1) Dining tables. Seventeenth century dining tables tended to be made within a single solid piece of wood, with fixed legs, but some of them made use of drop leaves (ends can be raised for more room or folded back) as well as swinging legs. Refectory tables, usually are tables made by this time period made of countless pieces of wood solidly joined and incredibly elaborately carved, are several of the costly antique tables around with prices inside the hundreds of thousands of dollars. ...