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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: Early 1900s
Olavi Hanninen , Elm Dining Table, 1959
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Massive Bleached Elm wood Dining Table by Olavi Hanninen, for Miko Nupponen, Finland,1959
top is 7 cm thick,
nice bleached patina,
can be used in the ...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm
A Long Antique French Oak Shop Counter, Circa 1900, 124.5 Inches
Located in Dallas, TX
Previously serving as a shop counter in a French clothing boutique, this long oak counter was hand-carved circa 1900. Measuring over 10 feet long, the wood has been cerused, which is...
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Early 1900s French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Country Swedish Work Bench in Old Paint and Structurally Sound c1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Swedish Woodworkers Bench or Work Table who apparently did an excessive amount of paintwork, or at least judging by the layers of old Swedish paint. Unfortunately, we were not the importers of this Swedish work table and only because it was in a building with numerous other Antique Swedish furniture that we assume it's also from Sweden. Structurally, the antique painted Swedish table...
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Early 1900s Swedish Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Extra Long French Architectural Iron Base Table w/ Distressed Wood Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Not sure what we love MORE, the wonderful and intricate iron base OR the aged and worn wood top on this industrial dining table/ work table. It is LONG and it is FABULOUS.
NOTE: ...
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Bausch and Lomb White Vitrolite and Iron Optometrist's Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
Straight out of the doctor's office in New York's Catskill Mountain region. The practice started in the early 1950s and continued right up till November 2023. Black iron powder coate...
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
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1950s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Bausch and Lomb Laminate and Iron Optometrist's Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
Straight out of the doctor's office in New York's Catskill Mountain region. The practice started in the early 1950s and continued right up till November 2023. Black iron powder coate...
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Primitive French Chopping Block c. 1900
Located in Wembley, GB
A French butcher’s chopping block of primitive construction, c. 1900.
Chunky slab top raised on a tripod base.
In good sturdy order. Gnarly surface with traces of historic worm - a...
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Early 1900s French Primitive Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
1900s French Wooden Patinated Table
Located in High Point, NC
Crafted in France circa 1900, this charming antique table flaunts an original, slightly weathered patina in a muted light green hue, adding to the textural richness of its appearance...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Formica Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Industrial Modern French Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
The uncluttered simplicity of this 20th Century French coffee table makes it adaptable for a wide variety of spaces and styles. The wrought iron frame lends the design an industrial ...
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Adjustable High to Low Side Table, English, C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Stylish side or work table with an elegant Industrial look.
Made of cast iron (recently highly polished) with a new toughened glass top.
On original pot castors the table is easily...
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Early 1900s English Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Turn of the Century French Wooden Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
The robust structure of this vintage Industrial work table is beautifully softened by a nostalgic patina. Built in France at the turn of the century, the tabletop sits atop a frame c...
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Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Rattan "Triple Arch" Dining Room Table with Mahogany Top
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan "Triple Arch" dining room table with mahogany tabletop featuring unique table legs each with 3 single pole rattan arches.
We only purchase and sell only the best and finest ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Italian Hand Powered Jewelers Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian hand powered jewelers table with original blue paint. Very rare. Great condition.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze, Iron
A Rustic Farmhouse Chopping Block Table
Located in Somerton, GB
A great 20th century heavy topped block table, it looks like it has come from an industrial setting. Nautical Rope maker? Net fixer? I bought it by the coast! It would be great in li...
Category
1950s English Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Vintage metal industrial work table with OC white lamp attached
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Im pleased to offer this great metal work table with a OC White work light attached to it. These 100 year old plus tables came from a screw factory in Ohio. This will make a nice side table or entry way table. I have a second one available that is slightly different ( lower shelf is slightly different and the OC white lamp...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Antique New Williams Arts & Crafts Leather Treadle Belt Sewing Machine Cum Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Under-appreciated but exceptionally made Antique New Williams Company treadle sewing machine with leather belt and working mechanism. Inside it ...
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Early 1900s Canadian Arts and Crafts Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible industrial grade light box drafting table. Extremely heavy and well made in the US, circa 1950s. Glass tabletop allows the light of two enclosed fluorescent tube lights to...
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1950s American Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Industrial Shop Table Begging to Become a Kitchen Island Original Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Whoever built this Industrial Work Table, almost begging to become a Kitchen Island, must have known that today’s Kitchen Islands would be 36” high, for that is almost exactly (36.88") what this 100-year-old Industrial Table measures. On top of getting the height spot-on, they had to have known how popular the Gustavian Grey or French Putty Grey would become 100-years later. This is an unrestored Industrial Work Table and because it measures exactly 36.88" high, we're going to guess it is from America. The hand-cut dove tails used to construct the drawers gives it an early 1900’s or possibly a late 1800’s build date. Our inhouse Old Plank workshop thoroughly cleaned the industrial Kitchen Island...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Store Counter 50s-60s
Located in Milano, IT
Bench with under-top drawer made of mahogany veneer wood with polyester finish and legs with 'grissin'.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Solid Maple Work Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A diminutive solid American maple workbench with vice. The smaller size, 41 inches wide with refurbished finish but still retaining all the character o...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Maple
Elegant French Butchers Block, Pedestal table.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Antique French Butchers block, free standing with a thick top of 18 centimeters on a fixed 4 leg base.
Nice round stamp, mark on the front,
4 great metal joints to hold the top tog...
Category
1950s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Turn of the Century French Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
This bistro table provides a charming and idiosyncratic vintage piece. Made in France at the turn of the century, a metal frame creates a striking silhouette: bold curves and refined...
Category
Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Sculptors Modelling Stand Tripod Base Adjustable Rotating Tiranti Vintage, 1950
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This sculptor's modelling stand is usable and in working order
- It also creates an atmospheric aesthetic as a display stand for sculpture, object or lamp.
- It has been used for decades and accumulated different materials and colours giving it a unique patina.
Heavy duty and versatile modelling stand. Tubular aluminium legs, which can be folded for storage and transport. The feet are constructed from steel rollers mounted in gun metal castings and can be locked. Fitted with a 35.5cm (14”) top made of 25mm (1”) exterior grade plywood. This is mounted on a pair of quadrant castings, which enables the stand to be tilted and locked for low relief work. The top also locks in a vertical position for storage and transport. The height is adjusted with the heavy duty screw thread and lock nut.
Measures: Adjustable Height - 104cm to 130cm
Depth of tripod base - 69cm
Width of tripod base - 69cm
Square wooden top - 35cm
Double plywood top thickness - 5cm
Alec Tiranti Ltd has been a leading supplier of sculptors equipment since the 19th century. Giovanni (John) Tiranti founded the Company in 1895, as John Tiranti & Co., in High Holborn, and within a year moved to Foley Street, London W1. He later moved to 13 Maple Street, W1, where the Company became John Tiranti Ltd. The Company remained there until 1941, when the building was destroyed by a direct hit with a bomb. Giovanni Tiranti died in 1926, and his two sons Alec and Dom carried on. Throughout all this time the Company sold sculptor's tools, materials and equipment as well as new and antiquarian books...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood with formica, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
A.R.P. Writing Desk Edition Minvielle France, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and collectible desk designed by A.R.P. (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques) and manufactured by Minvielle, France 1955. Studio A.R.P. was an association between three talented de...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Iron Base Table with Pine Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic six leg iron base table with wonderful pine top. Very cool, great design.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Charlotte Perriand, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Metal Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminum, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Elegant Italian Desk Convertible into Sewing Machine
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian desk convertible into sewing machine from the 1950s. The desk through its shapes and lines is very reminiscent of Gio Ponti's design line. The desk is made by the Vigorelli ( of Pavia) manufactory. The small desk has in the left side five pull-out drawers and the top one has a key. In the right leg we have a door that can be opened by knob with the sewing machine mechanism inside. At the base we find a cast-iron riser...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
American Designer, Organic Work Table, Painted Iron, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An iron and walnut organic work table designed and produced in the United States, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
French Painted Drapers Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1910
French Painted Fruitwood and Pine Drapers Table
Measures: W200 x D79 x H77 cm.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pine
Italian Mid-Century Wooden and Glass Writing Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Cute wooden writing desk of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The desk is made in the frame entirely of fine, light-coloured wood.
The legs supporting the structure are long...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
French Library Table in Bleached Oak
Located in Buchanan, NY
This vintage French library table in bleached oak is a rare find that will elevate any room it's placed in. The large 1950s French library or hall table boasts an impressive size of ...
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1950s French French Provincial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In original condition, with wear consistent with age and ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
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...
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1950s Belgian Industrial Vintage 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...
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1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Poul Hundevad & Kai Winding Dining- / Work Table Produced by Poul Hundevad & Co
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare dining table / work table designed by Poul Hundevad & Kai Winding. Produced by Poul Hundevad & Co in Denmark. Extension leafs can be stored underneath the table.
Width: 140 ( ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1954 Coen de Vries Desk in Birch w/ Ebony Base, Red Drawer and Formica Top
By Coen de Vries, Devo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great little writing desk in birch wood with ebony x-base, colored drawer and formica top. Coen de Vries is one of the Dutch pioneers of industrial...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Formica, Birch, Ebony
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)
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1950s Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
1950s Teak Writing Desk, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Walnut and Leather Italian Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian desk in leather and walnut wood, classic and very linear design for a desk from the middle of the last century.
Top of the desk all covered in light brown leather, w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Friso Kramer Reform Working Table Ahrend de Cirkel 1955
By Friso Kramer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice medium and rare sized Industrial 'Reform' table designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, Holland 1955. This dining table was a part of the Reform table program that was designed by Friso Kramer in 1955. The Reform series contained a lot of variety of tables in different sizes and editions to the client’s needs. One thing was always the same, the structure of the base, applied in several different sized and shaped tables. This base was a folded metal frame which was light but also very strong. The tops varied from hardcore, linoleum, Formica and wood. Whatever the client wanted. This has a rectangular shaped top, finished with dark grey linoleum and an aluminum edge. The table has a grey painted frame in good condition with normal wear and losses. This table comes from TH Delft...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Central European Wooden Patinated Bakery Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden bakery table from Central Europe, circa 1950. A square, black painted frame supports a worktop of natural wood. Wooden panels on three sides of the tabletop create an enclos...
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1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Danish Carpenters Work Bench Coffee Table in Beechwood
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish carpenters work bench in beechwood and mounted onto cast iron wheels.
A unique and bespoke coffee table with age related wear and patina.
The tool well that runs the length of the table is ideal for your coffee table books and magazines...
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1950s Danish Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TAT-05-A Architect Table / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This collapsible architect table is a fantastic piece, it’s a rare Chandigarh item with a great history behind it. It is raw in its simplicity, embodying an expressing the pure ideas...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Teak
Jorge Zalszupin Rosewood Vintage Office Desk
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his company, L'Atelier. This piece has four drawers on each side. All the top is covered with rosewood veneer. The struct...
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Large 'Reform' Table by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, Netherlands, 1950s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The famous 'Reform' table was designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel in 1955. This table is a true Dutch design in a very nice condition. At the mark on the solid metal frame ...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Rustic Work Table
Located in Houston, TX
Solid as a rock and a real workhorse, this rustic work table from France tells its own story. A heavy metal frame supports a dense solid wood top. With chipped and worn grey and red ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Børge Mogensen Teak Steel Desk Vintage Midcentury Soborg Mobler Danish Mod
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This desk is missing additional right side desk leaf, but unnecessary.
Rare and iconic Danish modern design by Børge Mogensen for Soborg Mobelfabrik of Denmark. Beautiful condition,...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Iron Table, France circa 1950s (Two Available)
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rectangular dining table made of bent/folded sheet metal, with traces of off-white paint. Tapering legs.
Category
1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Eclectic Walnut Wood and Veneer Sewing Table, Circa 1900
Located in Opole, PL
Eclectic Walnut Wood and Veneer Sewing Table, Circa 1900
We present you this sewing table that has been made in walnut wood.
The piece of furniture is in a rectangular form on two t...
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Early 1900s European Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Adjustable Industrial Table by Hamilton Manufacturing Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An adjusting industrial table on casters having an architectural cast iron frame supporting a joined and substantial oiled mahogany top. The height is controlled by a pair of hand cr...
Category
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron, Steel
1950s Czech Wood Patinated Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wood patinated table from Czechia, produced, circa 1950. A sturdy table with a thick tabletop and two drawers straight from a mid-century workshop. A muted palette and unencumbered...
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1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Large Adjustable Industrial Drafting / Architect Table, France, circa 1900
By L. Sautereau, F. Darnay
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb drafting table / architect desk / work table.
The cast iron structure has an adjustable height system.
The wooden top has an adjustable inclination system.
Art Nouveau / Art ...
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Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Industrial Side Table with Lock
Located in Seattle, WA
Folding industrial base from a cement company, very sturdy.
Category
1950s Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
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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