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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: Rustic
Industrial Design Executive Metal Desk in Lacquered Metal, Germany, 2018
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Executive metal desk in classical industrial design style. The timeless essential form with two cests of drawers, creates a clear and distinctive ...
Category
2010s German Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron, Zinc
Brown painted workbench with shelf and drawers
Located in Beerse, VAN
Reddish brown painted workbench in original and untouched condition. The paint is from a later date but has gained, just as the top, a beautiful patina througout the years. The table...
Category
1950s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Massive Patinated Industrial Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive patinated industrial console. The base attaches to the wall and/or the floor.
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Painted Oak Chopping Block on Stand
Located in Baltimore, MD
In this handsome and useful chopping table a quantity of separate oak blocks are placed on end and are bound and pulled tight as one with iron bands bol...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Steel-Banded Oak Wine Cask
Located in New York, NY
A steel-banded oak wine cask.
Measures: 29" Height x 19" diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Strafor and Marc Held 1960s-1970s French Wooden and Metal Rare Executive Desk
By Strafor
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Known for the robustness, quality and industrial style of their furniture, I propose here this rare executive desk by the famous Strafor house. Old for more than 160 years, the house...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Industrial Style Kitchen Islands Made by Old Plank Any Dimension Optional Tops
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Custom Kitchen Islands made here in Chicago per your exacting specifications. Inspired by the old 18th century French store fittings we import a...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Iron
Cast Iron Industrial Table with an Old Pine Top
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The table is made from an old industrial cast iron machine base and a old pine top.
Category
1960s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Distressed Zinc and Bronze Handmade Kitchen Island By Old Plank in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Fabricated in our workshop in Chicago, this zinc and bronze kitchen island can be sized to suit. The top of this particular island is made from z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel, Zinc
Industrial Workbench Worktable Table Sideboard from the 1940s
Located in Wien, AT
This old iron workbench from a factory in former Czechoslovakia has wooden drawers and has been completely cleaned and restored.
The drawers can be loc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Post Modern Large Industrial Lego Brushed Metal Cocktail Coffee Tables
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Post modern Industrial large brushed metal tables with Lego design. This pair of tables will make a big statement in your home. The tables can be ...
Category
1970s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Industrial Drop Leaf Table, Work Table or Console Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great looking industrial drop leaf table.
This wooden table has 2 drop leafs and storage space under on both sides:
on 1 side 2 drawers and a door, on the other side a door.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
1900s French Sawhorse Table with Wooden Top
Located in High Point, NC
A metal table with wooden top from France, produced circa 1900. A massive vintage table, spanning an impressive length in excess of eleven feet, that manages to maintain a low-key pe...
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Industrial Apothecary Prep Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, industrial, zinc covered, cast iron, apothecary prep table features an enameled cast iron lower shelf at 11 inches height.
Category
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Industrial Iron and Wood Worktable, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This industrial table comes from the 1950s. The old wooden top was recently mounted on a former sewing machine cast iron base. The weight of the table is 23 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Industrial Design Metal Desk with Rolling Cart in Lacquered Metal, Germany, 2019
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Executive metal desk in classical industrial design style. The timeless essential form of the desk with rolling cart / trolley, creates a clear an...
Category
2010s German Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Antique Industrial Cobblers Work Bench
Located in London, London
Cobblers work bench
Metal frame
Iron last can be removed
England Early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century British Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Industrial Style Steel, Bronze and Reclaimed Pine Kitchen Table or Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial Style by Old Plank with a French twist Dining Table or Kitchen Table. Our Industrial French inspired Dining Table is constructed from cold-rolled steel with solid bronze c...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Vintage Style Metal Industrial Table on Wheels, circa 2000
Located in New York, NY
Vintage style metal industrial table on wheels, circa 2000
Industrial table made of steel on wheels.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Early Rustic Folding Table Possibly Use for Paper Hanging
Located in Sheffield, MA
An early rustic folding table used by tradesman possibly for paper hanging. Table folds up making it easy to transport to projects.
Use this tab...
Category
19th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak Slant-Top Shop Counter
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very good condition and quite large antique oak shop counter with four top drawers and two pedestals, one having an additional five wood-han...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
1950s Industrial Work Table from Czechia
Located in High Point, NC
This work table built in Czechia circa 1950 is divided in two identical sections equipped with deep wooden drawers: their coarse metal handles mirror the iron A-shaped legs that supp...
Category
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Industrial Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metal table with glass top. Refinished in a bare metal style finish.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
Category
1950s Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Oak Pig Bench Butcher's Block Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
This rather elephantine Pig Bench has a number of interesting features. The top is a massive slab of oak almost 3” thick, which over the years has developed a hump and a twist. The l...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Kitchen Island French Industrial Design Patinated Zinc, Steel, Bronze Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
French Inspired Industrial Design dating from the late 1800's to early 1900's, converted into a modern-day kitchen island. Our Old Plank workshop can construct your French Industrial...
Category
2010s North American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel, Zinc
One of a Kind Industrial Studio Work Table / Desk
By Bolander
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a Kind Industrial Studio Work Table / Desk
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Old Plank Stainless Steel, Bronze and Marble Kitchen Island, Available Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Handcrafted in Chicago, from stainless steel, solid bronze and wire-brushed, rift-cut white oak shelves, with a Carrara marble-top (butcher block ava...
Category
2010s North American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel, Bronze
Brass Kitchen Island or Dining Table Industrial Style Made to Order in Chicago
Located in Chicago, IL
Our French inspired Industrial style kitchen island or possible dining table or even a console table, is custom fabricated here in Chicago from so...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Vintage Czech Wooden Cart on Wheels / Kitchen Island
Located in Praha, CZ
Original vintage industrial large cart on wheels. All parts are thoroughly cleaned, sanded and waxed. The top is removable, allowing the cart to also be the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Rustic Antique Wood Farm Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rarely seen dynamic form in original distressed condition with great all over age and use patina. In an overall weathered finish to a pale gray tone, with some mortise and tenon co...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Industrial Tripod, Signal Corps Us Army, Hanging Plant Holder Base, Pedestal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Industrial wooden tripod stand - green army wooden Stand.
A former military tri-pod for loudspeaker or camera with original label still on.
Signal corps US Army Stand MT 128/TIQ-2 -
The Eastern Company - Cambridge, Mass, USA.
This tripod is adjustable in height by the extendable legs,
so can be used for many purposes:
Stand hanging plant holder - to place a chandelier in between or to place a spot on top. When placed lower you could place a decorative object on, a lamp , flowers etc ..
This wooden tri-pod is in good used condition.
Due age normal paint loss but that makes it charming.
A solid tripod usable for many purposes.
Dimensions on picture with plant hanger...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Large 18th Century Swedish Rustic and Primitive Pine Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Large Swedish pine table from the late 1700s. The table is rustic and primitive with clean and lightly patinated surfaces on both the table top and X-base. The table top consists of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Oak Carpenter Press Table with Five-Bottle Storage Rack
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique table was crafted in the Poitou region of France, circa 1880. The rustic, oak piece decorated with the word "Sauternes" across the front, has a very thick top and featur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Workbench 96" with Vise
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage workbench with removable top
What a find. Offered is a vintage workbench that is estimated post 1950s. The top is removable and underneath t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Style Metal Industrial Table on Wheels, circa 2000
Located in New York, NY
Vintage style metal Industrial table on wheels, circa 2000
Industrial table made of steel on wheels.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
French Industrial Inspired Kitchen Island from the Old Plank Collection Options
Located in Chicago, IL
Another edition to our French Industrial Old Plank Kitchen Island & Work Table collection. When you examine one of our Industrial French inspired kitchen islands...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Kitchen Island in Stainless and Bronze from the Old Plank Collection in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Handcrafted in Chicago from stainless steel, solid bronze and rift-cut white oak shelves, complimented by a Carrara marble-top (butcher block availab...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Stainless Steel
1910s Speloncato Cast Iron Drafting Table Drawer Adjustable Vintage Industrial
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful functional assemblage, reinforced Stowe-Davis drawer used as a tabletop, mounted on Sub-top and screwed to very old drafting table base. ...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Kitchen Island by Old Plank Solid Bronze, Reclaimed White Oak in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
An absolutely exquisite Kitchen Island, custom handmade in our Old Plank workshop to your exact specifications. Our Kitchen Island is made from solid bronze tubing, in conjunction wi...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze
Old Plank's Stainless Steel and Bronze Kitchen Island with Carrera Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
Handcrafted in Chicago, from stainless steel, solid bronze and wire-brushed, rift-cut white oak shelves, with a Carrera marble-top (butcher block available as an upgrade). Closely wo...
Category
2010s North American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel, Bronze
Industrial Style French Inspired Kitchen Island, Butcher Block Top in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Newly constructed industrial style French Inspired Kitchen Island, made from steel with solid bronze connectors, a solid maple end grain...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Industrial Style Stainless and Bronze Kitchen Island with Carrara Marble Shelves
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial style stainless and bronze kitchen island with Carrara marble shelves;
Our latest old plank kitchen is...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Industrial Base Table with Limestone Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Weighty industrial base with natural patina and custom limestone top.
Piece from our one of a kind collection, Le Monde. Exclusive to Brendan Bass.
Category
20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Limestone, Metal
Industrial Bullion and Coin, Bank Cart Trolley by Slingsby
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Industrial bullion and coin, bank cart trolley by Slingsby
This a piece from our cash fueled past, from a time before electronic banking
This is a very...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Vintage Style Metal Industrial Table on Wheels, circa 2000
Located in New York, NY
Vintage style metal industrial table on wheels, circa 2000
Industrial table made of steel on wheels.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
French Industrial Inspired Kitchen Island, Work Table Stainless, Bronze, Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
From our French Inspired Industrial Old Plank Kitchen Island & Work Table collection. When you examine one of our Industrial French inspired kitchen islands...
Category
2010s North American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
19th Century French Pine Drapers Table Store Display
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century French drapers table or store display table featuring 10 work drawers. This large table was used in cloth merchant shops for...
Category
19th Century French Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Refinished Industrial Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small side table restored in a bare metal style finish. Features a pair of drop leaf extensions.
(Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer).
Category
1960s Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Antique Industrial Oak Artist Rendering Easel with Cast Iron Pedestal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, Industrial, artist rendering easel table features an expandable, dark, oak top from 22 - 28.5 inches with a 6.5 inch lip and tilt and height a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
French Industrial Style Kitchen Island Made from Stainless Steel and Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
From our Old Plank collection of Kitchen Islands, is a newly manufactured solid stainless steel and solid brass island, with a stainless-steel top. We mak...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Old Plank Stainless Steel, Bronze and Carrera Marble Console Tables in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Matched pair of Old Plank Console Tables handmade in Chicago from Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel with solid Bronze and Brass fittings. These are par...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel, Bronze
Large Industrial Table by Woods & Co, Circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Large industrial table by Woods & Co Circa 1910.
- Cast iron base
- Solid oak top
- English ~ 1910
- Measures: 98cm tall x 90cm deep x 200...
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1910s English Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
French Antique Carpenter’s Workbench
Located in Austin, TX
French antique carpenter’s workbench from the Alps. This piece is made of painted chestnut and features a drawer and a cast iron hand vise.
Category
1850s French Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Orangery Table, English, Industrial, Machinist, Victorian, Side, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique orangery table. An English, Industrial, machinist side table in iron and antique pine dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900...
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
20th Century American Primitive Rustic Black Painted Oak Work Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century American primitive rustic black painted oak table. Top is marked with water rings, spray paint, surface wear. Great for a work tab...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
French Industrial Style Stainless and Brass Kitchen Island in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
This is our newest Old Plank French inspired kitchen island or French industrial work table, from our already extensive collection of French industrial style kitchen islands...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
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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