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Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

Rustic Style
Rustic Style

For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furniture and decor prompts images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.

The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.

Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.

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Style: Rustic
Early 20th century French folding metal garden table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century French folding metal garden table circa 1920. Desirable bare rusted metal top with small parasol hole.  Standing on folding base with traces of original paint. G...
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

1800s French Wooden Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden work table created in France circa 1800. This antique work table offers a seasoned and matured picture of history and forthright purpose. With a cantilever work surface and ...
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19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Rustic vintage work table on casters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W48.5 D31 H32 Vintage workbench with some great vintage charm. Item has been reworked by our in house carpenters and now table is structurally strong and sound. Item has been sealed...
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1990s Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Mahogany

Pine Copper Lined Rustic Plant Stand
Located in Garnerville, NY
This one is for the house plant enthusiast. A copper lined long and narrow plant stand dating from the late 19th Century. A nice, dark patina on steel casters. The recessed front and...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Copper, Steel

Vintage French Baker’s Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden table created in 20th century France. This thick and sturdy table radiates a farmhouse style charm, with traditional joinery, delightfully time-touched material, and an infe...
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20th Century French Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Vintage 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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20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

French 19th Century Solid Oak Kitchen Island
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A robust French 19th century solid oak work table handcrafted in France circa 1870. The two inch thick top is made up of five planks with a molded and trimmed edge that overhangs a s...
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19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood, Oak

French 19th Century Oak Kitchen Island
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic large rustic French late 19th century work table. Hand-crafted in France circa 1880 of solid oak featuring clean sharp lines, great height and a beautifully aged patina....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood, Oak

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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20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

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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20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

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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20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

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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20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

Vintage Belgian Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden work table made in 20th century Belgium. The mint green coat of paint has faded to expose underlying browns and beiges along the exterior of this mysterious cabinet. Inside,...
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

20th Century French Wooden Patinated Folding Table
Located in High Point, NC
A 20th century wooden dining table produced in France, this lovely patinated folding table is a gem of simplicity and functionality. Exhibiting a rich palette of forest green with ja...
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20th Century French Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Antique Drawer Stand for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A small stand with a single apron drawer mounted on the carved base. The recessed frieze raised on turned legs mounted on a shaped trestle base with two square stretchers. L. 33", Depth 19 1/4", H. 28 1/2" Condition: The Drawer Stand is time-worn overall, the top with stains, scratches, old rings...
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19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Italy Mid-19th Century Kitchen Pinewood Dining Table
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a table totally handmade by the Italian master craftsmen in the traditional Italian style of the Mid-19th Century, widespread in the Northern part of Italy. This model was ti...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

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 function into style. Worn and loved, the details in its construction state its gravitas. A gem in the rough...
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20th Century European Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

Antique Farm House Dining or Work Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
This rustic antique farm house work, dining harvest table, once painted but much of the residue of the original paint still remains for added charm ...
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19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

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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20th Century European Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Vintage Rustic Farm or Work Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Industrial Country Style work table, kitchen, or dining table made from reclaimed wood. Use it in a modern or traditional setting, this table will add interest and character to any room. Antique distressed farm table...
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20th Century American Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Artist Ira Yeager's Studio Painting Palette Work Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic English work table belonging to artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). This painted table served as Ira's palette in his bucolic Calistoga barn in N...
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20th Century English Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Large 19th Century Solid Pine Work Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 19th century solid pine work table circa 1890. Impressive and large table which offers many possibilities for use.  Such as in the garden r...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

Rustic 18th C. Oak Farm Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic and Rustic oak console table in all original condition, likely English. In a dark stain with a plank constructed top with bread b...
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Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Oak

19th Century Pine x Frame Painted Work Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century pine x frame painted work table circa 1890. Tongue and groove pine top with raised table edge. Top stands on a x frame painted base held ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

Large 19th century Scandinavian pine painted table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 19th century Scandinavian pine painted table circa 1870. Hand painted work table with a 3 plank top.  Straight leg base with stretchers top and bottom all the way round. Idea...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

Rustic Antique American Farmhouse Weathered Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A one-of-a-kind rustic antique American country work table in original plum - wine paint finish with heavily worn distressed patina! Full of antique character and unique folky charm, featuring primitve hand-crafted farmhouse craftsmanship and solid wooden construction, having a plank boarded top, simple wide apron with pegged detail, rising on distinctive spool-turned Jenny Lind legs terminating in tapering ring-turned feet. This rustic folk art table most likely originating in the Southern United States, handmade during the early/mid-19th century by a farmer, not a formally trained carpenter or furniture maker, adding to the overall antique character, elegant warmth, and rich historical depth. Dimensions: (approx) 33" High, 64" Wide, 31" Deep Provenance / Acquisition: Acquired from reputable auction house Bright Star Antiques Co., Sulfur Springs, Texas. May 2022 Session 1.5 catalog. Founded on generations of experience in rare antiques and furnishings, Bright Star has been specializing in rare American country antiques and architectural elements for over 25 years. Condition: Beautiful age, weathered patina and attractive faded mellow coloring. Heavily worn, naturally distressed, chippy paint, losses, warping, slight wobble, substantial wear and tear consistent with age and use. Not overly strong or sturdy, but certainly functional and delivered ready for immediate use. Jenny Lind’s Legs? Johanna Maria Lind (Sweden; 1820–1887) spent many nights in the U.S. during her wildly popular concert tour, presenting an opportunity for furniture makers to claim that P.T. Barnum’s Swedish Nightingale rested in one of their beds. Celebrity endorsements—sanctioned or not—had been found to boost sales, and 19th-century entrepreneurs had little aversion to stretching the truth. By the time she returned to Europe, Jenny Lind’s name or likeness had been affixed to riding hats, cigars, dolls, perfume, and more. Still, the association between spool-turned beds and the name “Jenny Lind” appears to be a 20th-century phenomenon, likely an attempt to conjure a connection to simpler times after the fact. Several bits of folklore connect the opera star with specific beds. The most widespread asserts that Philadelphia furniture manufacturer George J. Henkels placed a special bed—actually, a carved Rococo piece with a side canopy—in Lind’s hotel, and later gave it to her as a gift or, in a divergent ending, vowed to name it after her. A second story centers on a common, early 19th-century mahogany spool bed...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood, Paint

Antique Tavern/ Work Table With Breadboard Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Primitive Work Table with plank construction on the overhanging bread board edge top with separate carved and attached side ends. A single tool drawer an...
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19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

Rustic 19th Century Spanish Pine Work Bench Table
Located in Forney, TX
Patina perfection!! A rustic 19th century hand-crafted Spanish work table, in a distressed, weathered painted finish. Having a rectangular two board wooden plank top with beautiful, ...
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19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine, Paint

19th Century French Oak Carpenter Press Table with Eight-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 "Provence" across the front, has a very thick top and feature...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wrought Iron

Vintage French Rustic Wood and Iron Folding Work Table
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting rustic table from France. Practical folding design with large surface area for working or meals. Nice patina.
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1940s French Vintage Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

19th Century French Oak Carpenter Press Table with Six-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 "Chablis" across the front, has a very thick top and features two rows underneath specifically for storage up to six wine bottles total. This sturdy, rustic Provincial table is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina; it would make a great addition to a kitchen, wine cellar and all entertainment purposes. Antique wrought iron plank holder tool included. The Chablis region is the northernmost wine district of the Burgundy region in France. The cool climate of this region produces wines with more acidity and flavors less fruity than Chardonnay wines grown in warmer climates. These wines often have a "flinty" note, sometimes described as "goût de pierre à fusil" ("tasting of gunflint"), and sometimes as "steely". The Chablis Appellation d'origine contrôlée is required to use Chardonnay grapes solely. The grapevines around the town of Chablis make a dry white wine renowned for the purity of its aroma and taste. In comparison with the white wines from the rest of Burgundy, Chablis wine has typically much less influence of oak. Most basic Chablis is unoaked, and vinified in stainless steel tanks. The amount of barrel maturation, if any, is a stylistic choice which varies widely among Chablis producers. Many Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines receive some maturation in oak barrels, but typically the time in barrel and the proportion of new barrels is much smaller than for white wines of Côte de Beaune...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wrought Iron

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wrought Iron

Late 18th Early 19th Century Tavern Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine late 18th-early 19th century tavern/work table with strongly turned legs, ball feet, breadboard plank top and bottom H-form stretcher. The table has a long drawer on one end w...
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Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

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...
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19th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Brass

19th Century American Farmhouse Work Table or Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century American farmhouse table, work table, or harvest table. Featuring a rustic plank top 10 feet long. Supported by thick turne...
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19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Rustic Antique Wood Farm Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rarely seen dynamic form with great all over age and use patina. In an overall weathered finish to a pale gray tone, with some mortise and tenon construction. With a single plank t...
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19th Century Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

American Country Rustic Stripped Work Table with Zinc Top
Located in New York, NY
American Country Rustic style (19th Century) rectangular stripped antique weathered work table with a zinc top and a shelf stretcher.
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19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Zinc

American Farmhouse Work Table for Abercrombie and Fitch
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Bespoke American farmhouse work table, display table, dining table or console made by Crow Works for Abercrombie and Fitch. The large tab...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

19th Century Pennsylvania Dutch Farmhouse Harvest Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large, rustic 19th century Pennsylvania Dutch American farmhouse table, harvest table, or work table. Features a nearly 10 foot long plank top...
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19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Porcelain, Wood

18th Century French Yew Wood Work Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large early rectangular table with overhanging banded plank constructed top. (the top with old crack fills, see photos). With an apron drawer near one end, and another drawer on on...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Yew

Rustic Hewn Farm Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Quite elemental in form, this Rustic table features attractive deep grained wood with a tactile hewn top finish. The wood is very heavy and tight grained and reminiscent of a South A...
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20th Century Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Blue Folk Art Work Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Blue work table in Folk Art from northern Sweden. The table is made circa 1810-1820 in Swedish pine and is painted with the original paint. The blue original paint is marbled on the ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

American Country Rustic Yellow Painted Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
American Country Rustic-style (19th Century) rectangular yellow painted work /dining table with square and turned legs having a single drawer.
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19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

An Early 19th Century Hog Butchering Collapsible Work Table
By Shaker Style
Located in Hudson, NY
This rustic work purpose table made in pine was found in the New Lebanon area of Upstate New York. Used only during hog butchering time, mostly in early fa...
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19th Century American Antique Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Pine

Early 20th Century French Tiered Wooden Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden work table created in early 20th century France. Sturdily composed and built for wear and tear, this expansive table exudes a forthright sense of utility, matched by the cha...
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

20th Century European Wooden Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
The aged patina of this vintage Industrial work table gives the robust Silhouette a warm glow. Made in Central Europe in the 20th century, the long tabletop sits atop a simple wooden...
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20th Century European Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

Early 20th Century, Rustic Central European Wooden Table
Located in High Point, NC
This rustic wooden table evokes the heartfelt simplicity of the country household. Built in Central Europe in the early 20th century, the tabletop bears the marks of many years of se...
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20th Century Belgian Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

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Wood

Rustic industrial and work tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rustic industrial and work tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage industrial and work tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic industrial and work tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original industrial and work tables, popular names associated with this style include and Ira Yeager. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for industrial and work tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $800 and tops out at $7,995 while the average work can sell for $3,195.

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