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Elegant Italian Desk Convertible into Sewing Machine
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian desk convertible into sewing machine from the 1950s. The desk through its shapes
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Regency Mahogany Work / Sewing Table
Located in New York, NY
Regency mahogany work / sewing Table.
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Work / Sewing Table
Regency Mahogany Work / Sewing Table
H 27.5 in W 21 in D 14.5 in
Hans J. Wegner Sewing Table, Model AT-33, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner, Andreas Tuck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully crafted model AT-33 sewing table designed by Hans Wegner and manufactured in Denmark by
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wicker, Oak, Teak

1960s Teak Sewing Table or Table with Built in Sewing Machine, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- sewing machine seems working - wooden parts have been carefully refurbished - can be used as
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak, Wood

MCM Green Singer Sewing Machine in Cabinet
Located in Norton, MA
Quality made with elegant design from the Mid-Century Modern Singer Sewing Machine and Table
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Mid-20th Century English Desk Sets

Materials

Wood, Machiche

Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife Antique early 20th century Eskilstu
By Eskilstuna Armaturer
Located in Sweden, SE
Made by famous Eskilstuna workshops of Emil Ohlson and Carl Walfrid Dahlgren. The set is decorated with decorative motifs in the form of cotton flowers and foliage, and is decorated ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desk Sets

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Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite elmwood desk charms with its unusual blend of east and west styles. Made in Northern
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, c. 1900
Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, c. 1900
H 26.5 in W 39.5 in D 18.25 in
Original Antique English Vintage Singer Desk Swivel Chair
By Singer
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Singer Swivel Desk Chair – D A classic factory workers stool designed and manufactured by
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Mid-20th Century British Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Unusual William IV Work and Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn582A Excellent and very unusual William IV sewing table in rosewood, having 3 dummy drawers to
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Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Unusual William IV Work and Writing Table
Unusual William IV Work and Writing Table
H 29.13 in W 20.08 in D 51 in
19th Century Chinoiserie Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
originally intended as a sewing table, but it is a versatile size and can be used as a small console, desk
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Chinoiserie Table
19th Century Chinoiserie Table
H 28.5 in W 24 in D 16 in
French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
design. Details allude to this piece serving as a correspondence and sewing table. Unlocking what seems
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
H 28.13 in W 20.25 in D 13.88 in
Antique Ladies Work Table, English, Walnut, Writing, Waring & Gillow, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
sewing table by Waring & Gillow, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightfully
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Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Karl Johan Biedermeier Lyre Motif Birch Table, 1825
By Karl Johan
Located in San Francisco, CA
no longer extant.) Originally designed as a sewing table, interior features two spool racks, each
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Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Birch

George Eliot's Writing Table
Located in Dorking, GB
chairs. The design possibly developed from the early sewing tables, which were used for embroidery and
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

8 Max Pearson for Knoll Mid-Century Modern Red Tulip Swivel Dining Office Chairs
By Max Pearson, Knoll
Located in Dayton, OH
, plant-like shape belies the efficiency of their construction, which eliminated the need for hand-sewing.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Early and Fine Musical Automaton Necessaire with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in London, GB
sewing set. On the underside of the lid, is a stunning reverse painted glass. This technique is very
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Antique 1830s French More Desk Accessories

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Glass, Rosewood

Victorian Tiger Oak Parquetry Sewing or Desk Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare, exquisite Victorian Sewing drawers or desktop filing cabinet in oak parquetry and tiger oak
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Mid-20th Century American Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Antique Singer Sewing Machine Cast Iron Victorian Base Maple Console Desk Top
By Singer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique singer sewing machine cast iron Victorian base maple console table desk top. Item features
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Early 20th Century North American Victorian Console Tables

Materials

Iron

William Herrick Cast Iron Sewing Machine Base Desk Console Table Live Edge Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian cast iron sewing machine base desk console table with "Bow-tie" live edge wood
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Early 20th Century North American Victorian Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice earl Victorian Burl walnut sewing stand and work table in very good condition. This
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
H 30 in W 23 in D 16 in
Antique English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality Edwardian period sewing work table, exquisitely handcrafted in England at the turn
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian End Tables

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Birdseye Maple, Satinwood, Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Casket Sewing Box
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut casket, sewing box, with elaborate
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique Martha Washington Mahogany Spool Sewing Cabinet Chest Side Table Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
"An eye catching turn of the 20th century Martha Washington sewing table. Made from mahogany with
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Early 20th Century Federal Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920's Mulberry Wood Haribako Sewing Tansu 11.5"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This is a Taisho era (c1920's) Haribako (sewing box) with an arrangement of four exterior
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Copper

19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce period Charles X (1818-1834) French Restoration mahogany travailleuse sewing (thread
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
sewing work, support the high frame, which is divided into two zones by a surrounding profile of gilded
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Mahogany

1940s Stunning Original Tan-Sad Machinists/Dining/Desk/Study Chair, Tall Grey
Located in Hook, Hampshire
-Sad is one of our all time favourites. We found this chair in a sewing workshop in Pembrokeshire. In
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Vintage 1940s Stools

Materials

Metal

18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier. An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Inlaid Octagonal hardwood Box with Fitted Interior and Key, English Early 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand made oak Sewing Box, of octagonal form with inlaid sunburst top, fully
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century English Victorian Brass Black Lacquer Papier-mache Dressing Box
Located in Forney, TX
valet, ladies vanity chest, desk organizer, jewelry casket, caddy, sewing work case, decorative table
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
curiosity and conversation starter, use as a table or desk box, jewelry casket, trinket case, sewing caddy
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Tin

1960 Italian Console Table in Solid Beech and Chestnut, Natural Honey Color
Located in Buggiano, IT
deep side drawers. In the past it was the backbone of an ancient sewing machine. Excellent measures
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Beech, Chestnut

19th Century Blue & Gold Porcelain-Mounted Rosewood Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
plaque and a mother-of-pearl inlaid border, the lid revealing a fitted interior with sewing implements
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Rosewood

Side or Entry Table Biedermeier Fruitwood Blonde & Black Wood Night Stand LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
work of art 19th Century sewing table . The top opens up with an original lock and key , with a single
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Paint

Plain and Ornamental, Delaware Furniture 1740-1890, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Historical Society of Delaware in Wilmington Delaware. Pieces include chairs, chests, desks, cupboards
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20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
portable leather writing desk with its original two crystal inkwells – the perfect place to store one’s
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Crystal, Silver

French Nécessaire de Voyage
French Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6.5 in W 17 in D 11.75 in
Tahan Paris Signed French Napoleon III Period Convertible Wine Cooler Tray Table
By André-Charles Boulle, Jean-Pierre Tahan, Tahan Paris
Located in Forney, TX
the « tabletterie » category, he also develops larger furniture items, “bonheur-du-jour”, desks, and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Tray Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze

Regency Period Rosewood Grained Work Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This simple classical piece of furniture was used as a ladies sewing table and to house, in the
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Side Tables

Materials

Fabric, Pine

Regency Period Rosewood Grained Work Table
Regency Period Rosewood Grained Work Table
H 28.75 in W 21 in D 15.75 in
1960s Severin Hansen Set of Two Fully Restored Mahogany Side Tables by Haslev
By Severin Hansen Jr., Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in Knebel, DK
table and desk designs in the Classic, Danish Mid-Century Modern style. In the 1950s and early 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

1960´s Severin Hansen Coffee Table in Rosewood
By Haslev Mobelsnedkeri, Severin Hansen Jr.
Located in Knebel, DK
designer Severin Hansen Jr. is best remembered for his table and desk designs in the Classic, Danish Mid
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood

1960´s Severin Hansen Coffee Table in Rosewood
1960´s Severin Hansen Coffee Table in Rosewood
H 19.69 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Glass Table by Maison Alphonse Giroux, Paris
By Maison Giroux
Located in Dublin, IE
and writing: writing desks, inkwells and also toys. Indeed, on June 6, 1818, he filed the patent for
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Shelves

Materials

Ormolu

Rare 19th Century Leblanc Freres Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Arc De Triomph
By Leblanc Frères 1
Located in GB
, most are small desk ornaments, this comfortably fills a side table on its own As you can see it has
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
- work table - writing desk) Refined elegant sophistication at its finest, born in late 18th / early
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Vanities

Materials

Brass

Antique 1920s Art Nouveau Sewing Table
Located in Freiburg, DE
Solid oak / oak veneer slight retouched veneer damage in the plate (see photos).
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Vintage 1920s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique 1920s Art Nouveau Sewing Table
Antique 1920s Art Nouveau Sewing Table
H 77.5 in W 65.5 in D 44.5 in
Sewing Table in Teak
Located in Mørkøv, 85
Elegant and small sewing table with a single shelve underneath. Made in the 60s. Teak top with an
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Beech, Oak, Teak

Sewing Table in Teak
Sewing Table in Teak
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 13.39 in
American Mahogany Empire Side Table/ Sewing Table, Attributed to Duncan Phyfe
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Hollywood, FL
The cuban mahogany top above 3 drawers with original pulls, surrounded by fine line inlaid banding. The base in dark walnut richly carved with four animal legs, terminating in animal...
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Antique 1820s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Eames ESU D-20-C Desk
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
: "Additional uses for the E.S.U. desks as table for sewing or receptionist desk are suggested."
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Eames ESU D-20-C Desk
Eames ESU D-20-C Desk
H 29 in W 60 in D 24.5 in
Black Lacquer Lady's Desk in Two Parts
Located in Woodbury, CT
There are two parts to this desk or writing table. The top section includes the mirror, 4 small
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Salem Sheraton Carved Mahogany Two Drawer Work Table
Located in Wells, ME
table itself. For years we’ve thought that a plain bag detracts from the lines of a good sewing table
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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)
Located in Brunswick, ME
goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in
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Early 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Located in Brunswick, ME
goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in
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Early 20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Travailleuse Louis Philippe Table French 19th Century Writing Sewing
Located in France, FR
Travailleuse Louis Philippe table desk, French, 19th century writing sewing flame mahogany Louis
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Renaissance Walnut Dressing Table Labeled George Hess, Patented, 1876, New York
By George Hess
Located in Providence, RI
find them also with a first surface. This worktable/sewing cabinet is a tour de force with a mirror
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Antique 1870s Renaissance Revival Vanities

Materials

Walnut

Vargueno de Salamanca
Located in Heeze, Noord Brabant
This late 16th-17th century Spanish Walnut Vargueno or Bargueno desk is a form of portable desk
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Antique Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Vargueno de Salamanca
Vargueno de Salamanca
H 57.88 in W 41.74 in D 16.93 in
English Sewing Stand
Located in North Miami, FL
An early english sewing stand of superb quality and design. Beautiful piece of antique furniture
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Sewing Stand
English Sewing Stand
H 33 in W 30 in D 20 in
The Ribbonaire Fan
By Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Singer Ribbonaire Art Deco bakelite electric desk fan
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Vintage 1930s American Desk Accessories

Materials

Bakelite

The Ribbonaire Fan
The Ribbonaire Fan
H 10 in W 5 in D 7.5 in
Charles X Marquetry Sewing Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
This fine Charles X rosewood sewing stand rests upon beautifully curved legs and is adorned with
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Charles X Marquetry Sewing Stand
Charles X Marquetry Sewing Stand
H 29 in W 20.25 in D 14 in
Vintage Polished Metal Industrial Style Singer Chair, circa 1940
By Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
. Just re-polished. Ideal for a desk chair or for dining. I will be able to source similar chairs over
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Mid-20th Century Great Britain (UK) Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Ch...

Materials

Steel, Iron

American Victorian Wood and Paper Mache Sewing Box on Pedestal Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
American Victorian Wood and Paper Mache sewing box on pedestal base Paper Mache depicts bird and
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Singer Featherweight 221 Portable Sewing Machine & Case + Extras 1941
By Singer
Located in Dayton, OH
Singer Featherweight 221 portable sewing machine comes with original carrying case, manual and many
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Vintage 1940s Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

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Find many varieties of an authentic sewing desk available at 1stDibs. A sewing desk — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sewing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A sewing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Industrial and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Singer and W. O. Langille each produced at least one beautiful sewing desk that is worth considering.

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Prices for a sewing desk start at $375 and top out at $18,000 with the average selling for $950.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    The best sewing table for you should suit your requirements of size, weight, material like steel or wood, and additional details like adjustable height. Sewing tables also come with a variety of storage options. There is a range of vintage sewing tables on 1stDibs.