Originally, ladies small work tables, usually with a detachable or lift-up lid, containing a bag or basket of silk, in which sewing and other needlework could be stored. There was generally a tray beneath the lid containing compartments for cotton, thread, needles and so on, and beneath that a well, with a lined interior and the exterior in either timber or fabric. There are also combination sewing tables that may include a chequer-board top, or a hinged top that opens for games. These tables may have a drawer under the top, with the compartments for sewing equipment, and the well sliding out from under the drawer frame.

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Antique French lift top work table, with fitted interior

French Lift Top Work Table with Fitted Interior

Antique French lift top work table, with fitted interior

A Victorian flame mahogany work table, c.1880, decorated with…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Work Table

A Victorian flame mahogany work table, c.1880, decorated with book-matched top veneer, lift-lid with fitted interior compartments with ivory knobs, lower pull out work drawer, carved cabriole legs. Height 74 cm. Width 55 cm. Depth 43 cm

Early Victorian mahogany sewing table with sarcophagus shaped…

Victorian Mahogany Sewing Table with Sarcophagus Top

Early Victorian mahogany sewing table with sarcophagus shaped top turned centre column on quadraform base supported by scrolled feet

Victorian papier mache mother of pearl inlaid ladies work table

Victorian Mother of Pearl Work Table

Victorian papier mache mother of pearl inlaid ladies work table

A Continental 19th century rosewood work table, the hinged top…

19th Century Rosewood Work Table with Mirror and Drawer

A Continental 19th century rosewood work table, the hinged top enclosing compartments and mirror, below a wool drawer flanked by twin bulbous end supports each on shaped plinth with stretcher. 64 cm high, 54 cm wide, 37 cm deep

A French Louis XV style mahogany ladies work table with central…

Louis XV Mahogany Ladies Work Table

A French Louis XV style mahogany ladies work table with central drawer. 70 cm high, 56 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A Victorian burr walnut work table, the shaped hinged top…

Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table with Writing Slide

A Victorian burr walnut work table, the shaped hinged top enclosing leather inset writing slide flanked by ink bottles, above a frieze drawer and wool slide, raised on carved supports and scrolling legs

A mid 19th century Biedermeier, mahogany work table, the hinged…

Biedermeier Mahogany Work Table with Carved Column

A mid 19th century Biedermeier, mahogany work table, the hinged rectangular shaped top enclosing compartments on scrolled supports above a carved column with a shaped plinth terminating in paw feet. 78 cm high, 50 cm wide, 40 cm deep

Antique Georgian mahogany fret work silver table, 73 cm high,…

Georgian Fretwork Silver Table - Antique Mahogany

Antique Georgian mahogany fret work silver table, 73 cm high, 81 cm long, 54 cm deep

Fine late Regency secretaire/work table in mahogany with curled…

Regency Mahogany Secretaire/Work Table

Fine late Regency secretaire/work table in mahogany with curled decoration to the top, pull out drawer with writing slope, fitted with sewing bag, well carved supports on gadrooned platforms with claw feet English 1830's

Victorian figured walnut drop leaf work table with two small…

Victorian Walnut Drop Leaf Work Table with Drawers and Cupboard

Victorian figured walnut drop leaf work table with two small drawers to one end and fall front cupboard to the other, pull out drawer below on tapering reeded legs with original brass castors

Antique French work table

French Antique Work Table

Antique French work table

A 19th century worktable with a lift up lid on a turned and…

19th Century Lift-Top Worktable on Pedestal Base

A 19th century worktable with a lift up lid on a turned and carved pedestal and platform base. Height 73 cm. Width 54 cm. Depth 44 cm

A Boulle display table, French, third quarter 19th century the…

Boulle Inlaid Display Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Boulle display table, French, third quarter 19th century the rectangular glazed top above a serpentine frieze centered by a mask, raised on cabriole legs, the whole with scrolling inlaid brass strap work and gilt bronze mounts and sabots, 72.5 cm wide,…

A quality Victorian period rosewood octagonal work table, with…

Victorian Rosewood Work Table with Elaborate Carvings

A quality Victorian period rosewood octagonal work table, with elaborate carved decoration and dropped finials around the top edge, the tripod base with scroll feet, the plain top with thumb nail moulded edge, the interior with original apple green satin…

A French second Empire mahogany sewing table. 81 cm high, 54 cm…

French Mahogany Sewing Table, Second Empire Era

A French second Empire mahogany sewing table. 81 cm high, 54 cm wide, 36 cm deep.

A Regency mahogany work table. Two drawers flanked by hinged…

Regency Mahogany Work Table with Flaps and Drawers

A Regency mahogany work table. Two drawers flanked by hinged flaps with a bulbous column on a shaped plinth. 71 cm high, 42 cm wide, 47 cm deep.

A French 19th century palisander work table, the top with satin…

19th Century French Palisander Work Table

A French 19th century palisander work table, the top with satin wood stringing and drop sides, below two drawers on spiral turned legs. 71 cm high, 36 cm wide, 50 cm deep.

Victorian English mahogany sewing table on turned carved…

Victorian Mahogany Sewing Table on Carved Pedestal Base

Victorian English mahogany sewing table on turned carved pedestal and platform base with casters, 45 x 40.5 cm, 74 cm high

A mahogany sewing table, c.1890, with lift up lid having…

Antique Mahogany Sewing Table with Interior Compartments

A mahogany sewing table, c.1890, with lift up lid having various sized interior, lidded compartments. Height 67.5 cm x 40.5 x 44.5 cm (top)

Cast iron base sewing machine table

Cast Iron Sewing Table

Cast iron base sewing machine table

Victorian oval inlaid work table with AF

Inlaid Victorian Oval Work Table with Damage

Victorian oval inlaid work table with AF

Antique French work table

French Antique Work Table

Antique French work table

Antique French Charles x mahogany inlaid work table with fitted…

French Mahogany Inlaid Work Table with Fitted Interior

Antique French Charles x mahogany inlaid work table with fitted interior

Antique French Charles x work table, approx width 59 cm. Height…

French Charles X Work Table (Antique)

Antique French Charles x work table, approx width 59 cm. Height 78 cm

A 19th century Continental flame mahogany work table.…

Continental Flame Mahogany Work Table with Bobbin Turned Supports

A 19th century Continental flame mahogany work table. Rectangular form with three drawer on bobbin turned end supports. 80 cm high, 56 cm wide, 39 cm deep.

A Victorian work table. Rectangular form with satin wood…

Victorian Satin Wood Work Table

A Victorian work table. Rectangular form with satin wood banding, the hinged top enclosing compartments with fret covers, below a wool drawer on carved bulbous end supports. 73 cm high, 55 cm wide, 40 cm deep.

A French Louis Philippe palisander ladies work table, the…

Louis Philippe Palisander Ladies Work Table

A French Louis Philippe palisander ladies work table, the hinged top enclosing compartments, above a wool drawer on bulbous end supports with stretcher. 75 cm high, 56 cm wide, 37 cm deep

A Victorian burr walnut work table of serpentine outline, with…

Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table with Draft & Cribbage Board

A Victorian burr walnut work table of serpentine outline, with hinged top opening to reveal a draft and cribbage board below a wall drawer terminating in castors. 75 cm high, 82 cm wide (open), 59 cm deep.

Antique early 19th century French ivory & brass inlaid work…

French Ivory & Brass Inlaid Work Table (19th Century)

Antique early 19th century French ivory & brass inlaid work table

19th century Continental carved and inlaid work table

Inlaid Continental Work Table, 19th Century

19th century Continental carved and inlaid work table

Georgian two drawer satinwood work table with boxwood stringing

Satinwood Work Table with Boxwood Stringing

Georgian two drawer satinwood work table with boxwood stringing

Victorian papier mache & mother of pearl inlaid oblong sewing…

Victorian Inlaid Sewing Table

Victorian papier mache & mother of pearl inlaid oblong sewing table with hinged lid, lift out tray on baluster column support and tripod legs

Beidermeier work table, with a lyre base, Sweden, c. 1845

Swedish Lyre-Based Beidermeier Work Table (1845)

Beidermeier work table, with a lyre base, Sweden, c. 1845

Antique French rosewood lift top work table with pull out slide…

French Rosewood Work Table with Compartment and Slide

Antique French rosewood lift top work table with pull out slide compartment, approx, 74 cm high, 66 cm wide

Antique French floral marquetry brass bound rosewood work table,…

French Rosewood Marquetry Work Table

Antique French floral marquetry brass bound rosewood work table, approx 50 cm wide, 74 cm high

19th century cedar work table with single drawer on tapered legs

Cedar Work Table with Tapered Legs and Drawer

19th century cedar work table with single drawer on tapered legs

A Victorian burr walnut work table c.1880. The lift up lid…

Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table

A Victorian burr walnut work table c.1880. The lift up lid interior is decorated with marquetry veneer work the interior compartments have pierced fret-work covers, with central lower needlework storage basket. Height 73 cm. Width 62 cm. Depth 41.5 cm

A Victorian mahogany bobbin Legged work table late 19th century.…

Victorian Bobbin Legged Work Table with Storage

A Victorian mahogany bobbin Legged work table late 19th century. The table has a lift up top with interior compartments, lower drawer and pullout needle work storage compartment. Height 75 cm. Width 54.5 cm. Depth 41.5 cm

A Victorian walnut inlaid work table, the hinged octagonal top…

Victorian Walnut Inlaid Work Table with Fitted Interior

A Victorian walnut inlaid work table, the hinged octagonal top enclosing to a fitted interior, above a conforming tapered work box, raised on three carved out swept legs. 72 cm high, 44 cm wide.

A French brass inlaid butterfly decorated ladies work table.…

French Butterfly Inlaid Ladies Work Table

A French brass inlaid butterfly decorated ladies work table. Inlay of butterfly and foliate, opening to reveal fitted compartments, with a rosette decorated frieze, supported on fluted turned legs, with a shaped stretcher and fine ormolu mounted details…

Antique Victorian octagonal work table, with fitted interior…

Victorian Octagonal Work Table with Fitted Interior

Antique Victorian octagonal work table, with fitted interior approx 77 cm high, 47 cm wide

Antique French work table with tray top, turned support and…

French Antique Tray Top Work Table

Antique French work table with tray top, turned support and central stretcher, approx 70 cm high, 55 cm long

Antique Regency work table, approx 73 cm high, 91 cm long

Regency work table, antique, 73cm high, 91cm long

Antique Regency work table, approx 73 cm high, 91 cm long

Fine antique English inlaid walnut work/games table, approx 75…

Antique Inlaid Walnut Work/Games Table

Fine antique English inlaid walnut work/games table, approx 75 cm high, 61.5 cm wide, 41 cm depth

A Victorian walnut stretcher based work table, circa 1870s, the…

Victorian Walnut Work Table

A Victorian walnut stretcher based work table, circa 1870s, the rectangular bookend veneer top with an extended serpentine profile above a single drawer and supported on 'Y' shaped and carved side supports to foliate scroll splayed legs embellished with…

Vintage French oak period style long table, with fold top,…

French Oak Fold-Top Long Table with Steel Hinges

Vintage French oak period style long table, with fold top, fitted with steel strap work hinges, approx 80 cm high, 170 cm long

Salesman's sample miniature work table (English) c1860s.…

Miniature Work Table with Fitted Interior (or) Salesman's Sample Work Table

Salesman's sample miniature work table (English) c1860s. Mahogany & birdseye maple games top with fitted interior. Height 23 cm, width 21 cm, depth 19 cm, Rare

Victorian walnut sewing table with chess board inlay top that…

Walnut Sewing Table with Chess Board Inlay

Victorian walnut sewing table with chess board inlay top that lifts to to reveal a fitted interior, on carved tri-footed base, 44 cm x 44 cm, 71.5 cm high

Good Victorian sewing table with fold over swivel top,that…

Victorian Sewing Table with Swivel Top and Chess Board

Good Victorian sewing table with fold over swivel top,that includes writing surface and chess board, above two drawers, top with fitted interior, the lower with cavity storage compartment, standing on platform base ends jointed by a turned stretcher

A superb 19th century palisander work table, with a hinged top…

Palisander work table with hinged top and drawer

A superb 19th century palisander work table, with a hinged top enclosing compartments, above a wool drawer on spiral turned legs with stretchers. 74 cm high, 57 cm wide, 42 cm deep

A mahogany sewing table drop leaf on bulbous end supports. 66…

Mahogany Drop-Leaf Sewing Table with Bulbous Supports

A mahogany sewing table drop leaf on bulbous end supports. 66 cm high, 53 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A 19th century mahogany single drawer work table

Mahogany Work Table with Single Drawer

A 19th century mahogany single drawer work table

A French marquetry inlaid two tier ladies work table

French Marquetry Ladies Work Table

A French marquetry inlaid two tier ladies work table

Antique Anglo Indian rosewood work table, fitted drawer, with…

Antique Rosewood Work Table with Ornate Carvings

Antique Anglo Indian rosewood work table, fitted drawer, with silk lined pull out, ornately carved with scrolls and flowers, with key. Approx 76 cm high, 76 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany work table c.1880 and later. The table has…

Victorian Mahogany Work Table with Storage

A Victorian mahogany work table c.1880 and later. The table has a lift up top with interior compartments, and hollow pedestal column, used for needlework storage. Height 73 cm; top: 43 x 43 cm

Victorian rosewood sewing table of quatrefoil outline with…

Victorian Rosewood Sewing Table with Fretwork Drawer and Rococo Scroll

Victorian rosewood sewing table of quatrefoil outline with hinged top, the pullout drawer with fretwork frieze on twin scroll moulded and pierced uprights joined by a rococo scroll stretcher

An Edwardian Sheraton Revival work table. Height 77 cm. Width…

Edwardian Sheraton Revival Work Table

An Edwardian Sheraton Revival work table. Height 77 cm. Width 400 Depth 32 cm

Antique French Renaissance style oak work table with mirrored…

French Renaissance Oak Work Table with Mirrored Interior

Antique French Renaissance style oak work table with mirrored interior, approx 76 cm high, 60 cm wide, 44 cm deep

Antique French floral marquetry inlaid work table, with…

French Marquetry Inlaid Work Table with Mirrored Lift Top

Antique French floral marquetry inlaid work table, with mirrored lift top, approx 73 cm high, 54 cm wide, 38 cm deep

Antique French figured mahogany lift top work table, approx 75…

French Mahogany Lift Top Work Table

Antique French figured mahogany lift top work table, approx 75 cm high, 51 cm wide, 36 cm deep

19th century cedar sewing table with two drawers on tripod base,…

Cedar Sewing Table with Tripod Base and Drawers

19th century cedar sewing table with two drawers on tripod base, measures 77 cm x 38.5 cm x 76 cm

Late Victorian walnut sewing table. Fitted interior. Inlaid…

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table with Inlaid Decoration

Late Victorian walnut sewing table. Fitted interior. Inlaid decoration (small losses). Height 72 cm. Depth 50 cm

A William IV rosewood concave front work table, the hinged top…

William IV Rosewood Work Table with Carved Legs

A William IV rosewood concave front work table, the hinged top enclosing compartments with a carved columns on outstretched legs

A Japonaise hardwood work table in the style of Gabriel Viardot,…

Gabriel Viardot-style Japonaise Hardwood Work Table

A Japonaise hardwood work table in the style of Gabriel Viardot, French, circa 1890. 77 cm high, 80 cm wide, 36 cm deep.

Work Table: Continental burr walnut, fitted with velvet lined…

Velvet-lined Burr Walnut Work Table (1880)

Work Table: Continental burr walnut, fitted with velvet lined compartment interior, circa 1880. Height 70 cm, width 54 cm, depth 31 cm.

Victorian rosewood sewing table with barber pole string inlaid…

Victorian Rosewood Sewing Table with Inlaid Top

Victorian rosewood sewing table with barber pole string inlaid top, circa 1880s. Height 74 cm, width 43 cm.

Sewing table, English walnut with fold over top & fitted…

19th Century English Walnut Sewing Table

Sewing table, English walnut with fold over top & fitted compartments, late 19th century. 70 cm high, 39 cm wide, 30 cm deep.

Work table, mid 19th century with barley twist columns & lift…

Barley Twist Work Table with Lift Top

Work table, mid 19th century with barley twist columns & lift top. Height 73 cm, diameter 42 cm.

Victorian mahogany ladies work table fitted with drawers and…

Mahogany Ladies Work Table with Drawers and Basket

Victorian mahogany ladies work table fitted with drawers and lower basket

Victorian mahogany work table with fitted interior

Mahogany Work Table with Fitted Interior

Victorian mahogany work table with fitted interior

Edwardian mahogany campaign style sewing table on folding x…

Mahogany Campaign Sewing Table with Leather Accessories

Edwardian mahogany campaign style sewing table on folding x frame support, the red morocco leather interior containing numerous accessories

A cedar work table, Adelaide, circa 1840, 72 cm high, 58.5 cm…

Adelaide Cedar Work Table, 1840

A cedar work table, Adelaide, circa 1840, 72 cm high, 58.5 cm wide, 43 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 485 (illustrated)

19th century trumpet style sewing table on tripod base inlaid…

Tri-pod Inlaid Sewing Table with 19th Century Trumpet Style

19th century trumpet style sewing table on tripod base inlaid with huon pine cedar musk & blackwood

A Victorian burr walnut sewing table, c.1870-1880, with…

Victorian Burr Walnut Sewing Table

A Victorian burr walnut sewing table, c.1870-1880, with tilt-top lid and interior having segregated accessory compartments the lower hollow column compartment is used for needlework storage the lower base column has turned and carved decoration with…

A Victorian walnut and inlaid sewing table with octagonal top,…

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table with Inlaid Top and Carved Base

A Victorian walnut and inlaid sewing table with octagonal top, fitted interior and carved tripod base. Width 46 cm

A French walnut ladies sewing table on tapered legs. 75 cm high,…

French Walnut Ladies Sewing Table on Tapered Legs

A French walnut ladies sewing table on tapered legs. 75 cm high, 54 cm long, 37 cm deep

A French walnut and leather top ladies sewing table. 72 cm high,…

French Walnut Ladies Sewing Table with Leather Top

A French walnut and leather top ladies sewing table. 72 cm high, 50 cm long, 38 cm depth

A Continental mahogany ladies sewing table. 73 cm high, 54 cm…

Mahogany Sewing Table for Ladies

A Continental mahogany ladies sewing table. 73 cm high, 54 cm long, 37 cm deep

A small French oak stretcher based sewing or tray table, circa…

French Oak Sewing Tray Table

A small French oak stretcher based sewing or tray table, circa 1940, the hinged top with a simple carved patterned border opening to a partitioned interior, the tray resting within an external similarly embellished frame with rolling pin style ends and…

mid Victorian walnut work table, with octagonal marquetry chess…

Victorian Walnut Chess Table

mid Victorian walnut work table, with octagonal marquetry chess board top that opens to reveal a fitted interior, supported by a tri-footed pedestal, 44 x 45 cm, 74 cm high

Antique shaped top work table, approx 72 cm high, 69 cm wide,…

Antique Work Table with Unique Shape

Antique shaped top work table, approx 72 cm high, 69 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Antique Victorian floral marquetry inlaid sewing table, has key,…

Victorian Floral Sewing Table with Marquetry Inlay

Antique Victorian floral marquetry inlaid sewing table, has key, approx 73 cm high, 47 cm Dia

A William IV mahogany work table, circa 1840. 76 cm high, 71 cm…

William IV Mahogany Work Table, Circa 1840

A William IV mahogany work table, circa 1840. 76 cm high, 71 cm wide, 44 cm deep

A William IV rosewood work table, 19th centuryhigh, 73 cm wide,…

William IV Rosewood Work Table, 19th Century

A William IV rosewood work table, 19th centuryhigh, 73 cm wide, 50 cm deep

Fine Victorian burr walnut sewing table with lift top and…

Victorian Burr Walnut Sewing Table with Lift Top

Fine Victorian burr walnut sewing table with lift top and fitted compartment interior,

Regency amboyna wood work table c. 1820 with a drawer fitted…

Regency Amboyna Wood Work Table with Drawer and Work Bag

Regency amboyna wood work table c. 1820 with a drawer fitted with a small compartment and a sliding work bag. Height 74 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Paul Kenny, 1987

A William IV mahogany fully fitted sewing table on a superbly…

William IV Sewing Table with Lion Paw Feet

A William IV mahogany fully fitted sewing table on a superbly decorated column supported on lion paw feet, 65 cm high, 53 cm wide, 43 cm deep

A Continental mahogany ladies work table. 70 cm high, 50 cm…

Mahogany Ladies Work Table

A Continental mahogany ladies work table. 70 cm high, 50 cm wide, 34 cm deep.

A Victorian mahogany work table. 72 cm high, 69 cm wide, 46 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Work Table - Compact and Elegant

A Victorian mahogany work table. 72 cm high, 69 cm wide, 46 cm deep.

Colonial mottled kauri work table serpentine shaped table…

Mottled Kauri Serpentine Work Table

Colonial mottled kauri work table serpentine shaped table surface lifting to reveal fitted interior on single long drawer base on twin turned column supports with stretcher height 76 cm. Width 77 cm. Depth 58 cm

A Victorian mahogany sewing table, with carved pedestal and…

Victorian Mahogany Sewing Table with Carved Pedestal

A Victorian mahogany sewing table, with carved pedestal and platform base with four scroll feet.

A fine Victorian walnut games and work table, 19th century. The…

Victorian Games and Work Table

A fine Victorian walnut games and work table, 19th century. The octagonal table with a parquetry games board top having a delightful fitted interior with little compartments and a deep conical section lined in decorative paper, some sections with padded…

A Louis XVI style glass topped kingwood work table, later 19th…

Louis XVI Style Kingwood Work Table

A Louis XVI style glass topped kingwood work table, later 19th century. of elegant form, with a shaped rectangular with quarter veneer panelling and rosewood cross banded borders, cast bronze handles, two small side frieze drawers and raised upon slender…

Victorian walnut sewing work table with burl hinged octagonal…

Victorian Walnut Sewing Work Table with Fitted Interior

Victorian walnut sewing work table with burl hinged octagonal top and fitted interior, on scroll & foliage carved tri-footed base, 43.5 cm x 43.5 cm, 75.5 cm high

A English burr walnut sewing table with fold over games top,…

Burr Walnut Sewing/Games Table (1870s)

A English burr walnut sewing table with fold over games top, circa 1870's. 70 cm high, 53 cm wide, 41 cm deep.