A Stunning 19th Century Irish Georgian Turn Over Leaf Tea Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning 19th Century Irish Georgian turn over leaf flame mahogany gate leg tea table of demi-lune form. The moulded, beautifully patinated, hinged top raised over a simple line i...
Brass
19th Century Swedish Dropleaf Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming 19th-century Swedish drop leaf table features a beautifully aged grey painted finish, highlighting its clean lines and understated Scandinavian elegance.
Wood
American Regency Mahogany Sutherland Table
Located in Charleston, SC
American Regency Cuban mahogany sutherland drop leaf table with turned reeded legs and original wood casters.
Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Console Table, Circa 1850, Two Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency (19th Century) mahogany sofa / console table with two drawers with brass ring drawer pulls, and a drop leaf on either side, resting on two wide legs joined by a two b...
Brass
Two Part Sheraton Cherry Banquet Table
Located in East Aurora, NY
A nice wide mid 19th century Sheraton two part banquet table with solid Cherry tops and legs with Mahogany veneered ogee aprons on the fronts. A fifth swing leg holds the drop leaf t...
Cherry
$2,760Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Empire Greco Flame Mahogany Double Pedestal Banquet Table c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire Greco banquet dining table offers flame mahogany construction in Neoclassical form with drop leaf dining top over carved urn form double pedestals and rais...
Mahogany
$7,485Sale Price|20% Off
Rare and Unusual Large Antique Quality Mahogany D Shaped Metamorphic Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Rare and unusual large antique regency quality mahogany D shaped metamorphic table having a wonderful quality mahogany D shaped top with a reeded edge and a D shaped frieze. It boas...
Brass
George III Mahogany Drop-Leaf Demi-Lune Gate Leg Table
Located in Huntington, NY
George III Mahogany Drop Leaf Demi Lune Table
Mahogany
$2,865Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Sutherland Table, English, Burr Walnut, 4 Seat, Occasional, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Sutherland table. An English, burr walnut gate-leg 4-seat occasional table, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840. Impressively figured oval table in t...
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Drop-Leaf Folding Table with Tapering Legs and Pad Feet
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a stunning early 19th-century English Mahogany drop leaf or gateleg table. The table rests on six round straight tapered legs ending in wonderfully large pad feet. T...
Mahogany
Antique French Country Oak Farm Table, Provence, Late 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique French Provincial oak dining table sourced from Provence, France, dating to the late 19th century.
Oak
Late 19th Century English Oak Demi-Lune Table
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century English oak Demi-lune table with a dropped leaf. The top is round when the leaf is raised and measures 33 inches in diameter. The top has a beveled edge and follows...
Oak
Beautiful Ebonized Bobbin Turned Baby Sutherland Table England Late 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
England, late 19th century. The Sutherland table is a specific type of English drop-leaf table that developed in the late 19th century, during the Victorian period.
Brass
$2,400Sale Price|50% Off
English Two-Tier Dumb Waiter with Drop Leaves, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century dumb waiter with drop leaves. Unique orientation of tops with the top surface being larger than the bottom. Great to use beside a sofa with the option of dropping one le...
Mahogany
Swedish "SlagBoard" Table
Located in High Point, NC
A traditional Swedish drop-leaf “slagbord” table designed for compact living, commonly used in Scandinavian homes. The hinged leaves allow the table to expand when needed and fold aw...
Wood
Early 19th Century Mahogany Dumbwaiter
Located in Martlesham, GB
A rare and unusual Regency mahogany double drop leaf dumbwaiter, a smaller drop leaf above the larger opening up of circular form with a reeded edge, tapered columns supports with th...
Mahogany
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal girandoles. Each girandole is raised by a circular ormolu base with a most decorative beaded and acan...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rock Crystal & Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and highly quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rock Crystal and Crystal Girandole lamps. Each six light Girandole is raised by a circular Ormolu base with a ...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Empire Meek's School Mahogany Table, C1840
By Joseph Meeks
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire table in the manner of Joseph Meeks offers mahogany construction with top having drop leaves and raised on pedestal base with scroll form feet, c1840 Meas...
Metal
Swedish Pedestal Table w/Side Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish writing table with drop leaf sides from the mid 19th century. This antique table from Sweden, of mahogany wood, has a rectangular-shaped top, with drop leaf sides that can ...
Mahogany
Italian desk in wood with drawers and brass handles, late 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
It can also be used as a console table. Late 19th century. Good condition. Restored, though it still shows some signs of age.
Brass
Antique Swedish ‘Slagbord’ in Full Original Condition, Untouched
Located in Beerse, VAN
Beautiful Swedish ‘slagbord’, or drop leaf table, with paint and patina of more than 100 years old. It’s still in full original condition, i.e. untouched, and beautifully aged. This...
Pine
Antique Cut Glass Pendant Light, Copper Leaf Gallery, 1910
Located in Lincoln, GB
Whether suspended above a dining table, in an entryway, or featured in a living space, it serves as both a functional light and a statement of enduring design.
Copper
Antique and vintage drop-leaf and Pembroke tables are the perfect solution for those of us in the “space-conscious” category. These furnishings have long been a smart choice for homes, particularly if you’re working with an especially modest house or apartment.
A drop-leaf table is a table with a fixed center section, but on either side of that, there are hinged leaves that can be raised or lowered according to your specific needs.
Should you need to accommodate more guests for a dinner party, a drop-leaf table’s side pieces can be raised and locked into place on their hinges, which will extend the overall surface area of the table. If you’re thinking of serving buffet-style or need a place for dinner plates and other tableware, fold one half of the table down and tuck it against the wall, console-table-style, to make more space for the guests congregating in your dining room. When your dinner companions are ready to retire to the living room for a digestif, both drop leaves can be collapsed if you need a makeshift bar cart or if you prefer to stow away the table after dinner.
The Pembroke version of these tables was a lightweight iteration that is believed to have been named for the ninth Earl of Pembroke or his wife, the countess. It is said that the countess had a drop-leaf table commissioned for their home, specifically for the purposes of serving and eating breakfast. This Georgian-era furniture had an oval or rectangular tabletop, was usually outfitted with a drawer and was frequently made of mahogany. It was a popular furnishing that was made through the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
With its convenient transformative qualities, a drop-leaf table can be put to use in every room of your home. A Pembroke nightstand would render having breakfast from the comfort of your bed easier than ever, while a casual living-room drop-leaf end table can quickly be extended in order to make room for movie-night snacks or a family game. The appeal of these tables doesn’t end at 18th-century nobility or chess enthusiasts, however.
Furniture designers of mid-century modern drop-leaf tables explored various forms and worked with a range of materials in crafting these furnishings and even integrated elements such as wheels for extra convenience. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of vintage and antique drop-leaf and Pembroke tables that includes sleek and understated iterations crafted by Hans J. Wegner and alluring versions in teak or rosewood designed by Kurt Østervig.
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