Medieval 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
Gothic Refectory Table, Italy circa 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
Gothic Refectory Table
Italy circa 1870
Constructed in oak, two plank top, detailed lion heads, on claw feet with casters.
77”L x 44”d x 31.25”h
Category
1870s Italian Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Oak Monastery Refectory Dining Table
Located in Forney, TX
A substantial antique French oak monastery / refectory table. circa 1900
Hand carved in France in the early 20th century, likely near the Alps region of Southern France close to the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Medieval Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Country English Provincial Oak Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
A characterful English table
Proper peg joined Oak refectory table
Good thick three plank top with cleated ends set on turned baluster legs
Character timbers throughout
Natural finis...
Category
20th Century British Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage French Gothic Table Dining Table Desk Trestle Table Bleached Oak/Elm
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT LARGE Vintage French Gothic Bleached Oak or possibly Elm Table Dining Table Desk Office Conference Library Trestle Table~~Over 7 Feet Wide~~
This beautiful table has the "...
Category
20th Century French Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak, Elm
Vintage Crackle Glass Coffee Table on Polished Iron Base
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual cocktail table would make an interesting addition to any living room, sitting area, office, or den. Square in shape, the elegant table stands on four cabriole legs, embe...
Category
2010s American Medieval Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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...
Category
20th Century Spanish Medieval Tables
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Spanish Walnut and Wrought Iron Table, Spain late 18th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
From the grandest cathedral to the simplest chair, Spanish style reflects the country’s history. This antique Spanish table, called a “travel table” is a gorgeous piece carrying the visual and functional elements associated with the country’s craft and design history.
Thanks largely to its extended holy war...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Carved Walnut Neo-Renaissance Dining Room Furniture
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Carved Walnut Dining Room Furniture In Neo-Renaissance Style"
Dining room furniture consisting of a large sideboard, a server and eight chairs.
In carved walnut, 19th century.
The t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Fully Restored Gothic Pugin Style Brown Leather Studded Console Table
By Pugin
Located in GB
We are delighted to this absolutely stunning one of a kind Gothic Pugin style hand studded brown leather console table with single drawer
This...
Category
1840s English Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Large French Marble Table Carved Winged Griffins to Base
Located in Buxton, GB
This Absolutely Fantastic Large Table was Sourced from Cannes in the south of France
The Table was original purchased from an exhibition on Paris around 1980
Marble Top with protec...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tables
Materials
Marble
Wrought Iron Console Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A custom made wrought iron console table with a tray-like top. An ornate skirt in front and at each side is decorated with loose flower shapes in wrought iron. Two pierced plates of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Medieval Tables
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Spanish Gilt Iron Drinks Side 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...
Category
20th Century Spanish Medieval Tables
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Metal
French 17th Century Solid Oak Extending Dining Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A robust, solid oak extending dining table hand-crafted in 17th century France circa 1680. Gnarled knots, beautiful grain, and an incredible range of textures give the thick tabletop...
Category
17th Century French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Very Rare & Old Hand-Carved 1700s France Lime Stone Demi-Inlaid Reclaimed Table
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This is one of two extremely rare and gorgeously hand-carved 17th century limestone tables that we recently reclaimed from a chateau in France.
The highly detailed and anciently di...
Category
1730s French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Limestone
Very Rare & Old Hand-Carved 1700s France Lime Stone Demi-Inlaid Reclaimed Table
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This is one of two extremely rare and gorgeously hand-carved 17th century limestone tables that we recently reclaimed from a chateau in France.
The highly detailed and anciently di...
Category
1730s French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Limestone
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.
Category
Late 20th Century American Medieval Tables
Materials
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...
Category
20th Century Spanish Medieval Tables
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French 19th Century Henri II Style Bleached Desserte Console
Located in San Antonio, TX
This French 19th century Henri II bleached Desserte is made of walnut and features impressive curled columns on the sides. With a drawer and two shelves, this desserte offers both pr...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Walnut
Extending Oak Refectory Dining Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Extending oak refectory dining table.
This is a good sturdy table and at first glance it looks like an ordinary Oak refectory dining table with chunky bulbous legs and carved apro...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
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.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Oak Refectory Table Medeival Banquet Style Farmhouse Kitchen
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Solid oak refectory table of the medieval style.
The top of the table is made up of 4 planks with cross members and is of a bow ended form.
circa 1920
The base of the table featur...
Category
1920s Vintage Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
Gothic Painted Console Table, Sage
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Gothic painted console table with an antique clary sage finish, in an 18th-century gothic style, the demilune half-round form with fine contrasting inlays to the top and frieze, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Gothic Style English Oak Victorian Library Table Desk Dining Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale lovely gothic style antique Victorian English oak library table or desk that can be used as a four person dining table
A decorative and well mad...
Category
19th Century English Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Tables
Materials
Iron
Pair of Gothic Painted Console Tables, Sage
Located in Westwood, NJ
Gothic painted console tables with an antique clary sage finish, in an 18th-century gothic style, the demilune half-round form with fine contrasting inlays to the top and frieze, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Tables
Materials
Wood
Gothic Painted Console Table, Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Gothic painted console table with an antique grey finish, in an 18th-century gothic style, the demilune half-round form with fine contrasting inlays to the top and frieze, and legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Tables
Materials
Wood
Important Burr & Burl Gothic Antique Dressing Table with Polished Brass Fittings
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important, Museum quality, Gothic style Antique Burr & Burl Walnut Dressing table with...
Category
18th Century European Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Antique French Gothic Console Table Server Sideboard 2-Tier Walnut Winged Figure
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite antique French Gothic highly carved walnut console, sofa table or sideboard/server~~c. 1880s
Highly carved antique French Gothic walnut console, sofa table, sideboard or server with winged figural supports ,"foo" dog or lion feet and lower half-shelf for storage or display~~gorgeous statement piece!
Perfect for a foyer console table...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Gothic Carved Oak Green Man Buffet, Serving Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
17th century gothic carved oak green man buffet, serving table
This is an elegant example of furniture carved in the Gothic style of Green Man Oak, w...
Category
17th Century Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Gothic Style Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century Gothic style writing table.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Walnut, Oak
19th Century Gothic Revival Dining and Console Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Two in one, this 19th century recreation of a 15th century Medieval style great table has the unique feature that the top can be folded in half making it into a console or sofa table...
Category
19th Century Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Chess Cocktail Table with Hand Carved Polychrome Figures 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous game cocktail chess table from the mid sixties. Hand carved and polychrome figures which are easily stored below the chess table top. Gre...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Medieval Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Wrought Iron Gothic Style Scrolling Base Round Glass Top Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wrought Iron Gothic style scrolling base round glass top center table. Item features a ornate wrought iron scrolling gothic style base, round glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Medieval Tables
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Tables
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Gothic Console Tables and Mirrors from Manchester Town Hall
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of antique Gothic console tables and mirrors from Manchester Town Hall, dated 1920s. This impressive and large pair have come from The Manchester Town Hall, a Victorian, Neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The console tables and mirrors Stand at an astonishing 10.6 feet tall (127 inches) and over 4.7 feet wide (56 inches). The tables are finely hand carved, with the knees as heads of dogs and acanthus decor and follows throughout the legs with acanthus and grape vine fruits. The Gothic style is kept throughout with beautifully crafted clover leaf centres in the legs with a large clover at the top and smaller clover at the base. The feet are carved as paws covered in acanthus design for the appearance of fur. The aprons of the consult tables are carved in floral manor and flow onto a drop leaf which stretches to the floor. The tall and stunning hand carved mirrors deliver an astonishing view from afar with floral edges and Gothic pediments on either side and offer impeccable matching design. Designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse...
Category
1920s English Vintage Medieval Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
21th Century Italian Table, Chess Board with Chess Game
Located in VALENZA, IT
Chess table and chess game in bronze and brass made with the ancient casting technique.
After the casting, the finishing was chiseled and subsequently silvered and finished with 24-k...
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Oscar Bach Attributed Figural Bronze Marble-Top Telephone Hall Stand with Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Oscar Bach attributed figural bronze marble-top telephone hall stand with chair. Item features an ornate figural bronze telephone cabinet stand, m...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Green Man Carved Oak Hall or Centre Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century green man carved oak hall or centre table
This is an intricately and very attractive piece, of Gothic carved oak furniture. The carvi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Medieval Tables
Spanish Early 19th Century Oak Refectory Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This exuberantly-carved Spanish oak refectory table, circa 1800, will add a rich and bold statement to any room it’s placed. The cleated pl...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
Monumental Italian Mahogany Centre Table
Located in Dublin, GB
The shaped dodecagon twelve sided top with wonderfully figured flamed mahogany, resting on an arched gothic centre column with acanthus carved pillar supports.
This is also perfect ...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italy 14th Century Medieval Black Wrought Cast Iron Tripode Pedestal
Located in Brescia, IT
This piece of antique Italian wrought cast iron pedestal is made with an high level of quality in consideration of the age of the realization. From a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Gothic Artisan Handwrought Iron and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive, Gothic influenced, artisan blacksmith made, coffee table circa 1940s features a handwrought, iron x base with 3/4 inch thick glass top. The Nicos Zographos swivel chair s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Saint Pierre and Miquelon Medieval Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Spanish late Gothic 16th century and later oak coffer / chest
Located in Troy, NY
Lift top chest with typical carved Gothic tracery work adorning the front panel, of rather small proportion, beautiful color and extraordinary condition...
Category
16th Century French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair of Marble Top Cast Resin Figural Mythical Pedestal Stands with Bearded Face
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of marble top cast resin figural mythical pedestal stands with bearded faces. Item features round marble tops, cast resin, stately forms with bearded faces, distressed finish, g...
Category
Late 20th Century Medieval Tables
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Medieval Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass, Bronze
Massive 17th Century French Elm and Oak Trestle Table
Located in Troy, NY
Imposing Refectory Table of Unusual Design with half-round ends and a Medieval Look. The almost 3.5 inch thick top adds to its bold appearance. The center of the top adorned with a d...
Category
16th Century French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Elm, Oak
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...
Category
Early 1600s Swiss Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Charles X Birds Eye Maple Mirrored Console Table
Located in New York, NY
French Charles X birds eye maple and ebonized trim and inlaid Gothic design console table with platform base and mirrored back with gilt floral carved edge on top.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Medieval Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Medieval Tables
Pair of Gothic Painted Console Tables, Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Gothic painted console table with an antique grey finish, in an 18th-century gothic style, the demilune half-round form with fine contrasting inlays to the top and frieze, and legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Medieval Tables
Materials
Wood
Medieval tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Medieval 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Medieval tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,895 and tops out at $6,336 while the average work can sell for $4,200.
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