Table replication from a document to another one is a nightmare unless you work with previously created document templates !
Every single table can use a lot of different styles (a table style, some column and row styles, and possibly a lot of individual cell styles). These styles are mostly automatic styles, so one can't easily retrieve them by name.
The target document of a table copy should have been created from a template document, previously created using OpenOffice.org, and including template tables with the convenient layout.