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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Vintage French Metal Industrial Table
Located in High Point, NC
This vintage table makes a striking Industrial accent. Made in France during the 20th century, the form is starkly architectural: steel beams support a pair of platforms, bordered wi...
Category
1970s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Poul Kjaerholm PK51 Work Table for E. Kold Christensen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Kjærholm work table PK51, 1957.
Dull chromium plated-steel with top in oak.
Executed by E. Kold Christensen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
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...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Country French Marble Top Bleached Pine & Iron Patisserie Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Country French marble top bleached pine & iron patisserie console /table
France, Circa 1880s
A rustic of 19th-century French cr...
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Biedermeier Inlaid Rosewood and Fruitwood Work Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top deeply dished with a cushion-molded edge, over a frieze drawer inlaid with arabesque scrollwork; raised on four incurved legs joined by a shaped inlaid platform s...
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1830s Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Oak Pig Bench Butcher's Block Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
The top of his magnificent Pig Bench is a single slab of oak over 3’ thick. It is gnarled, chopped, and cupped through decades of purposeful use. The hand-sawn legs are mortised dire...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Country Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Big Round Work & Presentation Table
Located in VUGHT, NL
Round work table made from a Cambo photo studio tripod (Dutch brand in professional camera and studio accessories).
This type of column tripod was the first product of this company to be presented in the 1950s.
Workplace for one, two or even three people.
Worktop adjustable to all normal desired heights.
Standing or sitting (desk) work is therefore possible, but quickly switching between these positions is not possible!
Various monitors or all-in computers can be mounted freely on this table.
Two or two copies near each other (maximum 27 inch).
When using a single screen, up to 50 inches can be used (presentation table...
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1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Zinc Top Island, FR-0214
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Zinc Top Island with open shelf and cabinet. Hand Painted and glazed, with distressing to add character. Zinc Top has been distressed as well. Highly functional, really fun piece of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Zinc
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
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
Antique Collapsable Wood Industrial Work Table with Ruler
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare antique collapsable wood industrial work table with ruler in very good antique condition. Great antique industrial table. Perfect for a kitchen - work table- decor - bourbon bar...
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Early 20th Century Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Rosewood Desk with Painted Glass Top by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely crafted rosewood desk designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) belonged to Bloch Editores S.A. Building, a Brazilian publisher founded in 1952 and closed in 2000, wh...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
19th Century Adjustable Drafting Table on Cast Iron Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique adjustable tilt-top table with cast iron base with painted wood work or table surface that lends itself to be used as an end table, side table, bedside table or nightstand. H...
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Late 19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Drafting Table Base with Marble Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique adjustable tilt-top table with gold gilt cast iron clawfoot base. The original wood top has been replaced by a white marble one that now lends itself to be used as an end tab...
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Late 19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Iron and Oak Table
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
This table has a wonderfully weathered pale grey oak top. With a decorative double cast iron base which is painted in green color.
The table is in a good condition structural cond...
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Late 19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Industrial Worktable with Three Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a black iron construction, solid wooden plate and three red iron drawers. Weight:...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Flapper Writing Desk
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
A truly nostalgic piece of art with a whiff of modernity. The playfully curved symmetric legs hold the thin shape together, topped with a wide desktop of admirable rounded edges. Its...
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2010s Czech Art Deco Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Macassar, Mahogany, Zebra Wood
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
1910, French Oak Escritoire
Located in High Point, NC
This oak escritoire offers a secluded workspace. Built in France circa 1910, contoured partitions shield the desktop, creating a bubble of privacy ideal for personal correspondence and focused thought. Above the tabletop, an array of small drawers present an organized space for stationary, while curved envelope holders provide a nook for unopened letters. Wooden cup...
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20th Century French French Provincial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Working Table - Antique Carpenter Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian working bench made of hand crafted painted Pinewood in a pale grey finish, in good condition. The detailed Scandinavian carpenter bench is composed with its original wooden screw...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Walnut Jewellery Makers Benches, c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century French pair of jewellery makers work benches, in walnut with four drawers and a supporting metal legs.
Condition
In Good Condition - wear consistent with age...
Category
20th Century French Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
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 ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood, Satinwood
Vintage Steel Drum in Turquoise and Faux Verdigris Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Unusual steel drum with hinged lift top and locking hasp, likely used as a storage bin at some point. With applied turquoise/faux verdigris paint wash.
Category
20th Century Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Maramega Drawing Table by H. Popp for Marabuwerke
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare architect drawing table model Maramega from 1979 according to a design by Popp. Very high quality construction of black painted steel, a drawing table with precision drawing sys...
Category
1970s German Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Victorian Burr Walnut Work/Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian antique burr walnut work table, the shaped burr walnut lift up top, opening to reveal a green leather writing slope and fitted interior...
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Georgian Welsh 2 Plank Pine Scullery Prep Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820
Georgian Welsh 2 plank pine scullery prep table
Lovely form and scale with traces of its historic paint.
Measures: W 202 x D 70 x H 7...
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique American Industrial Wood Plank Distress Paint Splatter Work Bench Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Industrial wood plank distress paint splatter work bench table. Item features a distressed finish with paint splatters, various metal handles, solid plank wood top w...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
French Vintage Mechanical Deco Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
By Georg Albert Ulysse Caruelle - this is a fantastic adjustable/ articulating table with an extendable leg (see detail images) and swiveling table tops (one square, one rectangular). Also adjustable heights - ALL original mechanisms. Dimensions as shown, but it is adjustable - SEE DETAIL IMAGES. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR EAST HAMPTON, NY SHOWROOM.
KEY WORD: Dupre Lafon, Art Deco...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Primitive 19th Century American Farm Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
Primitive perfection!! A charming antique American pine country farmhouse work table in original red paint. Hand-crafted in the early 19th century, originating in the northeastern Un...
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Early 19th Century American Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century American General Store Farmhouse Work Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Substantial late 19th century American general store country farmhouse work table crafted from pine. The farm table features a 1.5" inch thick two...
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19th Century American Country Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19thC Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter /Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter/ Table with original cast iron foot brackets in place.
Provenance: Post Office - Abers...
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1870s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous original American Art Deco industrial Smartline kitchen work table, designed by Raymond Patten (American, 1897-1948), retailed by Internation...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Chrome, Enamel, Stainless Steel
Japanese Lacquer Sewing Table
By G. None
Located in Wilson, NC
Japanese lacquer sewing table, the top and front decorated with words and flowers, the interior fitted with compartments and pin cushions, the box resting on two turned legs with con...
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1890s Japanese Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Primitive Work Table, Farm Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome later 19th century French primitive work table - Farm Table in oak. Minimalist lines lend this table a very contemporary feel. Lovely patina. Wonderful as a dining ta...
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19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
19th C English Elm Vernacular Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1850
19th C English elm vernacular work table.
sku 1350
We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme/requirements. We have our own workshop, restorers and finis...
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm
Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Pedestal 2-Drawer Side Table / Sewing Table, C. 1840
Located in Germantown, MD
A Biedermeier era Flame Mahogany pedestal 2-drawer sewing table or side table.
A Delicate Louis Philippe side table or sewing table out of Germany from the late 19th century around...
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Nouveau Oakwood Sewing / Side Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful sewing or side table made of oak wood. The table dates back to the time of Art Nouveau period, more specifically from the time, around 1905. The table has a very nice art n...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
French Cast Iron Oak Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with rustic oak top. White painted base with old rusty patina. Replaced top is made from two thick planks of old oak. Please refer to pho...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Edwardian period sewing work table, exquisitely handcrafted in England at the turn of the 19th / 20th century.
The extraordinary table features exceptional attenti...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Satinwood, Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony
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 Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Industrial Worktable with Three Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a black iron construction, solid wooden plate and three iron drawers. Weight: 43 kg.
Drawer dimensions:
Width: 28 cm
Depth...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Unique Signed Dinner Table by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique signed table by Jörg Pietschmann
Dinner table, padouk, T1211
Measures: H 75 x W 210 x D 84 cm,
Rare big padouk plank, intense red colour with beautiful grain, which darkens...
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2010s German Organic Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Padouk
Antique Rustic French Painted Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
Patina Perfection!! A rustic French farmhouse work table from the 19th century.
Featuring hand-crafted pegged solid wood construction, ...
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19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
1930s Oak Sewing Box Table with Drawer
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1930s Oak sewing box table with drawer.
This is a good sturdy side table, with a good colour, just open the top to find a blue satin lining in the ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
French Painted Drapers Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1910
French Painted Fruitwood and Pine Drapers Table
Measures: W200 x D79 x H77 cm.
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Early 1900s French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pine
1960s Gunni Omann Model 75 Teak Desk for Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- item has been carefully refurbished.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Walnut Drafting Table or Standing Desk with Maker’s Label
By E. Chouanard
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French walnut adjustable architect’s drafting table features the maker's label, E. Chouanard. The table top adjusts in pitch,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze
Industrial Worktable with Two Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a red- brown iron construction, solid wooden plate and two grey iron drawers. Weight: 33 kg.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
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 Rustic Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
19thC English Painted Prep Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC English painted pine prep table
Measures: W 108 x D 77 x H 83cm.
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1870s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Violin Maker's Work Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
Extraordinary live edge work bench & vise from a violin factory. Note the shape resembles a violin. One of Stuart's favorite pieces (by far).
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1910s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Zanotta Leonardo Working Table in Laminated Top & Natural Varnished Beech Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Leonardo Working Table in Laminate Top and Natural Varnished Beech Frame by Achille Castiglioni
Natural varnished steam-treated beech trest...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Monumental 19thC English Mahogany Drapers Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850
Monumental 19thC English Mahogany drapers table
Single plank top and 2 plank lower tier.
An exceptional example with excellent form, colour and patination
Measures: W ...
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1840s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Plank Top Solid Cherry French Country Style Farm Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Wide plank top cherry dining table with bread board ends and drawers on each end. Spandrels on the apron ends near the cabriole legs.
Measures: 78" (L) x 35" (D) x 30" (H) , 25" (h...
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20th Century French Provincial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Maple Carpenter's Workbench, C.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original mid-century carpenter's workbench. The base is stamped "Made in Finland" and has two working steel vices, a pull out draw, large bottom storage, an inlay section f...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Six Leg Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Six leg table with an iron base and wonderful wood blue top.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
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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