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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Louis XVI
Early 20th Century Mahogany Work Table Sewing Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century Victorian Style Mahogany Work Table or Sewing Table in great antique condition.
Measures 39.25" in width, 17.5" in depth and 29.35" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Adjustable Small Surgical Drafting Table w/ Oak Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Adjustable Small Surgical Drafting Table w/ Oak Top.. Item featured is a nice small size, cast iron base with paw feet, adjustable height with tilting top...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Adjustable Small Surgical Drafting Table w/ Oak Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Adjustable Small Surgical Drafting Table w/ Oak Top. Item featured is a nice small size, cast iron base with paw feet on rolling casters, adjustable heigh...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Trumpet Sewing Table, English, Ladies Work Table, Early Victorian, 1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique trumpet sewing table. An English, rosewood ladies work table, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Striki...
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Cast Iron Rectangular Pub Table Circa. 1910
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual rectangular cast iron pub table from the early 20th century. Beautiful, classic pattern and detail to cast iron base. Wood top has been brush painted many years ago. Structur...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Maple Single Drawer Bobbin Legs Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Maple Single Drawer Bobbin Legs Work Table. Measures 27" in width, 17.5" in depth and stands 28.5" tall. Lower tier clearance is 15".
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Maple
19th Century Victorian Marquetry Burl Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Walnut and Marquetry Burl sewing table with plenty 9f storage and on Wheels. Measures 24.25" in width, 16" in depth and stands 27.5" tall.
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century Victorian Period Burr Walnut Davenport Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century figured burr walnut Davenport desk. The piano top fall lifts to reveal 2 burr walnut veneered drawers and a pull out and ...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Oak Single Drawer Legs Work Table
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Oak Single Drawer Work Table. Measures 34" in width, 23.5" in depth and stands 29" tall. Knee clearance is 24.5".
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Maple
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut trumpet work table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut trumpet work table having a quality burr walnut lift up top with a moulded edge opening to reveal a fitted interior, carved walnut fre...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Ladies Bobbin Turned Mahogany Sewing Work Table Stand Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Victorian ladies sewing cabinet or work table. Made from walnut with a downswept top leading to a hinged compartment with baize lined dividers and hidden mirror at the rear over a lockable lower hand dovetailed drawer with northwind face escutcheon plate. The table is supported by four bobbin turned legs leading to serpentine foot / bracket connected by a central stretcher.
This mythological Norse-like figure is a common characteristic of a style of furniture commonly called “North Wind...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Baize, Mirror, Mahogany
Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice earl Victorian Burl walnut sewing stand and work table in very good condition. This unique piece has a fold out writing or work surface under...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian 19th century cast iron garden table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Victorian 19th century cast iron occasional table circa 1870.
Fine quality in original condition with original paint, which really echoes t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Artist's Materials Table, English, Oak, Stand, Roberson & Co, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique artist's materials table. An English oak fold out companion stand by Roberson & Co of London, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1870.
Extraordinary arti...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
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
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
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...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
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 ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique Victorian C1880 Inlaid Burl Walnut Amboyna Work Side Sewing Table Box
Located in Miami, FL
Antique fine quality Victorian C1880 inlaid burl walnut and amboyna work side sewing table box. 19th Century Aesthetic period styling. This is a lovely item, that is full of age, cha...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique Early Victorian Flame Mahogany Work Side Sewing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality early Victorian C1840 flame mahogany work side sewing table box.
This is a lovely item, that is full of age, charm and character.
An attractive, rare and v...
Category
1840s Early Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian circa 1860 Burr Walnut Work Side Sewing Table Box
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian circa 1860 burr walnut work side sewing table box
This is a lovely item, that is full of age, charm and character.
An attractive, rare and versatile piece wit...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
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...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Inlaid Work Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut inlaid work table having a quality burr walnut inlaid top above a fitted drawer and a sliding burr walnut storage compartment supported by turne...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
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...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wicker
Antique English Inlaid Burr Walnut and Leather Davenport or Ship Captain’s Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine quality antique English leather top inlaid burr walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with lift-up top revealing a series of side by side small drawers. The exterior has a ban...
Category
Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Victorian Rosewood Freestanding Work or Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century Victorian rosewood freestanding work or lamp table, with a lift up lid original fitted interior, pleated work basket and turned finals, raised on decoratively ca...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Hardwood
English Victorian Iron Wash Stand or Garden Planter
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully distressed English Victorian wash stand or garden planter made of painted iron. Two-tier design with a backsplash having a small shelf...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Victorian Rosewood Work Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
M02, unusual Victorian sewing table in rosewood, having serpentine top fitted with original working lock and a key which open to reveal satinwoo...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Yellow Garden Table with Natural Patina on Iron Trestle Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th-century French yellow garden table with a rectangular top, natural patina and iron trestle base. A romantic addition to any garden, patio...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Fine Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique Victorian burr walnut work table having a marvelous burr walnut top, a single drawer to the side and a half moon shaped sewing drawer covered in a pretty pink floral mat...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Sewing or Side Table Made of Walnut
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful sewing or side table made of walnut, solid and veneer with ribbon inlays. The table dates back to the time of Altdeutscher Stil period, circa 1870. In very good restored co...
Category
Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Antique Early Victorian 19th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Writing or Sewing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
This antique early Victorian 19th century inlaid burr walnut writing or sewing table is an exquisite example having a superior quality burr walnut lift up top with beautiful satinwood inlay with a fitted writing slope inside, one frieze fitted drawer with satinwood inlay, one satinwood inlaid sliding burr walnut sewing box...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Irish Killarney Work Arbutus Marquetry Inlaid Work Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
An exceptional quality Irish Killarney ware arbutus work table inlaid throughout with shamrocks, thistles and roses. The shaped octagonal top with radia...
Category
Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Arnold & Son Veterinary Operation Key Table "Canine Table"
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful late 19th century operation table also known as the "canine table"
Made by Arnold & Son who where established in 1819 as a chemist and dru...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian burr walnut work table, having a single drawer in the top above a pullout / pull-out basket. Standing on four elegantly shaped legs,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Dairy Skimming Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century unusual English dairy skimming table with zinc top and original brass drain plug. The table was used to skim the cream from the top of milk in early dairies. These are f...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Zinc
English Victorian Papier Mache Pearl Inlaid Black Lacquered Vanity
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian (circa 1860) black lacquered & decorated pearl inlaid papier mache ladies' bureau/work table with filigree pediment and hidden ga...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pearl
Victorian Wicker Open Sewing Stand with Work Basket below
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Birdcage legs typical of the late Victorian Era adorn this charming handled open sewing basket with its upper basket decorated with wicker loops on 3 of the 4 sides. The bottom baske...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wicker
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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