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What is a drop-leaf table?

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What is a drop-leaf table?

A drop-leaf table has a fixed section in the center and a hinged section, or leaf, on each side that can be folded down.

1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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Antique William and Mary Style American Oak Dropleaf Gateleg Console Hall Table
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th Century oak gateleg table. A rectangular form finished in a dark oak with two crescent shaped drop leaves and a central dovetailed frieze drawer. Features turned and ...
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Early 20th Century William and Mary Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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Oak

Antique English Table Drop Leaf Gateleg Barley Twist Oak Oval c. 1920-30s
Located in Tyler, TX
CHARMING Antique English Petite Oak Drop Leaf Gateleg Oval Table~~Barley Twist Legs ~~c. 1920s-1930s Always in high demand Solid and sturdy with very nice tiger ...
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Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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Oak

Fine Baker Classic American Federal Mahogany Drop-leaf Pembroke End Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning classic early American Federal style mahogany pembroke occasional table by renowned fine quality American furniture maker Baker Furniture (United States, 1890-Present) S...
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Late 20th Century American Federal Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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Brass

English Gate Leg, Drop Leaf Table Made Of Oak. 19Th Century
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful English oak drop-leaf table, dating from circa 1880, crafted with traditional wooden peg (mortise-and-tenon) joints and still retaining its original iron hinges. The table ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Modern Teak Drop-Leaf Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant MCM Modern dining table features a rich teak grain and a versatile drop-leaf design, perfect for optimizing smaller spaces. Supported by a classic split-gateleg base, th...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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Teak

Rosewood Sunderland Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine mid 19th Century Sunderland table in stunning rosewood having a folding top with a carved gadrooned edge on an elaborate base consisting of a shaped square section pedestal wi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

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Rosewood

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