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Early 18th Century French Or Italian Refectory Table.
Located in London, GB
A very rare, and spectacular early 18th century French or Italian refectory table. The oak top
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Antique Early 18th Century French Or Italian Refectory Table.

Early 18th Century French Or Italian Refectory Table.

$32,500
A classic large 17th century central walnut refectory table
Located in New York, NY
A classic large seventeenth century central walnut Italian refectory table with V shaped supports
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Walnut

Antique A classic large 17th century central walnut refectory table
A classic large 17th century central walnut refectory table

A classic large 17th century central walnut refectory table

$35,000
Very Rare Long 17th Century French Oak Refectory Table
Located in Oisterwijk, NL
Incredible 17th century French oak refectory table top on three red painted tressles. The three
Category

Late 17th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak, Pine

Antique Very Rare Long 17th Century French Oak Refectory Table
Very Rare Long 17th Century French Oak Refectory Table

Very Rare Long 17th Century French Oak Refectory Table

$23,500
Antique Refectory Table Oak Trestle Base England, 1810
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique refectory table oak trestle base England, 1810. England, 1810. Solid oak construction
Category

1810s English Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Antique Refectory Table Oak Trestle Base England, 1810
Antique Refectory Table Oak Trestle Base England, 1810

Antique Refectory Table Oak Trestle Base England, 1810

$2,150
Very Long French Pine Refectory Table with Trestle Base
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome and beautifully crafted antique French refectory table with a 2 inch thick top and
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Pine

Antique Very Long French Pine Refectory Table with Trestle Base
Very Long French Pine Refectory Table with Trestle Base

Very Long French Pine Refectory Table with Trestle Base

$8,200
Italian Refectory Table
Located in Natchez, MS
Wonderful Walnut Refectory from the south of Italy
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Walnut

Antique Italian Refectory Table
Italian Refectory Table

Italian Refectory Table

$4,800
A 10ft Arts and Crafts Oak refectory table c1910
Located in London, GB
This fabulous refectory table has come from Mount St Mary's School near Hedingley (famous for its
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Antique A 10ft Arts and Crafts Oak refectory table c1910
A 10ft Arts and Crafts Oak refectory table c1910

A 10ft Arts and Crafts Oak refectory table c1910

$24,000
English Antique Jacobean Style Oak Refectory Table or Sofa Table circa 1825
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! An antique English Jacobean style oak refectory table with robustly turned legs
Category

19th Century English Jacobean Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

English Antique Jacobean Style Oak Refectory Table or Sofa Table circa 1825
English Antique Jacobean Style Oak Refectory Table or Sofa Table circa 1825

English Antique Jacobean Style Oak Refectory Table or Sofa Table circa 1825

$5,116
Oak Arts Crafts Period Refectory Table by Gordon Russell
By Gordon Russell
Located in Darwen, GB
An oak Arts & Crafts period refectory table by Gordon Russell. The rectangular top of beautifully
Category

1920s Arts and Crafts Antique Refectory Table

Antique Oak Arts Crafts Period Refectory Table by Gordon Russell
Oak Arts Crafts Period Refectory Table by Gordon Russell

Oak Arts Crafts Period Refectory Table by Gordon Russell

$3,897
Oak Refectory Table
Located in Boston, MA
Oak refectory/trestle table with single slab top and stretcher base with removable pegs.
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Refectory Table

Oak Refectory Table
Oak Refectory Table

Oak Refectory Table

$7,800
Oak Refectory Table
Located in Aurora, OR
This circa late 19th century table is generously sized and made of solid oak. The term “refectory
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Oak Refectory Table
Oak Refectory Table

Oak Refectory Table

$2,800
Parquetry Refectory Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 19c. Renaissance style table base with a later added parquetry top, the top 19c. French parquetry.
Category

19th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Parquetry Refectory Table
Parquetry Refectory Table

Parquetry Refectory Table

$3,600
Antique Refectory Table, Antique Dining Table, Draw Leaf Table, 1920
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique refectory table, antique dining table, draw leaf table, barley twist, Scotland, 1920
Category

1920s Scottish Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Antique Refectory Table, Antique Dining Table, Draw Leaf Table, 1920
Antique Refectory Table, Antique Dining Table, Draw Leaf Table, 1920

Antique Refectory Table, Antique Dining Table, Draw Leaf Table, 1920

$1,750
17th Century Oak Refectory Table Seating 10-12
Located in Dallington, East Sussex
A very good early English oak refectory table with most attractive colour, wonderful fluted column
Category

1680s British Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

17th Century Oak Refectory Table Seating 10-12
17th Century Oak Refectory Table Seating 10-12

17th Century Oak Refectory Table Seating 10-12

$8,888
Rare Oak Arts and Crafts Refectory Table by Gordon Russell
Located in Darwen, GB
A rare oak arts and crafts six ft. refectory table by Gordon Russell. The rectangular two-piece oak
Category

1920s Arts and Crafts Antique Refectory Table

Rare Oak Arts and Crafts Refectory Table by Gordon Russell
Rare Oak Arts and Crafts Refectory Table by Gordon Russell

Rare Oak Arts and Crafts Refectory Table by Gordon Russell

$4,307
Spectacular Oak Refectory Table
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
from a convent outside of Lyon. Warm toned oak trestle style table.
Category

19th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Spectacular Oak Refectory Table
Spectacular Oak Refectory Table

Spectacular Oak Refectory Table

$22,000
Early 20th Century Oak Refectory Table and Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
refectory table and dining chairs set has a rich, dark finish which suites the style of the set well. The
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak, Leather

Early 20th Century Oak Refectory Table and Dining Chairs
Early 20th Century Oak Refectory Table and Dining Chairs

Early 20th Century Oak Refectory Table and Dining Chairs

$3,609
Jacobean Revival Refectory Table
Located in Alexandria, VA
Many parts of this table may be 17th Century, but the table took its current form in the middle of
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19th Century English Antique Refectory Table

Jacobean Revival Refectory Table
Jacobean Revival Refectory Table

Jacobean Revival Refectory Table

$5,500
Antique Tiger Oak Table, Parquetry Pull Out Refectory Table, France 1920, B2741
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique tiger oak table, parquetry pull out refectory table, France 1920, B2741 France 1920
Category

1920s Scottish Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Antique Tiger Oak Table, Parquetry Pull Out Refectory Table, France 1920, B2741
Antique Tiger Oak Table, Parquetry Pull Out Refectory Table, France 1920, B2741

Antique Tiger Oak Table, Parquetry Pull Out Refectory Table, France 1920, B2741

$1,000
Continental Oak Refectory Table
Located in Aurora, OR
Crafted of solid oak, this refectory style table has generous proportions for those who need space
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Continental Oak Refectory Table
Continental Oak Refectory Table

Continental Oak Refectory Table

$2,995
Charming Large Refectory Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Extra large dining table with two leaves that pull out making it 168" long with the leaves.
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Wood

Charming Large Refectory Table
Charming Large Refectory Table

Charming Large Refectory Table

$18,000
Solid Oak Refectory Table
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
Superb oak table with top being one piece of timber with very good color and patina, base form of
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1890s English Elizabethan Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Solid Oak Refectory Table
Solid Oak Refectory Table

Solid Oak Refectory Table

$5,674
Large Pine Refectory Table
Located in London, GB
X-frame double trestle base with large central stretcher, the planked tabletop with amazing weathered patina Switzerland, early 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Campaign Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Pine

Large Pine Refectory Table
Large Pine Refectory Table

Large Pine Refectory Table

$6,973
Unique 19th Century Graffitied Oak Refectory Table
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unusual oak refectory table having a three-plank top with extensive chiselled graffiti, with
Category

1870s English Late Victorian Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Unique 19th Century Graffitied Oak Refectory Table
Unique 19th Century Graffitied Oak Refectory Table

Unique 19th Century Graffitied Oak Refectory Table

$5,127
Refectory Table Softwood Top with Green Patina Early 20th Century France
Located in Vienna, AT
French Refectory table from the beginning of the 20th century. The table top is ridged into the
Category

Early 20th Century French Other Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Softwood

Refectory Table Softwood Top with Green Patina Early 20th Century France
Refectory Table Softwood Top with Green Patina Early 20th Century France

Refectory Table Softwood Top with Green Patina Early 20th Century France

$4,747
Antique Oak Refectory Table, Draw Leaf Table, Extendable, Scotland 1930, B1709C
Located in Vancouver, BC
Oak refectory table, draw leaf table, extendable writing desk, Scotland 1930, Antique Furniture
Category

1920s Scottish Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Refectory Table, Draw Leaf Table, Extendable, Scotland 1930, B1709C
Antique Oak Refectory Table, Draw Leaf Table, Extendable, Scotland 1930, B1709C

Antique Oak Refectory Table, Draw Leaf Table, Extendable, Scotland 1930, B1709C

$1,480
Magnificent and Important Early Single Plank Top Refectory Table
Located in London, GB
½” deep Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire. This is a significant early refectory table of
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Refectory Table

Magnificent and Important Early Single Plank Top Refectory Table
Magnificent and Important Early Single Plank Top Refectory Table

Magnificent and Important Early Single Plank Top Refectory Table

$120,000
Farm House Table, Refectory Table
Located in Honiton, Devon
Wow what a table The most fabulous mid-19th century Elm farmhouse table three planks of Elm
Category

Mid-19th Century European Antique Refectory Table

Farm House Table, Refectory Table
Farm House Table, Refectory Table

Farm House Table, Refectory Table

$9,565
Good Small Oak Refectory Table.
Located in Derbyshire, GB
Small proportions with box strechers.
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Good Small Oak Refectory Table.
Good Small Oak Refectory Table.

Good Small Oak Refectory Table.

$8,800
Large Pine Harvest, Kitchen, Farmhouse Refectory Table, Scotland 1900, B2909
Located in Vancouver, BC
Large pine harvest, Kitchen, farmhouse refectory table, Scotland 1900, B2909 Scotland 1900
Category

Early 1900s Scottish Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Pine

Large Pine Harvest, Kitchen, Farmhouse Refectory Table, Scotland 1900, B2909
Large Pine Harvest, Kitchen, Farmhouse Refectory Table, Scotland 1900, B2909

Large Pine Harvest, Kitchen, Farmhouse Refectory Table, Scotland 1900, B2909

$1,800
17th Century Charles II Oak Refectory Table Banquet Dining Table, circa 1660
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
17th century Charles II English oak refectory table, circa 1660 Splenid antiques is delighted to
Category

17th Century English Charles II Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

17th Century Charles II Oak Refectory Table Banquet Dining Table, circa 1660
17th Century Charles II Oak Refectory Table Banquet Dining Table, circa 1660

17th Century Charles II Oak Refectory Table Banquet Dining Table, circa 1660

$17,769
Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Single Board Top
Located in Wells, ME
Italian 18th century solid walnut refectory table with chip carved pedestals and wrought iron
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Country Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Single Board Top
Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Single Board Top

Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Single Board Top

$8,500
Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Trestle Base Full Column Ends
Located in Wells, ME
Italian Walnut 18th century Refectory table with trestle base and columnar ends on carved platform
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Other Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Walnut

Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Trestle Base Full Column Ends
Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Trestle Base Full Column Ends

Italian 18th Century Walnut Refectory Table with Trestle Base Full Column Ends

$5,950
19th Century French Refectory Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a French monastary, this unusually long table features a shelf on the underside where the
Category

19th Century French Antique Refectory Table

19th Century French Refectory Table
19th Century French Refectory Table

19th Century French Refectory Table

$12,500
Gothic Revival Oak Refectory Table
Located in London, GB
Of fabulous scale and cerused, weathered oak, the carved Gothic trellis-decorated trestle ends with raised central stretcher East Anglia, 19th century.
Category

19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Gothic Revival Oak Refectory Table
Gothic Revival Oak Refectory Table

Gothic Revival Oak Refectory Table

$30,083
Antique English Oak Refectory Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
This table has a dramatic, very antique, look. Lovely dark oak has a beautiful patina, excellent
Category

19th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Wood

Antique English Oak Refectory Table
Antique English Oak Refectory Table

Antique English Oak Refectory Table

$4,500
Large 19th Century French Refectory Table
Located in Hungerford, Berkshire
Of really great scale and with a thick planked top, this table has both drawers at each end and an
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Wood

Large 19th Century French Refectory Table
Large 19th Century French Refectory Table

Large 19th Century French Refectory Table

$7,520
20th Century French Oak Refectory Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Fantastically large French refectory oak table. With particularly impressive square turned legs on
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

20th Century French Oak Refectory Table
20th Century French Oak Refectory Table

20th Century French Oak Refectory Table

$8,888
Oak Refectory Table, English, circa 1920
Located in Honiton, Devon
Good traditional oak table made from English oak in the 1920s. This attractive family dining table
Category

Early 20th Century English Country Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Oak Refectory Table, English, circa 1920
Oak Refectory Table, English, circa 1920

Oak Refectory Table, English, circa 1920

$1,982
English Arts Crafts Oak Refectory Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
The quarter sawn oak top on two x-end supports on plinth bases joined by a through stretcher.
Category

19th Century English Antique Refectory Table

English Arts Crafts Oak Refectory Table
English Arts Crafts Oak Refectory Table

English Arts Crafts Oak Refectory Table

Country French Antique Walnut Farm Refectory Table
Located in Coral Gables, FL
French Antique Walnut Farm Refectory Trussle Table with Top being comprised of several think slats
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Refectory Table

Country French Antique Walnut Farm Refectory Table
Country French Antique Walnut Farm Refectory Table

Country French Antique Walnut Farm Refectory Table

$5,885
An Eighteenth-Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large, trestle-form table with wrought iron support, dating from the mid-1700s.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Iron

An Eighteenth-Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table
An Eighteenth-Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table

An Eighteenth-Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table

$5,500
17th Century Style English Oak Refectory Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This rectangular table shows a wonderfully patinated plank top (2" thick) and rests upon four
Category

1880s English Gothic Revival Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

17th Century Style English Oak Refectory Table
17th Century Style English Oak Refectory Table

17th Century Style English Oak Refectory Table

$5,800
Large 19th Century Oak Dining / Refectory Table
Located in Honiton, Devon
Superb late 19th century oak dining table, English, circa 1880 This is a very generous size table
Category

Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Large 19th Century Oak Dining / Refectory Table
Large 19th Century Oak Dining / Refectory Table

Large 19th Century Oak Dining / Refectory Table

$5,264
Large 18th Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous patina on this table with a rectangular and thick (two inches) walnut top resting on hand
Category

18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Iron

Large 18th Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table
Large 18th Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table

Large 18th Century Spanish Walnut Refectory Table

$9,600
An English 18th c. Ash Refectory Table
Located in New York, NY
The well-figured solid ash top raised on two chamfered trestle end supports and joined by a chamfered stretcher. Beautiful color and patina. Provenance: Huntington Antiques, Stow...
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18th Century and Earlier British Rustic Antique Refectory Table

An English 18th c. Ash Refectory Table
An English 18th c. Ash Refectory Table

An English 18th c. Ash Refectory Table

$10,750
An Oak Jacobean Style Refectory Table And Set Of 12 Oak Dining Chairs.
Located in Darwen, GB
A Jacobean style oak refectory table and set of 12 oak dining chairs. The solid oak draw leaf table
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Refectory Table

An Oak Jacobean Style Refectory Table And Set Of 12 Oak Dining Chairs.
An Oak Jacobean Style Refectory Table And Set Of 12 Oak Dining Chairs.

An Oak Jacobean Style Refectory Table And Set Of 12 Oak Dining Chairs.

$5,401
Early 18th Century English Oak Refectory Table
Located in Armadale, Victoria
table to 1718. Provenance: Mentmore Castle, Aylesbury, England. Please note this piece is located
Category

Early 18th Century English George I Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Early 18th Century English Oak Refectory Table
Early 18th Century English Oak Refectory Table

Early 18th Century English Oak Refectory Table

$29,000
French Baroque Hewn Chestnut Refectory Table de Cuisine
Located in Woodbury, CT
A truly period provincial 'table de cuisine de refectoire' of smaller scale; with distinctive tier
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Baroque Antique Refectory Table

French Baroque Hewn Chestnut Refectory Table de Cuisine
French Baroque Hewn Chestnut Refectory Table de Cuisine

French Baroque Hewn Chestnut Refectory Table de Cuisine

$4,000
Antique, Former Swedish Monastery Refectory Table, 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
A Beautiful Antique Pine Table with Four Drawers, Two Drawers with Brass Handles on Each Side
Category

1840s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Pine

Antique, Former Swedish Monastery Refectory Table, 19th Century
Antique, Former Swedish Monastery Refectory Table, 19th Century

Antique, Former Swedish Monastery Refectory Table, 19th Century

$1,360
Huge ‘Monastery’ Solid Oak Refectory Table Seating 10
Located in Heathfield, GB
Reputedly from a monastery, this huge and impressive table is solid oak and is exceptionally heavy
Category

19th Century Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

Huge ‘Monastery’ Solid Oak Refectory Table Seating 10
Huge ‘Monastery’ Solid Oak Refectory Table Seating 10

Huge ‘Monastery’ Solid Oak Refectory Table Seating 10

$3,760
An English Refectory table c1890 in original paint.
Located in London, GB
This lovely table is made in English Oak and dates from the last quarter of the 19th Century. The
Category

19th Century English Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak, Paint

An English Refectory table c1890 in original paint.
An English Refectory table c1890 in original paint.

An English Refectory table c1890 in original paint.

$12,500
French Gothic Style Oak Refectory Table with Earlier Elements
Located in Long Island City, NY
The top over a frieze of gothic tracery and repeating shield and quatrefoil design. The frieze and top raised on four supports each consisting of four tracery carved chamfered supp...
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

French Gothic Style Oak Refectory Table with Earlier Elements
French Gothic Style Oak Refectory Table with Earlier Elements

French Gothic Style Oak Refectory Table with Earlier Elements

A period refectory table in the manner of Pugin c1870
Located in London, GB
This great table came from Bashall Hall in Bashall Eaves North Yorkshire , UK. (shown in the last
Category

19th Century Antique Refectory Table

A period refectory table in the manner of Pugin c1870
A period refectory table in the manner of Pugin c1870

A period refectory table in the manner of Pugin c1870

$7,950
A Rare French Large-Scale 17th Century Oak Refectory Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
The oak top over a plain frieze raised on baluster legs joined by through stretchers. Provenance: From Exeter Cathedral located in Exter, Devon in South West England
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

A Rare French Large-Scale 17th Century Oak Refectory Table
A Rare French Large-Scale 17th Century Oak Refectory Table

A Rare French Large-Scale 17th Century Oak Refectory Table

17th Century, Charles i, Joined Oak Six-Leg Refectory Table, circa 1640
Located in Leominster, GB
With an impressive two-plank and end-cleated top, the front frieze rail carved with strapwork and with oak leaf and scroll-carved spandrels, the rear frieze rail with simple run-moul...
Category

17th Century British Renaissance Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

17th Century, Charles i, Joined Oak Six-Leg Refectory Table, circa 1640
17th Century, Charles i, Joined Oak Six-Leg Refectory Table, circa 1640

17th Century, Charles i, Joined Oak Six-Leg Refectory Table, circa 1640

$15,725
16th Century Tudor Carved Oak Refectory Table with Plank Top and Carved Base
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 500-year-old dark English oak table with plank top, surmounting a matching base carved with
Category

16th Century English Tudor Antique Refectory Table

Materials

Oak

16th Century Tudor Carved Oak Refectory Table with Plank Top and Carved Base
16th Century Tudor Carved Oak Refectory Table with Plank Top and Carved Base

16th Century Tudor Carved Oak Refectory Table with Plank Top and Carved Base

$16,500
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Antique Refectory Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique refectory table you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, oak and walnut, every antique refectory table was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique refectory table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique refectory table bearing Baroque, Victorian or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique refectory table over the years, but those crafted by Heal's, Axel Vervoordt and Beresford Hicks are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Refectory Table?

An antique refectory table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,903, while the lowest priced sells for $550 and the highest can go for as much as $120,000.

Finding the Right Tables for You

The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte. 

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .

Questions About Antique Refectory Table
  • Why is it called a refectory table?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    A refectory table is called that because of its original purpose. When first made, these pieces of furniture served as dining tables in the dining rooms of monasteries. “Refectory” is another word for a dining room in a monastery, school or other institution. You'll find a collection of refectory tables on 1stDibs.
  • How do I identify an antique table?
    2 Answers
    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.
    Bonnin Ashley Antiques Inc
    Bonnin Ashley Antiques IncFebruary 23, 2021
    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.
  • What is an antique rent table?
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    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.
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    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.
  • How can you tell if a kitchen table is antique?
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    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.
  • How can you tell if a side table is antique?
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    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.
  • How can I identify my antique dining table?
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    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.
  • How do I identify an antique drop leaf table?
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    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.

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