Antique Table Styles
Butler's Table
The butler's table is a familiar bit of 18th-century furniture. Learn all about butler's tables and how they developed in this illustrated glossary article.
Butterfly Table
Netting the definition of a butterfly table is easy -- just read this article. This glossary-style article defines and illustrates the butterfly table, a unique American variation on the gate-leg table popular in William & Mary-style furniture.
Console Table
If furniture terms seem scary, console yourself with the insight this console table article gives you. This glossary-style article describes what a console table is and what it looks like. Learn the two definitions of console table and what they look like in this article.
Demilune Definition
Being driven looney wondering what demilune means? This article tells you everything you need to know to understand what demilune furniture is. See different types of demilune furniture. Learn when demilune tables and commodes developed, and what furniture styles they're associated with.
Dumbwaiter
Don't feel dumb if you don't know what a dumbwaiter is in antique furniture. This glossary-style article will explain all about the dumbwaiter, when and where it originated, and what it was used for.
Gate-leg Table
Don't give 'em the gate if they don't know what a gate-leg table is. Use this glossary-style article to learn how to identify a gate-leg table. This article defines and describes the gate-leg table, with illustrations. Learn about the gate-leg table, a piece of furniture that flourished in 17th-century England and was typical of the new dining...
Hutch Table
The hutch table was an interesting early form of tilt-top table. This illustrated glossary article describes the hutch table, a once-popular combination table and chair in one. The hutch table dates back to Jacobean England, and flourished both there and in the U.S. until the early 1800s.
Kang Table
Learn what a kang table is, when and where it originated, and what it looks like. This glossary-style article defines the kang table, an ancient Chinese furniture form.
Pedestal Table
Put the pedal to the metal and learn what a pedestal table is. This article defines and describes the pedestal table, a form that's been popular for centuries. Learn the features of a pedestal table and what it looks like. Several types of pedestal tables are depicted in this glossary-style article.
Pembroke Table
Go for Pembroke and learn about this perennially popular type of table. This glossary-style article defines and describes the Pembroke table. Learn when the Pembroke table developed and what famous furniture designers made use of it.
Piecrust Table
This glossary-style article defines and depicts the piecrust table. It indicates which furniture styles the piecrust table is associated with.
Tavern Table
Let's hoist a pint to the tavern table, a versatile piece of furniture with many uses. This article describes the tavern table, and depicts two popular styles of this piece of furniture, which flourished in England and her colonies from the late 1600s to the early 1700s.
Tea Table
What do antique tea tables have to do with tea?
Teapoy
Teapoy isn't a misprint for teapot, though it's related. A teapoy is a unique type of British table, used in -- though not named for -- the beloved tea ceremony. This glossary-styled article defines the teapoy. Observe several types of teapoys in this article.
Trestle Table
Nestle up to a trestle table in this article. Learn the origin of the trestle table, one of the oldest types of table in history. This glossary-style article depicts several types of trestle tables and describes what they look like.
guéridon
Learn about the guéridon, a common type of table in antique furniture. This glossary-style article defines the guéridon, describing its origins and styles.