Antique Farmhouse Tables
We offer a wide variety of antique tables, from rare Jogltisch to archaic farmhouse tables and classic dining tables. Since we live in the Joglland region, we can offer a unique selection of joglland farmhouse tables. Whether rustic as a square rustic table or bourgeois as a rectangular table, the farmhouse table is the center of social life in everyone’s home. Balanced proportions, solid wood, and patina give the farmhouse table its significance. These are antique farmhouse tables from Austria.
The Jogltisch as a rarity and collector's item
The Jogltisch is a sought-after rarity due to its special design. The thick sliding maple top, which conceals a compartment that was originally used for storing documents, the bread drawer, the cutlery drawer, the Vergelt’s Gott (footrest) and the curved, often decorated table legs make the Jogltisch a coveted collector’s item. The Jogltisch is a square box table. The name Jogltisch comes from its origin, the Joglland region. We live in the Joglland region and can offer a unique selection of original Jogltisch. Jogl comes from the first name Jakob, which was very common in our region and was called “Jogl” in the countryside. The term Jogltisch is said to have been first mentioned in writing by monks from Vorau Abbey in the 16th century, as they received such a table as a feudal gift. The Jogltisch stood between the windows under the altar, diagonally opposite the stove. Benches that were fixed to the wall, loose pews, and wooden chairs were the seating furniture for the Jogltisch.
The significance of the farmhouse table
The farmhouse table was the center of social life. It was where people ate, negotiated, prayed, and celebrated. There was a strict seating order.
The farmhouse table was the most important piece of furniture in the house and was listed first in inventory lists. The farmhouse table was the only piece of furniture that had to remain on the farm when it was sold. The entire table corner, like the wall-mounted furniture, was seen as an inseparable part of the house.
The construction of the farmhouse table
The different appearances of farmhouse tables are determined by their construction. We distinguish between cheek tables, trestle tables, box tables, and apron tables. It depends on the construction on which the tabletop rests. Is it supported by side shelves, individual stiles, a box, or a frame?
Basically, all local types of wood were used in the manufacture of farmhouse tables. Nevertheless, maple was primarily used for the tabletop, and pine was often used for the base.
The decoration of the farmhouse table
The decoration of an antique table takes the form of visible handcrafted joints, decorative nails, carved rosettes, and carvings and notches on the supporting parts. Painted or inlaid table tops, carved or inlaid frames with the year, or drawers with symbols of salvation and blessing were further decorative elements on the farmer’s table. The design was always symmetrical.
In aristocratic circles and monasteries, tables with stone tops, Untersberg marble, Gosau marble, or Solnhofen slate tops, etched stone tops with hunting scenes, battle scenes, and scientific discoveries were already in use in the 16th century. Stone tops make the table almost immovable. The Montafon table has an octagonal hardwood tabletop with a slate slab in the middle. Several types of wood were usually used, and the legs were tapered and turned. The Montafon table is a trestle table. A popular decorative technique was inlay work, which was often used around the stone slab and on the drawer.