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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
19th C Industrial Table with Orig Painted Iron Base and New Zinc Top
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1880s industrial work table has a heavy iron base with original green paint that shows some rust and patina. New wood, zinc-covered table top make this a unique console or functional narrow dining...
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron, Zinc
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Padouk
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Monumental Scottish Oak Top Refectory Art Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1915.
Monumental Scottishoak top refectory art table with bleached oak top and pine frame with block tapered legs.
Provenance: Strathallan Private School...
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1910s Scottish Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak, Pine
18th Century French Directoire Period Walnut Draper's Table with Marquetry Band
Located in Birmingham, AL
A grand 18th century French Directoire period table de drapier from a draper's atelier in Narbonne, a wealthy port city in Southern France in the Occitanie region, circa 1780s. Handc...
Category
1780s French Directoire Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Violin Maker's Work Bench
Located in Round Top, TX
Extraordinary live edge work bench & vise from a violin factory. Note the shape resembles a violin. One of Stuart's favorite pieces (by far).
Category
1910s Italian Vintage 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 iron drawers. Weight: 43 kg.
Drawer dimensions:
Width: 28 cm
Depth...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Jeweller's Work Table, England, circa 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
Jeweller's work table.
England, Circa 1870
Constructed in pine, with cut away to the front allowing the worker to get closer.
KMeasures: 66"L x 26.25”D x 30.25”H.
Category
19th Century English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
French Painted Drapers Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1910
French Painted Fruitwood and Pine Drapers Table
Measures: W200 x D79 x H77 cm.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pine
19thC Large Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter / Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC Large Welsh Pine Post Office Sorting Counter/ Table with 2 plank top and original cast iron foot brackets in place. Stamped
P...
Category
1870s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
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,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
1870s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Industrial Swing-Out-Seat Outdoor Dining Table
Located in Oakville, CT
The get back outdoor industrial dining table. Taking our swing out seats a step beyond their usual bar and kitchen counter duties, Tim Byrne, founder of...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Victorian Iron Washstand with Wash Bowl and Pitchers Set, Circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare Victorian era French iron washstand and wash bowl with pitcher sets.
Set made off of a metal washstand and very good condition, a large wash bowl...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
19thC English Prep Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880
19thC English prep table with bleached scrubbed top and two drawers
Original hardware
Measures: W 215 x D 70 x H 76 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Six Leg Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Six leg table with an iron base and wonderful wood blue top.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
19thC Primitive Elm Pine Butchers Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890.
19thC Primitive elm pine butchers work table, elm legs and thick rustic pine top.
Well suited as a kitchen island or prep table.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm, Pine
Georgian Pine Bleached Country House Storage Chest / Counter Island
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820.
Georgian pine bleached country house storage chest / counter Island.
sku 1310.
Measures: W122 x D54 x H80 cm.
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
French Industrial Style Kitchen Island Stainless Steel Silver Plated Fittings
Located in Chicago, IL
French Industrial inspired kitchen island stainless steel silver plated fittings.
One of our newest Old Plank French Industrial inspired kitc...
Category
2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Silver, Bronze, Stainless Steel
French Library Table in Bleached Oak
Located in Buchanan, NY
This vintage French library table in bleached oak is a rare find that will elevate any room it's placed in. The large 1950s French library or hall table boasts an impressive size of ...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Green steel blueprint cabinet
Overall Dimensions: 35" x 45" x 35 1/2" high
Dimensions of Drawers: 42 1/2" wide x 32 1/2" deep x 3" high.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique French Art Nouveau Scroll Wrought Iron Wood Top Drafting Work Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Art Nouveau scrolling wrought iron wood top 42" drafting work table. Item features a base circa early 1900s, top appears to be a more recent addition/re-purpose, scrol...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
1930s Oak Sewing Box Table by Morco
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1930s Oak sewing box table by Morco
This is a good sturdy side table, with a good colour, just open the top to find a pleated yellow lining and a p...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Painted Oak Chopping Block on Stand
Located in Baltimore, MD
In this handsome and useful chopping table a quantity of separate oak blocks are placed on end and are bound and pulled tight as one with iron bands bol...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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, ...
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
A Striking Sheraton Revival Satinwood Work Table, England Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very elegant & striking satinwood work table / side table, showing a richly figured 'fiddle grained' oval top inlaid with a crossbanded border and kingwood banding, opening to a cr...
Category
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Industrial Workbench Worktable Table Sideboard from the 1940s
Located in Wien, AT
This old iron workbench from a factory in former Czechoslovakia has wooden drawers and has been completely cleaned and restored.
The drawers can be loc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Industrial Wing Console in Steel and Textural Linen by Elan Atelier (Preorder)
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Description/
Steel console with textural linen top and sides. The lacquered linen surface is very durable and it has a wonderful textural feel.
Customization available, please contact us for bespoke orders.
Dimensions/
W 47.2 x D 11.8 x H 31.9 in
W 120 x D 30 x H 81 cm
Standard finish/
Natural steel, textural chanel lacquered...
Category
2010s European Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
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
Exceptional Table from Moto Guzzi Motorcycle Factory
Located in Round Top, TX
Wood and iron table from the Moto Guzzi Motorcycle Factory. Fantastic construction and paint.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany, circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1825
Rare, very fine Biedermeier sewing stand. Cherry wood veneered and solid, han...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Velvet, Cherry, Softwood
Iron Base Table with Pine Top
Located in Round Top, TX
Fantastic six leg iron base table with wonderful pine top. Very cool, great design.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Brazier Table in Copper, Brass, and Wood
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing 19th century English table with a hand crafted copper brazier surrounded by brass tacked pedals with plenty of wear on a carved and turned ba...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
French 1890s Patisserie Table with Painted Iron Scrolling Base and Stone Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique French patisserie table from the late 19th century with recently added stone top and painted iron scrolling base on casters....
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Stone, Iron
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood and White Marble Top Work or Side High Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and functional Italian high or tall work table on four carved legs with white marble top and bottom shelf. Can be used as console table, sofa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Massive Patinated Industrial Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive patinated industrial console. The base attaches to the wall and/or the floor.
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage 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 silver iron drawers. Weight: 47 kg.
Drawer dimensions:
Width: 32 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century Grand Scale Italian Work Table, Etabli
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational grand scale Etable - Work Table from Northern Italy. Soundly constructed from beech with its vice. Wonderful as a kitchen island or as a potting table.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Six Leg Tailor Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Wonderful six leg tailor table with lower shelf and two drawers. Wonderfull unpainted top and bottom shelf.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Oak Pig Bench Butcher's Block Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
This rather elephantine Pig Bench has a number of interesting features. The top is a massive slab of oak almost 3” thick, which over the years has developed a hump and a twist. The l...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Green Industrial Worktable with Two Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a green iron construction, solid wooden plate and two iron drawers. Weight: 40 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Fabulous 19th Century Ladies Work Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th century fruitwood ladies work table with a gorgeously rich patina. The moulded top of rectangular form, surmounted with 3/4 gallery r...
Category
19th Century English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Original Otto Wagner for Thonet 1905 Writing Desk Postal Saving Bank Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Otto Wagner writing desk from the Postal Saving Bank in Vienna. Made by Thonet, Vienna.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Primitive Wooden Carpenters Shaving Shave Horse Long Work Bench Clamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Primitive wooden carpenters shaving shave horse long work bench clamp. Has not been tested for use. Circa 19th century or earlier. Mea...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Table Art Deco, France, 1930, Material, Bronze and Iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table
Material: bronze and iron
Style: Art Deco
France.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Sculptural Blackened Steel and Tinted Glass Top Console Table or Standing Desk
By Ellen Pong
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural blackened steel and smoked glass top console table or standing desk by New York-based artist and designer Ellen Pong. Entitled "Pagoda", the design cleverly evokes the multi-tiered towers commonly found in Asia, as hinted by its title.
Commissioned as part of a collaborative showcase of socially-charged, conceptual design, this piece debuted at an exhibition entitled "Anti-Chairs" at Emma Scully Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
19thC English Butchers Bench Work Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890.
19thC English butchers bench work table
Solid beech top with pine pegged tapered front & stout block rear legs. Sourced from a butchers...
Category
1890s English Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech, Pine
Red Industrial Worktable with Two Green Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a red iron construction, solid wooden plate and two green iron drawers. Weight: 34 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
20th Century French Provincial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cherry
Art Deco Tubular Chrome Desk/Library Black Top Table Attrib to Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Stylish Art Deco tubular chrome desk or library table with black wooden top, attributed to Wolfgang Hoffmann.
Chrome base with round corners, blac...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Metal Table with a Great Base
Located in Round Top, TX
Mid-century metal table with a great base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Marble Iron Patisserie Pastry Table Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French Art Nouveau patisserie or pastry table featuring a weathered, smooth Carrara marble top. The late 19th century/early 20th century table is hand-crafted with a trestl...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Poul Hundevad & Kai Winding Dining- / Work Table Produced by Poul Hundevad & Co
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare dining table / work table designed by Poul Hundevad & Kai Winding. Produced by Poul Hundevad & Co in Denmark. Extension leafs can be stored underneath the table.
Width: 140 ( ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Jean Prouvé Compas Direction Desk in Natural Oak and Black Metal for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Compas Direction desk in natural oak and black metal for Vitra. Originally designed in 1953, Prouvé's iconic desk is based the design on t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel, Metal
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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