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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Georgian mahogany sewing table. Mahogany and mahogany veneer on…

Georgian Mahogany Sewing Table with Fitted Interior

Georgian mahogany sewing table. Mahogany and mahogany veneer on pearwood. Fitted interior with yellow silk pouch. Height 77 cm, width 45 cm, depth 38 cm

A fine French amboyna and ebonised ladies work table. Height 71…

French Amboyna & Ebonised Ladies Work Table

A fine French amboyna and ebonised ladies work table. Height 71 cm, width 66 cm, depth 38 cm

A French rosewood ladies sewing table. Height 73 cm, width 59…

French Rosewood Ladies Sewing Table - Petite and Elegant

A French rosewood ladies sewing table. Height 73 cm, width 59 cm, depth 40 cm.

A French ladies work table. With particularly fine floral…

Floral Marquetry French Ladies Work Table

A French ladies work table. With particularly fine floral marquetry decoration. Height 74 cm, length 55 cm, width 38 cm.

Work table, 20th century, tulipwood with inlayed decoration…

Inlaid Tulipwood Work Table

Work table, 20th century, tulipwood with inlayed decoration fitted interior, pin shelf and footrest, height 70 cm, width 36 cm, depth 26 cm

An English rosewood worktable, mid 19th century, 77 cm high, 51…

Mid 19th Century Rosewood Worktable

An English rosewood worktable, mid 19th century, 77 cm high, 51 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A French worktable, rosewood and kingwood, 19th century, with…

19th Century French Lift Top Worktable

A French worktable, rosewood and kingwood, 19th century, with lift top with compartments in drawer, 72 cm high, 57 cm wide, 43 cm deep

An antique English sewing table with black Chinoiserie finish,…

19th Century Chinoiserie Sewing Table

An antique English sewing table with black Chinoiserie finish, 19th century, 71 cm high, 48 cm wide, 33 cm deep

A Victorian burr walnut work table, 19th century, 73.5 cm high,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table

A Victorian burr walnut work table, 19th century, 73.5 cm high, 45 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A Sheraton style satinwood work table, 19th century, the hinged…

Sheraton Satinwood Work Table, 19th Century

A Sheraton style satinwood work table, 19th century, the hinged top of octagonal form, standing on four tapered legs, 76 cm high, 48 cm wide, 38.5 cm deep

A Sheraton style satinwood ladies work table, circa 1900, the…

Satinwood Work Table with Swag Decoration

A Sheraton style satinwood ladies work table, circa 1900, the octagonal top with painted swag decoration, 72 cm high, 40 cm wide, 32.5 cm deep

Victorian octagonal walnut work table with chessboard inlaid…

Victorian Walnut Chess Table with Fitted Interior

Victorian octagonal walnut work table with chessboard inlaid top opening to a fitted interior supported by a carved tripod base, 44 cm x 44 cm, 72 cm high

A Victorian beech and simulated walnut work table, of hexagonal…

Victorian Hexagonal Work Table with Carved Standard

A Victorian beech and simulated walnut work table, of hexagonal form with a hinged lid opening to the fitted work interior, raised on an ornate carved standard, 74 cm high, 46 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A fine Georgian mahogany work table with ebony inlay and…

Georgian Mahogany Work Table with Ebony Inlay and Silk Undercarriage

A fine Georgian mahogany work table with ebony inlay and pleated silk undercarriage, circa 1800, 77 cm high, 56 cm wide, 46 cm deep

An antique ladies lift-top work table, amboyna with string…

19th Century Amboyna Work Table with Lift-Top and Drawers

An antique ladies lift-top work table, amboyna with string inlay, silk lined interior with two drawers and leather implement compartments under the lid, 19th century, 77 cm high, 42 cm wide, 37 cm deep

An antique English mahogany work table, lift-top revealing…

English Mahogany Work Table with Intricate Compartments

An antique English mahogany work table, lift-top revealing numerous lidded compartments with whale bone handles, finely fluted column and carved claw feet, circa 1830, 77 cm high, 47 cm wide, 38 cm deep

Mother of pearl inlaid pedestal sewing table with hinged lid…

Inlaid Mother of Pearl Sewing Table with Fitted Interior

Mother of pearl inlaid pedestal sewing table with hinged lid opening to a fitted interior, 49.5 cm x 44.5 cm, 80 cm high

Victorian ladies work table, fitted interior with checkerboard…

Inlaid Victorian Ladies' Work Table with Checkerboard Top

Victorian ladies work table, fitted interior with checkerboard inlay top

A Biedermeier walnut sewing table, circa 1820, of rectangular…

Biedermeier Walnut Sewing Table, 1820

A Biedermeier walnut sewing table, circa 1820, of rectangular form, the top with rounded corners featuring a single drawer, raised upon columnar pedestals, united with a stretcher, 76 cm high, 62 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Louis XV style work table with lift up lid intricate mixed…

Louis XV Marquetry Work Table with Metal Mounts

Louis XV style work table with lift up lid intricate mixed timber marquetry work & metal mounts. C.1900 width 55 cm, depth 39 cm, height 73 cm

Victorian mahogany work table single frieze on tapering legs…

Mahogany Work Table with Tapering Legs (9 words)

Victorian mahogany work table single frieze on tapering legs 112 cm length

Victorian burr walnut sewing table quatrefoil shape with hinged…

Burr Walnut Sewing Table with Fretted Interior Compartments

Victorian burr walnut sewing table quatrefoil shape with hinged top, fitted fretted interior compartments on carved twin supports

Victorian walnut & marquetry sewing table with octagonal top…

Walnut Marquetry Sewing Table with Leaf Carved Base

Victorian walnut & marquetry sewing table with octagonal top and tapering column, fitted interior on leaf carved tripod base

Rare & fine 19th century French boulle sewing table the…

19th Century French Boulle Sewing Table

Rare & fine 19th century French boulle sewing table the rectangular top with traditional brass inlaid in tortoiseshell depicting a central figure beneath a canopy flanked by the Aesops Fable figures of the fox and the stork, with a scrolling surround of…

Work table late 19th century mahogany, with lift lid, fitted…

19th Century Mahogany Work Table with Lift Lid

Work table late 19th century mahogany, with lift lid, fitted interior with, fretwork decorations, height 67 cm, length 49 cm, depth 43 cm

Work box / table late 19th century mahogany, with lift lid,…

Late 19th Century Mahogany Work Table with Lift Lid

Work box / table late 19th century mahogany, with lift lid, fitted interior, on turned legs, height 76 cm, length 52 cm, depth 41 cm

A Regency rosewood games/worktable, the fold-over top with…

Regency Rosewood Games/Worktable with Chess Board Inlay

A Regency rosewood games/worktable, the fold-over top with chess board inlay, above a single frieze drawer and work well, raised on scroll supports from a double stretcher base with lion's paw feet. 53 x 38 x 79 cm

Ladies work table, Victorian burr walnut oval table with hinged…

Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table with Fretwork Interior

Ladies work table, Victorian burr walnut oval table with hinged top concealing a partitioned and fretwork interior

Work table late 19th century mahogany with lift up compartment…

Mahogany Work Table with Beaded Decoration

Work table late 19th century mahogany with lift up compartment beaded decoration on turned pedestal base, height 75 cm, diameter 45 cm

A Victorian mahogany sewing table, circa 1860, the square…

Victorian Mahogany Sewing Table with Ebony Inlay

A Victorian mahogany sewing table, circa 1860, the square crossbanded top with ebony stringing over two drawers with timber knops on a square stepped pedestal with a quadripartite base with plan cabriole legs, height 74 cm, width 43 cm depth 38 cm

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

Victorian Walnut Work Table with Inlaid Floral Top

A Victorian walnut work table, the octagonal top with inlaid floral decoration, the campana shaped base raised on carved tripod base, the interior in traditional compartments and well. 41 x 41 x 75 cm.

Chippendale gallery table, with a rectangular gallery top,…

Chippendale Fretwork Gallery Table

Chippendale gallery table, with a rectangular gallery top, above a fret work apron, on four three columns legs, slight a/f, 69 cm x 53 cm x 43 cm

19th century work table, the rectangular cedar top set above a…

Fluted Cedar Work Table with Quatrefoil Base

19th century work table, the rectangular cedar top set above a single cushion moulded drawer, raised on a tapering fluted column support, terminating at a quatrefoil base with four bun feet, 71 cm x 48 cm x 39.5 cm

A William IV mahogany work table, with a yellow silk brocade…

William IV Mahogany Work Table with Silk Drawer

A William IV mahogany work table, with a yellow silk brocade lined work drawer, standing on four reeded legs, 71 cm high, 66 cm wide, 45 cm deep

Victorian Chinoiserie work table with hinged lid opening to a…

Chinoiserie Work Table with Fitted Interior and Sewing Box Frame

Victorian Chinoiserie work table with hinged lid opening to a fitted interior above a slide out sewing box frame fabric made box is missing, 62.5 cm x 42.5 cm, 71 cm high

A late Victorian burr walnut work table A/F, 74.5 cm high, 58…

Late Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table (A/F)

A late Victorian burr walnut work table A/F, 74.5 cm high, 58 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Victorian work table, with shaped rectangular top inlaid with…

Victorian Inlaid Work Table with Carved Support Legs

Victorian work table, with shaped rectangular top inlaid with scrolled vine motif, the whole resting upon a highly carved support on three splayed legs, 75 cm x 57 cm x 42 cm

A Georgian mahogany drop-side work table, finely turned column…

Georgian Mahogany Drop-Side Work Table

A Georgian mahogany drop-side work table, finely turned column with circular platform base resting on four out-swept carved legs and original brass castors, two drawers (one with fitted compartment) with original turned knobs and brass escutcheons, circa…

Late Georgian sewing work table a lift up lid with various…

Late Georgian Sewing Work Table with Brass Inlay

Late Georgian sewing work table a lift up lid with various compartments and lower storage space. Decorated in brass inlay. With the original key. 75 cm

Chinese export black lacquer and gilt work table, early 20th…

Chinese Lacquer and Gilt Work Table

Chinese export black lacquer and gilt work table, early 20th century, decorated overall with floral sprays and figures within courtly landscapes, the shaped rectangular hinged top enclosing a fitted interior with covered wells, divided compartments, ivory…

Early Victorian figured walnut work table hinged lid revealing…

Victorian Walnut Work Table with Ornate Twin Scroll Supports

Early Victorian figured walnut work table hinged lid revealing part fitted interior, base slide supported on ornate arcanthus twin scroll supports, 43 x 55 x 71.5 cm

A Regency rosewood work table, the parquetry inlaid top of…

Regency Rosewood Parquetry Inlaid Work Table

A Regency rosewood work table, the parquetry inlaid top of exotic timbers, starburst centre and wide border of triangular sections, enclosing a fitted interior with tooled leather adjustable slope above the sliding well with faded pink silk pleated…

Late Victorian telescopic work table, in walnut, with…

Victorian Walnut Telescopic Work Table

Late Victorian telescopic work table, in walnut, with rectangular top with two adjustable reading platforms, on a telescopic support on quatrefoil base, on bun feet, 73 cm x 92 cm x 55 cm

George IV mahogany work table table with 2 drawers to one end…

George IV Mahogany Work Table with Drawers

George IV mahogany work table table with 2 drawers to one end and drawer fronts to the other 3 knobs missing, 79 cm wide open, 54 cm deep, 71.5 cm high.

A provincial pine angled work table or bar, the angled brass…

Pine Angled Work Table with Brass Straps and Iron Stretchers

A provincial pine angled work table or bar, the angled brass strapped pine surface on crossed supports with wrought iron stretchers, 77 cm high, 110 cm at widest point, 29 cm deep

A 19th century French ebonised & amboyna work table, oblong top…

French Ebonised Work Table with Mirror & Rosewood Trays

A 19th century French ebonised & amboyna work table, oblong top with outset rounded corners and central brass inlaid panel revealing a mirror and two rosewood liftout trays on tapering legs joined by shaped stretchers

William IV mahogany sewing table, oblong shape with hinged top,…

William IV Mahogany Sewing Table with Fitted Interior

William IV mahogany sewing table, oblong shape with hinged top, fitted interior on scrolling supports joined by baluster stretcher

A Victorian inlaid burr walnut stretcher-based work table, late…

Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table

A Victorian inlaid burr walnut stretcher-based work table, late 19th century, the rectangular lift top above apron inlaid with stringing and floral motif, opening to an interior with receptacle below, supported on turned legs united by stretcher. Height…

Work table, late 19th century walnut, sewing table with…

19th Century Walnut Sewing Table on Tripod Base

Work table, late 19th century walnut, sewing table with octagonal top and, fitted interior on tripod base, height 72 cm, diameter 44 cm

Work table, late 19th century walnut, sewing table with…

Walnut Sewing Table with Inlay and Fitted Interior

Work table, late 19th century walnut, sewing table with octagonal top, with satinwood string inlay and, fitted interior on tripod base, height 73, diameter: 43 cm

A superb Regency sewing table, mahogany and rosewood with ebony…

Exquisite Regency Sewing Table: Mahogany, Rosewood, Ebony Inlay (1820)

A superb Regency sewing table, mahogany and rosewood with ebony string inlay, plus sycamore top, circa 1820, 75 cm high, 46 cm wide (extends to 91 cm), 42 cm deep

American rosewood work table an early 19th century example with…

Early 19th Century American Rosewood Work Table with Fitted Interior

American rosewood work table an early 19th century example with a fitted interior, pierced folding handle, turned legs and a stretcher in the form of a shelf.

A French walnut sewing table, early 20th century, the…

A French walnut sewing table, early 20th century, the rectangular top with canted corners and carved egg and dart border, above a small frieze drawer with compartments, on a lyre-form pedestal to a quadripartite base with paw feet. Height 71 cm, width 72…

Green lacquer and gilt Chinoiserie coffee table, 20th century,…

Green lacquer and gilt Chinoiserie coffee table, 20th century, rectangular top decorated with figures in landscape with pagoda, birds and blossoms, on four lattice work bracket feet, height 35 cm, width 117 cm, depth 53 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques…

A Victorian burr walnut octagonal work table, 19th century, of…

A Victorian burr walnut octagonal work table, 19th century, of tapering form above a tripod base with carved knees and whorl feet, 71.5 cm high, 41.5 cm wide, 41.5 cm deep

A Victorian walnut sewing table, 19th century, the stretcher…

A Victorian walnut sewing table, 19th century, the stretcher based table with a shaped surface above a single drawer and raised on knopped supports to outswept cabriole legs, 72 cm high, 68.5 cm wide, 44.5 cm deep

An inlaid Victorian burr walnut sewing table, 19th century, the…

An inlaid Victorian burr walnut sewing table, 19th century, the oval stretcher-based table with a single drawer and raised on knopped supports to outswept relief carved cabriole legs, 68.5 cm high, 66 cm wide, 46.5 cm deep

An antique Chinese Cantonese export ware sewing table with…

An antique Chinese Cantonese export ware sewing table with black lacquered and gilt decoration, dragon feet, wall bag and fitted interior, 19th century, 72 cm high, 65 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Victorian sewing table, in mahogany, with rectangular hinged…

Victorian sewing table, in mahogany, with rectangular hinged top, above a decorative apron, above a tapering facetted body, raised on a well carved support, raised on four paw feet, 72 cm x 46 cm x 36 cm

A Victorian mahogany pedestal sewing table, octagonal form with…

A Victorian mahogany pedestal sewing table, octagonal form with hinged lid enclosing a fitting compartment interior. Tripod base.

A Colonial cedar circular pedestal sewing table by Andrew…

A Colonial cedar circular pedestal sewing table by Andrew Lenehan, Australian circa 1845. with hinged top that reveals two removable sewing trays and with a Lenehan label on the base of sewing trays, 53 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 80 cm high

A good early cedar work table. Australian circa 1845. two…

A good early cedar work table. Australian circa 1845. two operating drawers and two dummy drawers to sides, 47 cm long, 36 cm deep 73 cm high

Regency rosewood work table, having a rectangular top, over a…

Regency rosewood work table, having a rectangular top, over a two-handled drawer, resting on a quatrefoil base. 68 x 65 x 38 cm

A Victorian rosewood pedestal sewing table, octagonal form, the…

A Victorian rosewood pedestal sewing table, octagonal form, the apron with turned finial embellishment, the interior with original fitted compartments and storage well, turned column and tripod base, requires minor attention. 46 x 46 x 72 cm.

A pair of porcelain inset satinwood and ebony work tables in…

A pair of porcelain inset satinwood and ebony work tables in the French manner, 19th century, each with a hinged rectangular top enclosing a velvet lined interior, above dipped aprons inset with a Sevres style oval porcelain medallions hand painted with a…

A vintage Italian musical sewing table, 20th century, 45 cm…

Vintage Italian Musical Sewing Table, 20th Century, 45 cm High

A vintage Italian musical sewing table, 20th century, 45 cm high, 38 cm wide, 28 cm deep

Good Victorian fitted sewing table hexagonal lid opens to fully…

Victorian Fitted Sewing Table with Hexagonal Lid and Carved Base

Good Victorian fitted sewing table hexagonal lid opens to fully fitted interior, with deep storage area, on tapered body, to carved three legged base, height 72 cm

Victorian mahogany work table with fitted drawer, 61 cm wide,…

Victorian Mahogany Work Table with Fitted Drawer, 61 cm Wide

Victorian mahogany work table with fitted drawer, 61 cm wide, 41 cm deep, 74 cm high

An English Regency satinwood work table having fitted interior…

Regency Satinwood Work Table with Fitted Interior and Tapered Legs

An English Regency satinwood work table having fitted interior and supported on tapered legs, height 72 cm, width 49 cm, depth 36 cm