...
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Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Satinwood
French Art Nouveau Marble Iron Patisserie Pastry Table Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French Art Nouveau patisserie or pastry table featuring a weathered, smooth Carrara marble top. The late 19th century/early 20th century table is hand-crafted with a trestl...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Brazier Table in Copper, Brass, and Wood
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing 19th century English table with a hand crafted copper brazier surrounded by brass tacked pedals with plenty of wear on a carved and turned ba...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid 19th Century English Victorian Octagon Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian carved oak sewing table from the mid 19th century. Having an octagonal hinged top with foliate carved border, opening to fitted compartmentalized interior, divid...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Victorian Iron Washstand with Wash Bowl and Pitchers Set, Circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare Victorian era French iron washstand and wash bowl with pitcher sets.
Set made off of a metal washstand and very good condition, a large wash bowl...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Fabulous 19th Century Ladies Work Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th century fruitwood ladies work table with a gorgeously rich patina. The moulded top of rectangular form, surmounted with 3/4 gallery r...
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19th Century English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Primitive Work Table, Farm Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome later 19th century French primitive work table - Farm Table in oak. Minimalist lines lend this table a very contemporary feel. Lovely patina. Wonderful as a dining ta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Work Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid work table having a quality burr walnut pretty inlaid shaped lift up top opening to reveal a fantastic fitted interior with storage compa...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
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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