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Nick Hewer (The Apprentice)
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Hello Chris, Just wanted to say thank you. The chairs and table are absolutely beautiful - can’t stop looking at them and touching them! Sorry I couldn’t see you in person - I have a deadline for my masters coming up and I needed to do a day in the library! Also wanted to say I’ve shared your details on a closed FB group with 1.7k doctor mums who are interested in interior design and many are doing renovations. A few have already said they will make the trip based on the before & after pics, and I also connected with another client of yours who bought a large table and chairs!
Anyway- hope to do business again as we are really delighted. Thank you!
Best wishes, Anna
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Wow! We absolutely love the table and chairs. Thank you so much. You and your team have done a fantastic job.
Thank you for delivering them today. The guys that delivered were lovely and did a brilliant job of installing it all too.
Janice
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ANTIQUE REFECTORY TABLES
Large stock of ANTIQUE REFECTORY TABLES here at Elisabeth James Antiques antique furniture warehouse. We are the largest prefessional antique dining table specialist in the UK with OVER 400 GENUINE ANTIQUE TABLES in stock at ONE LOCATION JUST NORTH OF LONDON. With over 100 antique oak tables of all periods and sizes 3 metres, 4 metres, 5 metres long and specialising in antique refectory tables which are bespokely restored to your secification with heat proof finishes French polished to any shade, bleached and limed or wax finishes
and THIS IS INCLUDED in our prices!!
Over 500 3 4 5 Metre Genuine Antique Dining Tables and Chairs Sets At Our Trade Warehouse
Price: £0
Circa: 18th, 19th, 20th century
Stock Code: E2800
12ft Antique Oak Refectory Table 3.7 Metres Long
Price: £4950
Circa: Early 1900S
Stock Code: E2511
3 4 5 METRE GENUINE ANTIQUE DINING TABLES GEORGIAN REGENCY VICTORIAN
Price: £0
Circa: 18th, 19th & 20th Century
Stock Code: E2500
Large Round Antique Oak Table | 6ft Diameter Oak Table Seat 10 Chairs
Price: £3200
Circa: Early 1900s
Stock Code: E2498
Large Stripped Oak Antique Refectory Table Extending 4 Metres
Price: £4600
Circa: Mid 1900s
Stock Code: E2467
Large Antique Oak Refectory Table 10ft Victorian
Price: £2650
Circa: C1880
Stock Code: E2460
3 Metre Antique Oak Refectory Table Drawleaf Extending Jacobean
Price: £2200
Circa: C1900
Stock Code: E2459
8ft Extending to 15ft Victorian Arts Crafts Oak Dining Table
Price: £4400
Circa: C1890
Stock Code: E2369
6 Metre Antique Oak Refectory Table Victorian Arts Crafts
Price: £9700
Circa: Early 1900s
Stock Code: E2367
Large 3 Metre Antique Extending Oak Refectory Table Jacobean With Drawleaf Ends
Price: £2400
Circa: C1890
Stock Code: E2228
Large Oval Antique Country Oak Farmhouse Table – Georgian Wake Table Design
Price: £2400
Circa: Mid 1900s
Stock Code: E2217
9ft Antique Oak Refectory Table With Drawleaf Ends In The Jacobean Taste
Price: £1650
Circa: Early 1900s
Stock Code: E1914
Large Antique Refectory Table - Jacobean Revival Oak Drawleaf Refectory Table Of Wide Proportions
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Price: £1900
Circa: C1890
Stock Code: E1565
3 4 5 METRE GENUINE ANTIQUE DINING TABLES GEORGIAN REGENCY VICTORIAN
Price: £0
Circa: 18th, 19th & 20th Century
Stock Code: E2500
3 4 5 Metre Genuine Antique Dining Tables Georgian Regency Victorian
Price: £0
Circa: 18th, 19th and 20th Century
Stock Code: E2500
10ft Victorian Antique Oak Refectory Table
Price: £2200
Circa: C1870
Stock Code: E2299
2 Metre Antique Oak Round Table Arts Crafts Circular
Price: £3200
Circa: C1910
Stock Code: E2297
Large Antique Oak Rectory Trestle Pedestal Base 4 metre Hunt Table
Price: £5700
Circa: C1910
Stock Code: E2293
Antique Oak Refectory Table 3 metres Arts Crafts
Price: £2200
Circa: C1900
Stock Code: E2292
5 metre Antique Oak Extending Refectory Dining Table
Price: £5800
Circa: C1920
Stock Code: E2262
Large Oval Antique Oak Farmhouse Table - Georgian Manner Wake or Hunt Table 3 metres
Price: £4600
Circa: Mid 1900s
Stock Code: E2232
5ft Large Round Antique Oak Table
Price: £1750
Circa: mid 1900s
Stock Code: E2211
9ft Antique 19th Century Oak Refectory Table
Price: £1900
Circa: C1880
Stock Code: E2139
Antique 19th Century 10ft Walnut Extending Refectory Table
Price: £1900
Circa: C1860
Stock Code: E2130
Large Victorian Antique Walnut Refectory Hunt Table To Seat 16 people
Price: £5500
Circa: C1900
Stock Code: E2123
8ft Antique Oak Refectory Table Arts Crafts
Price: £1600
Circa: Early 1900s
Stock Code: E2097
7ft Antique Refectory Table on Trestle Base
AT LEAST 20 REFECTORY TABLES IN...
Price: £1450
Circa: Mid 1900s
Stock Code: E2096
12ft Long Antique Oak Refectory Arts Crafts To Seat 14 People
Price: £4400
Circa: Mid 1900s
Stock Code: E2077
Large Arts & Crafts Influenced Antique Oak Refectory Table To Seat 10 People
Price: £2200
Circa: mid 1900s
Stock Code: E2011
Antique Oak Table - Huge 15ft Jacobean Oak Extending Refectory Table To Seat 18 People
Price: £5700
Circa: C1900
Stock Code: E2003
Jacobean Carved Oak Draw Leaf Refectory Table to Seat 10 People
Price: £1750
Circa: Early 1900s
Stock Code: e1992
ABOUT ANTIQUE REFECTORY TABLES
The word ‘refectory’ historically translates to a room for dining. Hence the ‘refectory table’ is quite simply the earliest for of dining table and its originals will date back to quite simple the earliest date of civilisations.In terms of todays’ antique market place to buy an antique refectory table the earliest potential would be from the 16th and 17th Centuries although it would be very rare to find an example of any great size surviving complete. There are some very large refectory tables in National Trust estate homes and a few large religious establishments but, given so few wealthy people who could justify a large dining hall during this period, in the open market there would be very few tables available that are genuine 16th/17th Century at a size over 8ft length.
By the middle of the 18th Century into George iii period there was no requirement to build large refectory tables for ding rooms because any wealthy household would now be commissioning fashionable formal mahogany dining tables. So the only large refectory type tables would be for the staff kitchen areas and educational or religious institutions. Of course there are always anomalies within history, so doubtless throughout all Centuries refectory tables have been made to some extent, but it wasn’t until the late 19th Century when the Colonies were lost, where mahogany was imported from, that English cabinet makers once again constructed large oak refectory tables for the dining room.
This revival of the refectory table seemed to be due to associated revival in taste for the early period Gothic Tudor, Jacobean and Charles II tastes by the late Victorians. So once again classic plank top and cleated end refectory tables were made with classic baluster legs, peg jointed and united by stretchers. There are also X frame Arts %& Crafts, trestle based and draw leaf refectory tables from this period onwards. The draw leaf refectory tables tend not to be too large, maybe up to 10ft, but we have had solid top antique refectories up to 18ft long from the Victorian period.
The refectory table fits well within more modern décor if a lighter or bleached shade as much as within a period home setting so very popular table design of today. Therefore many companies on the internet selling ‘antique refectory tables’ who in actual fact are importing modern made reproductions from east of Europe and, although listed as antiques on Ebay, etc.. easy enough to spot as they will have the word ‘style’ somewhere in the description. Also there are companies importing from the Asia mass produced crudely made tables which they claim are made from ‘sustainable’ timbers reclaimed from Monasteries, etc.. but in truth these tables are manufactured from freshly felled forestation and are Third World exploitation.
At Elisabeth James we typically have 30+ antique refectory tables from all periods and designs in stock at 2 metre to 5 metre lengths, with all held here in untouched condition to allow you to select very old school patinated wax finish, any shade you require, bleach earthy matt sealed, etc..