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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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Oak Gateleg Table
Located in London, England
Oak double gate leg dining table.
U.K Circa 1960.
H 77cm x W 194cm x D 51cm/153cm
Category
Vintage 1960s British Georgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,309
Small Oval Gateleg Table
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
$5,900
Plank End Gateleg Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good late 17th century English or Welsh oak gateleg table, the oval top over balustrade silhouette
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Welsh Baroque Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Oak
$5,900
19thC English Walnut Gateleg Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
19thC English Walnut Gateleg Table
sku 1900
W70 x D70 x H69
Weight 6 kg
Category
Antique 19th Century Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Oak Gateleg Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 18th Century Gateleg Table. With two drop ends supported by bobbin
Category
Antique 18th Century English Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Large Gateleg Table In Oak
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely oak table called Gateleg
Very beautiful table which has a very beautiful turned base
Category
20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak