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What does a gateleg table mean?
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“Gate” in “gateleg table” refers to the pivoted leg supports under the table that are connected at their ends by crosspieces. When raised, the table’s two drop leaves, which are usually D-shaped, are supported upon these gates. When gateleg tables originated in England in the 16th century, they were oval or round and were generally named after their shape (and weren’t yet called gateleg tables) in order to distinguish them from the long tables they’d replaced, as dining had by then been relegated to meals for the family, not an entire household and assembled guests.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 16, 2020
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Located in Greenwich, CT
An English oak gateleg table of small scale with traditional flaps supported on two gates that fold
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
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Located in Greenwich, CT
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Antique Late 17th Century Welsh Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
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Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely oak table called Gateleg
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Oak
English 18th Century Gateleg Table
Located in Delft, NL
English 18th century gateleg table.
An Oak drop-leaf gateleg table with folding sides, resting
Category
Antique 18th Century English Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
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Oak
17th Century Danish Baroque Gateleg Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An exceptional 17th century Danish Baroque oak oval gateleg table with four skilfully turned legs
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Antique 17th Century Danish Baroque Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Oval Gateleg Table
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A lovely colour and fine quality timber mahogany carbriole leg drop-leaf table with well carved ball and claw feet. Superb colour and patina.
Circa 1770
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Tables
Materials
Mahogany