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19th Century French Brass Barley Twist Lamp Circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
table, or reading nook. Its classical style complements traditional, vintage, or eclectic interiors
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19th Century French Antique Reading Table

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Brass

Apollo Jewelers Counter Lamp with Quilted Mercury Glass Reflector
Located in Peekskill, NY
10 inch diameter shade can move and tilt... Its a perfect end table reading lamp. This lamp also has
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Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Antique Reading Table

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Glass

Antique English Victorian Cast Iron Paw Foot Walnut Brass Lectern Table w Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Antique English Victorian Cast Iron Paw Foot Walnut & Brass Adjustable Lectern Side Table Reading Lamp
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Brass, Iron

Handmade Antique Persian Lilihan Rug 3.6 x 4.9 , 1920s - 2B100
Located in Bordeaux, FR
the perfect size to add a splash of character beneath a coffee table, in a reading nook, or as a
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1920s French Antique Reading Table

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Wool

Pair of Japanese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars with Children Play Scenes
Located in New York, NY
around a low rectangular table, engaged in reading or studying a scroll. The second scene shows five boys
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Reading Table

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Porcelain

Georgian mahogany artist s or architect s desk
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
. Draughtsmen, architects and amateur artists required suitable, specialist tables for drawing, reading and
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18th Century English George II Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

A. Chambers - Framed Early 20th Century Gouache, Today s Paper
Located in Corsham, GB
elderly women is pictured at her kitchen table, reading today's paper in the morning light. Chambers has
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Early 20th Century Antique Reading Table

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Gouache

19th Century German Watercolor/Gouache of Monkeys in a Tavern, circa 1845
Located in San Francisco, CA
scene with furnishings and monkeys around a table, smoking, reading the newspaper and playing billiards.
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Mid-19th Century German Bohemian Antique Reading Table

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Study of Figures- Drawing on Paper by Marcel Mangin - Late 19th Century
By Marcel Mangin 1
Located in Roma, IT
represents different figures, a seated reading woman with a table in front of her, skillfully depicted
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Late 19th Century Antique Reading Table

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Pencil

Barbershop
By John Sloan
Located in New York, NY
“Turpitude the Great Hair Raiser”; at the right one of the waiting customers is reading Puck, and on the
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1910s Ashcan School Antique Reading Table

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Etching, Aquatint

1 vol. Anon, The Imperial Family Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments
Located in New York, NY
Notes; also References, Readings, Chronological Tables, and Indexes. Illustrated by a superb series of
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19th Century English Antique Reading Table

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Leather

18th Century Reading Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful antique mahogany reading table with top that raises on a slant(the wood structure needs
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

English Regency Reading Table
Located in Kirkland, WA
English Regency Mahogany Reading Table The one board top is adjustable and can be closed to lay
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19th Century English Regency Antique Reading Table

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Ebony, Mahogany, Pine

Pair of George III Mahogany Reading Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of George III mahogany reading tables with ebony stringing, on telescoping pedestal supports
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18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique Reading Table

Adjustable Reading Table / Lecturn
Located in Hudson, NY
Adjustable reading / writing table or lecturn. Mahogany with brass foot caps and casters. American
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19th Century American Federal Antique Reading Table

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Brass

19th Century Rosewood Regency Duo Angle Adjustable Bookrest Reading Table
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
English carved rosewood duo angle adjustable bookrest reading table in the Regency style on ratchet
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19th Century English Regency Antique Reading Table

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Rosewood

A Rare Pair of George III Telescopic Reading Tables Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in New York, NY
A good pair of George III mahogany side tables with ebony stringing convertible to reading tables
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18th Century and Earlier British Regency Antique Reading Table

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Brass

Mahogany George III Console Table / Telescopic Reading Table, circa 1790
Located in Providence, RI
This table has a solid mahogany top of magnificent swirled figuring. While closed, it can certainly
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1790s English Chippendale Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

Unusual English Leather Partners Desk for Reading or Drafting
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Unusual writing and reading table with one side that can be raised to hold a book or for drawing
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19th Century English Antique Reading Table

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Wood

18th Century Dutch Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
" stamped leather and felt writing table top.Top also adjusts for use as a sloped reading table.Top and
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Reading Table

Georgian Mahogany Reading or Writing Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
George III mahogany reading or writing table with an adjustable reading slope and a removable ledge
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1830s British George III Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

Regency Combination Reading and Writing Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany and satinwood inlaid revolving reading/writing table with ebonized stringing
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19th Century British Regency Antique Reading Table

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Brass

Pair of Regency Mahogany Tripod Occasional Tables or Music and Reading Stands
Located in Heswall, Wirral
Pair of Regency mahogany tripod occasional tables or music/reading stands with tilting tops
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1810s British Regency Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

English George II Mahogany Reading/Architects Table, circa 1740
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
?This is a rather interesting English George II mahogany reading/architects table, standing on
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1740s English George II Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

Scriban in Mahogany from Cuba, England, George III
Located in Paris, FR
it opens by a large drawer forming a reading table and then presents a desk a rare piece of furniture
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Reading Table

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Bronze

19th Century Regency Mahogany Four-Tier Whatnot Rising Reading
Located in Brighton, GB
A Regency four-tier mahogany whatnot with a rising reading stand, 1820. The lower platforms
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1820s English Regency Antique Reading Table

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Wood

Patent Campaign Table by B. Barnard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
1874 for infant’s folding beds and telescopic tables and reading desks respectively. He was quite
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19th Century English Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

Center or Side Table in Oak by A.E. Hjorth Attributed for NK
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in New York, NY
the legs thus reading as Solomonic columns. The table top features a masterful use of veneers that
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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Reading Table

French Louis XV Petite Kidney-Shaped Writing Table, Paris, 1780
Located in Chicago, IL
reading or writing table or it could be used as a vanity with a mirror. 18th century bureau plats or
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Reading Table

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Bronze

S. Anastasius - St. Anastasius in a room, seated at a table while reading.
By Pieter de Bailliu
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Engraving on wove paper. Rare, impression printed on oriental paper. This print was made after a painting which is no longer accepted as Rembrandt. State: Second state of 2. Refer...
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Mid-17th Century Antique Reading Table

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Engraving

Billiard Snooker Pool Table Victorian Decorative Burroughes and Watts London
Located in Chilcompton, Radstock
of championship history with one of the plaques reading, "On this table, John Roberts played his
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Slate, Steel

Empire Clock, Representing Joséphine De Beauharnais Attributed to P. P. Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire, Cronier Jeune 1
Located in Antibes, FR
around a table reading a soft ticket (very rare model on the market) the reasons of neoclassical decor as
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Reading Table

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Bronze

Rococo-Style Reading Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A diminutive continental rococo-style kidney-shaped reading table with tumbling block and herring
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19th Century Antique Reading Table

Rococo Style Reading Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A diminutive continental rococo style kidney-shaped reading table with tumbling block and herring
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19th Century Antique Reading Table

Louis XVI Reading Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice Louis XVI reading table in mahogany, with a small drawer in the apron, a hinged top and
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

English Mahogany Reading Table
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany reading table with adjustable leather top, pull out corner work drawers, reeded
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19th Century British Antique Reading Table

American Reading Table, circa 1835
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An American reading table. The top having fold-embossed tooled leather, framed with a mahogany
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1830s American Antique Reading Table

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Leather, Mahogany

Antique reading table / Book Stand
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful mahogany reading table / book stand with many possibilities. It can be used as a side
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Early 1900s English Antique Reading Table

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Walnut

19th Century Rosewood Reading Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique rosewood reading table / side table with book stand 2x. Adjustable in height
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1890s English Antique Reading Table

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Rosewood

antique English mahogany reading table.
Located in Eindhoven, NL
The antique English mahogany reading table. Steeped in history and crafted from warm mahogany, this
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1870s English Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

Early 20th Century Chinese Reading Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A black reading table from Shandong Province, China with a beautiful top. This table has two
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Reading Table

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Elm

Mahogany Reading Table or Book Stand
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful and practical reading table or breakfast table for chair or bed. Height-adjustable and
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Carters adjustable Reading table
By John Carter
Located in Dereham, GB
Victorian Mahogany CARTERS adjustable bed Reading Table. Mahogany top with two hinged book rests
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19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

19th Century English Oak Cast Iron Reading Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880 19th century English Oak & Cast Iron Reading Table sku 1498 W69 x D48 x H75 cm.
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19th Century Antique Reading Table

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Iron

19th Century Georgian Adjustable Reading Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful reading table which is fully adjustable. The table is adjustable in height, two
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1820s British Georgian Antique Reading Table

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Wood

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Reading Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Nice reading table which is fully adjustable. The table can be adjusted in height, 2 adjustable
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1880s British Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Reading Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Nice reading table which is fully adjustable. The table can be adjusted in height, 2 adjustable
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1880s British Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Reading Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Nice reading table which is fully adjustable. The table can be adjusted in height, 2 adjustable
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1880s British Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

19th Century Antique Mahogany Double Sided Reading Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE MAHOGANY DOUBLE SIDED READING TABLE WITH ONE DRAWER EACH SIDE
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19th Century English Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Reading Table / Bed Stand
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique mahogany adjustable reading table for use with a chair and / or bed. Blade is height
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1890s British Antique Reading Table

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Mahogany

Antique reading table
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Beautiful antique adjustable reading stand or bookcase stand with a cast iron base. It is in good
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Mahogany and Brass Reading Table
By John Carter (Furniture)
Located in London, GB
This antique Victorian reading table stand was made by the top Victorian makers John Carter. See
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1860s English Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Brass

Height-Adjustable Reading Table, Bedtable, Paris, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique height-adjustable reading table France (Paris) Pitch Pine Late 19th century Dimensions
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Late 19th Century French Antique Reading Table

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Pine

Edwardian Reading Table
By J Foot Son
Located in Culver City, CA
Adjustable, cast iron and wood, Foot & Son, London
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19th Century English Antique Reading Table

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Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Reading Table, Standard, Bedside Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique reading table / standard / bedside table with cast iron base on wheels. Blade is
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1890s British Antique Reading Table

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Iron

Circa 1860 Adjustable Height Double-Sided Reading Table, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 adjustable height double sided reading table, English. Well figured mahogany. Nicely
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Wood

Antique Gentleman s Reading Table, English, Adjustable, Writing Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's reading table. An English, mahogany adjustable cantilever writing
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Reading Table

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Wood

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Antique Reading Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique reading table available at 1stDibs. An antique reading table — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique reading table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique reading table bearing Victorian, Regency or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. J Foot Son, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH and Gillows of Lancaster London each produced at least one beautiful antique reading table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Reading Table?

The average selling price for an antique reading table at 1stDibs is $3,400, while they’re typically $442 on the low end and $49,454 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Reading Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    You can identify an antique table in a number of ways. The first clue that a table is antique is the joinery. If a piece of furniture is dovetailed by hand, it only has a couple of dovetails, which are uneven. Also, antique tables are not defined by perfect symmetry. Lastly, antique tables were typically made of oak, mahogany, and walnut.
    In addition to the joinery you can check the bottoms of the drawers and the backs of the cabinets. If they were made prior to 1850 then the wood will most likely be dimensioned by hand. It will be uneven to the touch. The secondary wood that receives the veneer will have been scraped smooth but drawer bottoms, backs and bottoms are often left less finished.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique rent table is a piece of furniture that landlords and tenants used to exchange rent. The rent money would be placed in one drawer, the table would rotate for the landlord to receive. It was considered polite and gentlemanly to pay rent this way. Shop a collection of antique rent tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A rent table is a small circular or polygonal table with drawers. Rent tables frequently had drawers labeled for the days of the week, and English landlords in the 18th century often used them to collect rent. On 1stDibs, shop antique rent tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024
    To tell if a kitchen table is antique, look under the table and on the legs for a maker's mark. It may be carved, branded or stamped onto the surface or appear on a paper or metal label. Using the marking, you can consult trusted online resources to learn about the maker and view catalogues of their pieces, searching for tables similar to yours. If your kitchen table was produced at least 100 years ago, it is an antique. Keep in mind that not all antique furnishings have maker's markings. In the event that you're unable to locate a mark, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can evaluate your piece for you. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    To determine whether a side table is an antique, closely examine its details. Older pieces will typically have telltale features like wood pegs, hand-cut dovetails with some slight imperfections and mortise-and-tenon construction. Tables that are a consistent color throughout or have machine-cut moldings or carvings are unlikely to be antiques. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer can be a helpful resource when dating tables. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and modern side tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify your antique dining table, first check to see if there is a maker’s mark on the underside. If there are no identifying marks or stamps, a furniture appraiser can check the style and the hardwood used to identify your piece. Shop a collection of antique furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    While you can look for markings and other details to try and determine the maker, the best way to identify an antique drop leaf table is to work with a certified appraiser. Trusted online venues and search engines can be helpful when conducting research on a specific collectible, piece of jewelry, art work or other item about which you may have questions, but qualified professionals, such as an antiques dealer or an appraiser at an auction house, have the knowledge and experience needed to make more accurate identifications. Shop a selection of antique, vintage and modern tables on 1stDibs.