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 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 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

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

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…

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 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

William IV mahogany drop leaf work table with 2 drawers (and…

William IV drop leaf work table with pedestal base

William IV mahogany drop leaf work table with 2 drawers (and opposite drawer fronts) supported by a tapered square pedestal and platform base, 85 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 72.5 cm high (open)

Victorian walnut work / writing table with hinged top opening…

Victorian Walnut Writing Table

Victorian walnut work / writing table with hinged top opening to a writing slope compartment, above a fitted drawer and slide out storage box, 62 cm, wide, 42 cm, deep, 73.5 cm, high (closed)

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 Chinese export lacquered sewing table, mid 19th century, the…

Chinese Lacquered Sewing Table, Mid 19th Century

A Chinese export lacquered sewing table, mid 19th century, the hinged rectangular top opening to fitted interior containing assorted sewing implements, above lyre supports and lion's paw feet. Remnant gilt decoration, 69.5 cm high, 61.5 cm wide, 40 cm…

Work table mid 19th century, hand painted papier mache, with…

Hand-painted papier mache work table with mother of pearl inlay

Work table mid 19th century, hand painted papier mache, with mother of pearl inlay to top, in the manner of Jennens and Bettridge, height 78 cm, width 46 cm

A 19th century walnut and inlaid ladies work table with fitted…

Inlaid Walnut Ladies Work Table with Fitted Interior

A 19th century walnut and inlaid ladies work table with fitted interior

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

An antique fold-over worktable, rosewood, circa 1840, 75 cm…

Rosewood Worktable, Antique, Circa 1840

An antique fold-over worktable, rosewood, circa 1840, 75 cm high, 60 cm wide, 39 cm deep

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

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.

Walnut pedestal work table with hinged lid, a slide out multi…

Walnut Work Table with Multi-Compartment Storage and Drawer

Walnut pedestal work table with hinged lid, a slide out multi compartment section and drawer supported by a tripod pedestal base, 48 cm wide, 39.5 cm deep, 74 cm high

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 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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 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

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 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

Work table William IV, mahogany, fold over top with fitted…

William IV Mahogany Work Table with Fitted Interior

Work table William IV, mahogany, fold over top with fitted interior on bun feet and pedestal base, height 71 cm, length 71 cm, depth 51 cm

Victorian walnut ladies sewing table, with drawer& fabric…

Victorian Walnut Ladies Sewing Table with Storage

Victorian walnut ladies sewing table, with drawer& fabric storage well. 62 cm x 38 cm, 72 cm high approx.

An Austrian Biedermeier walnut sewing table, circa 1830, the…

Biedermeier Walnut Sewing Table, Circa 1830

An Austrian Biedermeier walnut sewing table, circa 1830, the circular top above three small frieze drawers with brass drop ring handles within dual brass mounted borders, raised on waisted rectangular legs united by a concave platform, 68.5 cm high, 63 cm…

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 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

A Victorian country pine work table, two half drawers, raised…

Victorian Pine Work Table with Double Stretcher

A Victorian country pine work table, two half drawers, raised on tapering legs joined by a double stretcher (one drawer knob absent). 116 x 63 x 80 cm.

A refined William IV rosewood sewing table, circa 1830, the…

William IV Rosewood Sewing Table

A refined William IV rosewood sewing table, circa 1830, the drop side table with a single cockbeaded drawer fitted with compartments and lidded boxes, a faux drawer to the reverse, with a slide out pleated silk sewing basket and raised on turned and…

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 work table with single drawer, pink pleated…

Victorian Pink Work Table with Drawer

A Victorian work table with single drawer, pink pleated underskirt, 75 x 49 x 40 cm

A George IV cross banded and ebonised fruitwood and rosewood…

George IV Worktable with Bi-Fold Hinge Top

A George IV cross banded and ebonised fruitwood and rosewood worktable the bi-fold hinge top opening to baize lined surface above a fitted drawer and a demi-lune work slide 74 cm high, 46 cm wide, 42 cm deep (closed)

A Victorian walnut stretcher-based sewing table, 19th century,…

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table

A Victorian walnut stretcher-based sewing table, 19th century, in beautifully figured walnut with a rectangular top with 'D' ends above a drawer and a paperlined work basket, the turned trestle supports with carved bases and leafy feet united by a turned…

A French mahogany and brass inlaid ladies work table on spiral…

French Inlaid Mahogany Ladies Work Table

A French mahogany and brass inlaid ladies work table on spiral legs and X stretcher. 73 cm high, 53 cm wide, 39 cm deep. Key in office.

A George IV mahogany tilt top work table on central hexagonal…

George IV Mahogany Work Table

A George IV mahogany tilt top work table on central hexagonal column. 75 cm high, 67 cm wide, 49 cm deep

A French walnut and bird and floral marquetry decorated ladies…

Floral Marquetry Ladies Work Table

A French walnut and bird and floral marquetry decorated ladies work table. 71 cm high, 53 cm wide, 38 cm deep

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…

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…

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

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

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

A 19th century rose mahogany drop leaf pedestal sewing table,…

Rose Mahogany Pedestal Sewing Table with Drop Leaf

A 19th century rose mahogany drop leaf pedestal sewing table, with double ended lockable drawers above baluster pedestal on triform base, 78 cm high

A French kingwood and floral marquetry ladies work table. 73 cm…

French Marquetry Ladies Work Table

A French kingwood and floral marquetry ladies work table. 73 cm high, 53 cm wide, 38 cm deep.

An English William IV rosewood lady's sewing table, 72 cm high,…

William IV Rosewood Sewing Table for Ladies

An English William IV rosewood lady's sewing table, 72 cm high, 61.5 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A Victorian circular walnut sewing table. second half 19th…

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table

A Victorian circular walnut sewing table. second half 19th century, the circular table with thumb nail edging, and an inlaid floral motif in ebony and satinwood to the quarter veneer panelled top opening to a partitioned paper lined interior above a…

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 English work table fitted with compartments, rosewood, circa…

Rosewood English Work Table with Compartments, 1835

An English work table fitted with compartments, rosewood, circa 1835, 71 cm high, 50 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Good Victorian walnut sewing work table with fitted interior,…

Victorian Walnut Sewing Work Table with Fitted Interior

Good Victorian walnut sewing work table with fitted interior, to carved spiral fluted supports, height 73 cm, width 62 cm.

Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped work table the lid with…

Burr Walnut Marquetry Work Table with Fretwork Interior

Victorian burr walnut kidney shaped work table the lid with marquetry inlay, fitted fretwork interior, pull out drawer below, on scroll supports joined by turned stretcher

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

Work table, late 19th century, mahogany with scalloped Birdcage…

Scalloped Mahogany Work Table

Work table, late 19th century, mahogany with scalloped Birdcage base and open interior, height 75 cm, length 49 cm, depth 40 cm

A Victorian work table with chess board top 77 x 41 x 41 cm

Victorian Chess Work Table

A Victorian work table with chess board top 77 x 41 x 41 cm

Victorian English walnut octagonal work table, with carved…

Victorian Walnut Work Table with Fitted Interior

Victorian English walnut octagonal work table, with carved tri-footed base and hinged lid opening to a refurbished fitted interior, 42.5 cm x 43.5 cm, 73 cm high

A French walnut and parquetry top lady's work table, 74 cm high,…

French Walnut Parquetry Lady's Work Table

A French walnut and parquetry top lady's work table, 74 cm high, 56 cm wide, 39 cm deep

Victorian inlaid pedestal work table with drawer to one end and…

Victorian Pedestal Work Table with Inlay and Drawer

Victorian inlaid pedestal work table with drawer to one end and false drawer front to the other, on turned pedestal and trefoil platform base, the British Antique Dealer's Association seal remnant to drawer front, 53 cm x 40.5 cm, 72 cm high approx

An Australian kauri pine spatter work cricket table, late 19th…

Late 19th Century Australian Kauri Pine Cricket Table

An Australian kauri pine spatter work cricket table, late 19th century. 55 cm high, 45 cm diameter

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

Australian Colonial cedar work table, with a rectangular top,…

Colonial Cedar Work Table with Hidden Drawer

Australian Colonial cedar work table, with a rectangular top, set with hidden drawer, on turned supports united by stretchers on splayed legs, 70 x 85 x 75 cm

A fine Victorian burr walnut ladies work table, 73 cm high, 63…

Victorian Burr Walnut Ladies Work Table

A fine Victorian burr walnut ladies work table, 73 cm high, 63 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A French marquetry inlaid two tier ladies work table

French Marquetry Ladies Work Table

A French marquetry inlaid two tier ladies work table

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

19th century Continental carved and inlaid work table

Inlaid Continental Work Table, 19th Century

19th century Continental carved and inlaid work table

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

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

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 French late Empire style work table, C. 1820. In mahogany…

French Empire Mahogany Work Table with Brass Mounts

A French late Empire style work table, C. 1820. In mahogany with a single frieze drawer with ribbon and wreath decorated keyhole escutcheon, ebonised turned column legs fitted with brass mounts terminating on bullock horn legs, height 79 cm, width 60 cm,…

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.

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 and floral marquetry ladies work table. 70 cm…

Floral Marquetry Ladies Work Table in French Walnut

A French walnut and floral marquetry ladies work table. 70 cm high, 50 cm wide, 37 cm deep

A French walnut and parquetry top ladies sewing table. 74 cm…

French Walnut Parquetry Ladies Sewing Table

A French walnut and parquetry top ladies sewing table. 74 cm high, 55 cm wide, 39 cm deep

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

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

An English mahogany sewing table with serpentine top, circa…

1865 English Mahogany Sewing Table with Serpentine Top

An English mahogany sewing table with serpentine top, circa 1865, 73 cm high, 68 cm wide, 45 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

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

Victorian walnut sewing and games table with hinged lid top…

Victorian Sewing and Games Table with Fitted Interior

Victorian walnut sewing and games table with hinged lid top opening to a fitted interior, some accessories included, 45 cm x 45 cm, 75 cm high approx

George III burr oak & ebony work table with square tapered legs…

George III Burr Oak Work Table

George III burr oak & ebony work table with square tapered legs and box castors, circa 1790. (51 cm wide, 34 cm deep, 77 cm high).

George III mahogany serpentine front card table, circa 1800,…

1800s Serpentine Card Table in Need of Restoration

George III mahogany serpentine front card table, circa 1800, needs work, baize perished, 74 cm high, 94.5 cm long, 94 cm deep

Antique games / sewing table of octagonal form, standing on a…

Octagonal Inlaid Marquetry Game/Sewing Table with Chess Pieces

Antique games / sewing table of octagonal form, standing on a tri form base, beutifully inlaid marquetry to the lid, chess pieces (in office C109.14), 79 cm high, 45 cm wide, 44 cm deep

Attractive 19th century ladies work table of exotic timber…

Exotic Veneer Ladies Work Table with Satinwood Interior

Attractive 19th century ladies work table of exotic timber veneers with fitted satinwood interior and basket drawer

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 sewing table, inlaid walnut, English, late 19th century, 74…

Inlaid Walnut Sewing Table, Late 19th Century English

A sewing table, inlaid walnut, English, late 19th century, 74 cm high, 55 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A 19th century mahogany single drawer work table

Mahogany Work Table with Single Drawer

A 19th century mahogany single drawer work table

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

Georgian two drawer satinwood work table with boxwood stringing

Satinwood Work Table with Boxwood Stringing

Georgian two drawer satinwood work table with boxwood stringing

19th century chinoiserie work table for restoration, with good…

Chinoiserie Work Table for Restoration - Fitted Interior Included

19th century chinoiserie work table for restoration, with good fitted interior, 65 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 80 cm high

A Victorian burr walnut sewing table, height 79 cm, width 57 cm,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Sewing Table

A Victorian burr walnut sewing table, height 79 cm, width 57 cm, depth 39.5 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

A Victorian walnut work table, the serpentine oblong top with…

Victorian Walnut Work Table with Fretwork Legs

A Victorian walnut work table, the serpentine oblong top with single drawer above a pleated fabric well, raised on fretwork legs joined by a turned stretcher. 55 cm x 39 cm x 75 cm.