Antique Work Table - A Regency Work Table in Mahogany - A Victorian Walnut Work Table
Work tables for use by ladies, with space for needlework materials in a well below were a later 18th century phenomenon and were made in a variety of forms. We have illustrated some typical examples and have
included a number without [...]

TABLES  work, without bags
Not all work tables had bags beneath. The selection shown here is of a type in which the drawers, fitted into a small table, were sufficient for needlework implements and materials.
A Regency rosewood table with the lyre form built into its supports and brass inlays  enough to give any dealer a rush [...]

TABLES  work, with bags beneath
The work table fitted out with receptaces for needlework and embroidery implements as used by the ladies of the household, did not appear until the later part of the eighteenth century. Chippendale did not illustrate
them, but Sheraton, true to form, showed a variety of ingenious designs. They must have been very [...]