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Medieval Side Tables

MEDIEVAL STYLE

The Middle Ages in Europe followed the end of the Roman Empire, and in this time of change, which preceded the Renaissance, furniture was simple and utilitarian, with most homes having only the necessities like chests and benches. Much of medieval furniture, which was often made in oak or walnut, was built for the elite, particularly the emerging merchant class who owned multiple homes.

Life for many in the medieval era was unstable, and furniture was designed to be functional and portable. Peasants worked the fields for affluent landowners and didn’t have access to literature in the way that nobles and people of the church did (women less so than men). The furniture in their modest dwellings was typically limited to cookware and a handful of stools. Foldable chairs, while uncommon in homes of the early Middle Ages and emblematic of wealth, like all other furnishings of the time, allowed for easy transportation of a household. Trestle tables with detachable legs and collapsible beds were designed to be simply moved from place to place.

Medieval blanket chests were among the most important furniture objects and could further serve as tables or even beds. Some ancient traditions were carried forward to build this sturdy furniture, such as turnery. Although the furniture was minimally designed, embellishments like carvings added elegance to the heavy wood pieces. These details sometimes reflected trends in religious art like rose windows.

By the later Middle Ages, storage pieces like chests of drawers were often adorned with high relief carvings, such as geometric and floral motifs. By the 14th and 15th centuries, design had developed to include more involved pieces like cupboards and desks, while benches frequently doubled as chests with hinged seats. Beds also changed in this era from basic boards to four-post designs with large drapes to keep the sleeper warm. These beds and other medieval bedroom furniture were significant status symbols, passed down through families and used as places to conduct business and receive visitors.

Surviving examples of medieval furniture are very rare, yet its distinctive aesthetics influenced later styles like William and Mary and Arts and Crafts.

Find a collection of medieval seating, garden elements, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Medieval
Spanish 1940s Gilt Side Table / Drinks Table / Martini Table, Wrought Iron
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful 1940s hand-hammered gilt wrought iron occasional drinks table on a tripod base, tagged on the base Barcelona, Spain. Made from hand forged iron and gold leaf gilding the el...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Medieval Side Tables

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Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Spanish Drinks Table / Side Table / Gueridon in Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant Gothic style hand-hammered iron round gueridon table standing on a tripod base. Spain, 1940s. This wrought iron black painted table has twisted details at the steam and the t...
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20th Century Spanish Medieval Side Tables

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Spanish Wrought Gilt Iron Side Table / Drinks Table / Martini Table, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish drinks table on a tripod base, Spain, 1950s Entirely made in hand forged iron, gilt finish. It has a clean design with Gothic style acce...
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20th Century Spanish Medieval Side Tables

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Iron, Wrought Iron, Metal

Iron and Marble Gueridon Table
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Gothic style, hand forged iron gueridon table base with detached, double layered, Breccia marble top.
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Late 20th Century American Medieval Side Tables

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Marble, Iron

Small Drinks Table / Side Table / Martini Table in Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Side Table, Wrought Iron Small Spanish Gilt Iron Drinks Table Gueridon, End or Side Table. Manufactured in Spain, 1940s. This pedestal table has a wavy edged top heavily decored by the Hammer work. It stands on a tripod base with scroll ended feet and a beatiful twisting decorative detail at the central part of the stem. Terrific aged patina with rusty accents. Its eclectic design mixing Gothic and Brutalist accents marks the difference. Use it as small side table, candle stand, cocktails table, smokers table or occasional table for parties around the sofa and display it with other Martini tables in different sizes to create a set. Measures: 45 cm H x 27,7 cm W x 25 cm D Diameter of the top: 20,5 cm We have other drinks tables in this style in case that you need a pair or a set. Spanish Wrought Iron Table...
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20th Century Spanish Medieval Side Tables

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Carlo Bugatti Parchment Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Carlo Bugatti parchment side table. Italy, circa 1890. Mahogany, ebonized woods, brass, pewter, parchment with birds and foliage motifs.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Medieval Side Tables

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Brass, Pewter

Early 20th Century French Polished Twisted Wrought Iron Martini Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique Gothic pedestal table was crafted in Southern France, circa 1920. The intricate martini table features a forged central pedestal stem embellished with a spun knob over turned decor, with three curved legs ending with flat feet. The serving table is topped with a flat round surface with a small lip...
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Early 20th Century French Medieval Side Tables

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Iron

Early 20th Century French Forged and Polished Iron Martini Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique Gothic pedestal table was crafted in Southern France, circa 1920. The intricate martini table stands on three forged curved legs ending with scrolled feet, over...
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Early 20th Century French Medieval Side Tables

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Iron

Italian Gothic Brass Glass Travertine Marble Drinks, Side or End Tables, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A very special and stunning pair of Italian brass or bronze, glass, and travertine marble end or side tables with detailed Italian Gothic architecture bronze/brass frame, circa mid-2...
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1960s Italian Vintage Medieval Side Tables

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Travertine, Marble, Brass, Bronze

Late Gothic Swiss early 17th century Rustic walnut Table
Located in Troy, NY
Very charming alpine table of late Gothic design, the one plank top supported by sides ending in shoe feet with simple decoration, one drawer above a conn...
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Early 1600s Swiss Antique Medieval Side Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Ornate Iron and Travertine Side Tables, Spain, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and heavy pair of unusual, solid iron tables with a foliate decor and twisted iron legs ending in scrolled feet. The apron runs around three si...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Medieval Side Tables

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Trio of Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Tables, France, 1940s
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1940s French Vintage Medieval Side Tables

"Martini" Side Table, Hand Forged Iron, Spain 1950s.
Located in Berlin, DE
A blackened wrought iron Spanish 1950s "Martini" table. Perfect for all occasions around the sofa or parties. Hand forged iron.
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Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
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21st Century and Contemporary English Medieval Side Tables

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Pair of Bronze Gueridons / Side Tables by designer Hoon Moreau
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze patinated " Tables enchantées" by Hoon Moreau. Sculpted and engraved bronze side tables. Limited Edition of 8, signed and numbered. Dimensions: Table enchantée N°1 : H 51 x...
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French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee or Side Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A round French Art Deco wrought iron table with a green and white marble top that can be use as a coffee or side table. We are the rare source that specializes exclusively in French...
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Travertine Marble Rectangular Side Table Drinks Table Coffee Table Chiseled Edge
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian travertine rectangular tall side tables, end tables, coffee table or a great drinks table. Contemporary bespoke design rustic edge by Pavilion Antiques...
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2010s American Medieval Side Tables

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Cannes French Inspired Small Iron Drink Table in Iron Finish
Located in Brea, CA
Cannes small iron drink table in iron finish Inspired by the antique version, this small drink table is forged iron with a small round tabletop. Offered in either the dark iron fin...
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Italian Marble & Gold Guild Gueridon Occasional Table
Located in San Diego, CA
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20th Century Italian Medieval Side Tables

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Important and Rare Original circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti Occasional Table Ebonized
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare and important original circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti occasional table This table is special, designed by Carlo Bugatti, Italy around 1900, it’s a rectangular walnut occasional or centre table, partly ebonized, with floral inlays made of pewter, the legs partially covered with copper sheet, the tabletop covered with goatskin, this table was exhibited at the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, 2001 Carlo Bugatti (2 February 1856-April 1940) was an Italian decorator, designer and manufacturer of Art Nouveau furniture, models of jewelry, and musical instruments. Bugatti was born 2 February 1856 in Milan, in what would remain until 1859 the kingdom of Lombardy: he died in Molsheim, France. Biography: Son of Giovanni Luigi Bugatti, a specialist in interior decoration, Carlo studied firstly at the Brera Academy in Milan, and subsequently, from 1875, at the Académie des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1880 he started to manufacture furniture in Milan, later transferring to France. From 1888 he began to be successful beyond Italy. Nevertheless, till 1904 he maintained a Milan workshop in the city's Via Castelfiardo 6. He was also, like his father, trained as an architect, but there is no evidence that any of his architectural designs were ever executed. He triumphed at the exhibition of decorative art in Turin in 1902 and returned to Paris in 1904. Father of sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti and automobile manufacturer Ettore Bugatti, he moved in 1910 to Pierrefonds where he established an atelier. From 1914-1918 he was nominated mayor of the village, and the outspoken anti-German industrialist Adolphe Clément-Bayard, who lived at the Domaine du Bois d'Aucourt, entrusted its upkeep to him. From then on, he devoted himself entirely to painting. After the suicide of his son Rembrandt in 1916, Bugatti, then 60, produced less, but he remained influential. In 1935, at the age of 79, he retired near his son Ettore's family in Alsace. He settled in a flat north of Château Saint-Jean, Dorlisheim, with his wife Teresa (who died shortly afterwards), at the domain of promotion of Bugatti property of his son Ettore. He spent his last months at his apartment at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, where he frequented the workmen and the house of 'the Hardtmühle', living with Ettore and his family. In April 1940, he died at the hospital in Molsheim. He is buried in the Bugatti family cemetery at Dorlisheim. The Bugatti section of Molsheim's municipal Musée de la Chartreuse displays...
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Aldo Tura Parchment Square Side Table on Chrome Legs
Located in London, GB
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French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
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French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table
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H 18.75 in W 31.5 in D 18.5 in
French Walnut Gueridon or Side Table, late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
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Spanish 1940s Gilt Side Table / Drinks Table / Martini Table, Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
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Antique Georgian Period X Frame Side Table
Located in London, GB
A charming and very unusual Georgian period X frame side table, which could also be used as a stool. This was made in England, we would date it from around the 1860’s period & it’s v...
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1860s British Antique Medieval Side Tables

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Antique Georgian Period X Frame Side Table
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H 12.21 in W 18.9 in D 12.21 in
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Stunning Antique Hardwood Gothic Pugin Style Serpentine Fronted Side End Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Gothic Pugin style side end table in mahogany A good looking well made and decorative side table...
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19th Century English Antique Medieval Side Tables

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Pair of Antique Solid Oak Pedestal Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of vintage Gothic style oak pedestals, made by the British manufacturer A R Mowbray & Co Ltd. They were made in England, one was m...
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Early 20th Century English Medieval Side Tables

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Oak

Antique Gothic Tabouret Carved Oak Side Table, Octagonal, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Gothic tabouret Stand offers English oak construction with beveled octagonal top over pieced cathedral form sides, c1910 Measures- 20.25''H x 20.25''W x 20.25''D.
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Pair English Gothic Carved Dark Oak Side Tables
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1910 pair of English Gothic style carved oak side tables with new black finish. Each table has a single functional drawer with original brass pull ring hardware. Great carved d...
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Victorian Carved Gothic Oak Hall Table, Stick Stand
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian carved Gothic oak hall table, stick stand This attractive hall table is made in oak, the drawer front has a magnificent green man handle carved on it and at at each end...
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19th Century Antique Medieval Side Tables

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Antique English Bleached Sofa Side Table Pitch Pine Gothic Sabre Leg Stripped
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Bleached sofa side table Pitch Pine Gothic Sabre Leg Stripped ~Direct from England~ ~Charming antique English side table, in solid English pitch pine, recently bl...
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Early 1900s British Antique Medieval Side Tables

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French 13/14th Century Sandstone Gothic Column Fragments Table
Located in Buisson, FR
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Medieval Side Tables

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Gothic Style Round Side or Occasional Table, Circa 1880
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th century Gothic style round occasional side table. Beautiful rich wood with ornately carved decorated sides, the curved legs hold this table in many settings or rooms of yo...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Medieval Side Tables

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Carved Gothic Oak Side Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
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Carved Gothic Oak Side Table
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H 35 in W 39 in D 19 in

Medieval side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Medieval side tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Medieval side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include and Carlo Bugatti. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,375 and tops out at $26,000 while the average work can sell for $2,748.

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