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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Baroque
19th C. George IV Partial Ebonized Bookmatched And Carved Mahogany Sewing Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 19th Century George IV Partial Ebonized Bookmatched And Carved Mahogany Sewing Stand The sewing stands Opens to view thirteen graduated, including two 8-slot radial, compartmen...
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19th Century British George IV Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

18th Century George III Mahogany Architect's Desk on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
English George III mahogany architect's/drafting desk or writing table, 18th century, having an adjustable gold tooled leather writing surface, fittings for candleholders, and a sing...
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18th Century British George III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Hardwood

Unusual Irish George III Harewood and Satinwood Inlaid Work Table
Located in New York, NY
The table top in the form of a rectangular box finely inlaid with an oval flowerhead centered by bellflower spray spandrels; the sides inlaid with bellflower garlands and brass carry...
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1780s Irish George III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Satinwood, Harewood

George 111 Mahogany Work / Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
An excellent early Georgian Mahogany Writing / Work Table dating around 1780-1800. A fine example of a Writing Table of this period in very good condition. There is a drawer on eithe...
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Late 18th Century Unknown George III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

Elegant George III Mahogany Pembroke Sewing Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An elegant George III mahogany Pembroke sewing table, of typical form with two shaped flaps on either side of a central drawer and pleated silk w...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Brass

18th C. Swedish Period Baroque Table w/Stone Top- A Great Kitchen Work Table!
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Baroque stone top table from the early 18th century. This antique kitchen table from Sweden features it's original stone top, ...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Stone

Late 1700s Swedish Rustic Baroque Centre Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish baroque centre table from the late 1700s. The table is a work table and rustic and primitive in its construction. The detached table top i...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

Rustic 18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Side Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
Rustic 18th century Spanish Baroque period side table handcrafted in the early 1700s of solid walnut in the Catalan region having a rectangular top decorated with fruitwood inlay for...
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1710s Spanish Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Fruitwood, Walnut

18th Century Baroque Farm Refectory Desk Table with Two Drawers & Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant, antique fruitwood desk was crafted in Spain, circa 1780. The rustic writing table has been stripped down from its original dark fini...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

18th Century Danish Baroque Table with Turned Legs
Located in Pasadena, CA
An 18th century Danish Baroque style table featuring one drawer with two handles and interesting turned legs. The table consists of a newer top.
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18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

English Mahogany Tambour Inlaid Tripod Sewing Table, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany tambour circular sewing table with satinwood inlay, fitted compartmentalized interior , silk upholstery , and terminating on splayed tripod cuffed legs with the or...
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1780s English George III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Brass

English Satinwood & Ebony Inlaid Compartmentalized Ladies Dressing Table, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Satinwood ladies dressing table with flanking inlaid bell flower and foliage hinged lids revealing a compartmentalized interior with ebony string inlay, original adjustable m...
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1780s English George III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Crystal

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Located in Winter Park, FL
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Country English Pastry Shop Potential Kitchen Island, Marble Top All Original
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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.
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French Provincial Work Table, 19th Century
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H 30.25 in W 56.5 in D 25.5 in
English 19th Century Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning work table has a thick 1 ¾” thick pine top and would make a gorgeous kitchen island. Crafted from solid pine and oak, it remains incredibly sturdy and level. The brilli...
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19th Century English French Provincial Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood, Hardwood

English 19th Century Work Table
English 19th Century Work Table
H 32.13 in W 70.75 in D 40.88 in
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Carved Walnut Geometric Table
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable one-of-a-kind Spanish Baroque Period hand carved walnut table with beautifully aged warm rustic distressed patina. Hand-crafted in Spain in the first half of the 18th century, with later architectural elements, having a rectangular single board plank top with breadboard batten ends and desirable overhang, above deep geometric pattern carvings to three sides of the apron and chip carved running ornamentation to the back, elevated on tall hand turned legs. A wonderful way to add authentic antique character, rustic warmth, and European old world charm! Dimensions (approx) 32" Tall, 56.5" Wide, 27" Deep As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal large size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a Mediterranean Revival dining sideboard server - buffet table...
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

Victorian Wicker Sewing Stand
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Part of a large collection of ornate Victorian wicker that was collected over the years by a Senator's wife. Rectangular in shape, this Victorian wicker sewing...
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1890s American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wicker

Victorian Wicker Sewing Stand
Victorian Wicker Sewing Stand
H 35 in W 20.5 in D 16 in
Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III mahogany and marquetry library table, circa 1780 in date. The table features beautiful floral and scrolling foliate marquetry throughout, with flame mahogany marquetry panels and gonçalo alves crossbanding. The rectangular top is fitted with the original emerald green gold tooled inset leather writing surface above a pair of crossbanded frieze drawers, raised on square tapered legs. It is freestanding, finished on all sides, so that it can stand freely in the middle of a room, making it extremely suitable for a large home or office. Complete with original brass handles, working locks and keys. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, and only shows minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use. Please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 76 x width 144 x depth 84 Dimensions in inches: Height 29.9 x width 56.7 x depth 33.1 Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs. Flame mahogany Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
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1780s English George III Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Spanish 18th Century Work Table, Console
Located in Atlanta, GA
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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

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Metal

George III Oak Tilt-Top Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
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Early 19th Century, Mahogany Pembroke Work Table
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18th C English Mahogany Architect’s Table with Brass Candle Slides
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Antique Leather Top Mahogany Partners Desk
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Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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English Georgian Octagonal Ebony Inlaid Mahogany Worktable with Tapered Legs
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Table Oval Swedish Black Baroque, 18th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table oval Swedish clack baroque 18th century Sweden. A library table made during the Baroque period in Sweden, 1650-1750. Repainted in our Laserow black. Oval top with a square base...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Early German 18th Century Refectory Table With Sliding Table-top
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
German baroque refectory kitchen table, circa 1740. Top of table slides back and forth, please see attached pictures.
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Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Table Dining Drapers English Baroque Oak Dark Brown England
Located in New York, NY
Table dining drapers English Baroque oak dark brown England. A long drapers table made in England during the 18th century in dark oak. A beautiful pa...
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18th Century English Baroque Antique Industrial and Work Tables

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Oak

Georgian Mahogany 18th Century Occasional Work Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Mahogany

Mammoth Elm Chopping Block, England, circa 1790
Located in Culver City, CA
Georgian Elm chopping block, England, circa 1790. Unusually large primitive Georgian block top with incredible patina supported on (3) sturdy oak legs.
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Elm, Oak

19th Century Walnut and Wrought Iron Desk with Two Drawers and Lyre Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Spectacular 19th century walnut and wrought iron desk with two drawers. Beautiful unique brass metalwork on both drawers. A Brutalist wrought iron stretcher connects two pedestals ly...
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Oak

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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