Swedish Painted Pedestal Drop-Leaf Table, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming Swedish table from around 1880, designed with two drop-leaf flaps that allow the piece to expand or contract as needed.
Pine
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch 142cm
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Birch
American Sheraton Centre-Pedestal, Drop-Leaf Breakfast Table in Mahogany
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely Sheraton breakfast table with rectangular top with "D" shaped drop leaves over a centre-pedestal with turned column resting on reeded knees with splayed legs, and termi...
Brass
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Marquetry A Ormolu
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf pedestal table in stunning quilt stripe golden birch veneers and elegant curved feet. C Late 1800s The Dual pedestal column in particular featu...
Birch
Antique Regency Inlaid Ebony Mahogany Pembroke Drop Leaf Pedestal Table 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine elegant antique English Georgian Regency period flame mahogany drop-leaf Pembroke table, with ebony inlay circa 1810. This antique drop leaf pedestal table is made of the fin...
Brass
Antique Biedermeier Style Satinwood Drop Leaf Table W/ Ebonized Pedestal & Paws
By Biedermeier
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an antique Continental Biedermeier style drop leaf work table. The top is banded with satinwood. The pedestals and paws ate Ebonized. The piece has a single dovetailed drawer...
Ebony, Satinwood
1820s RESTORED ENGLISH ANTIQUE PEDESTAL PEMBROKE DROP LEAF TABLE WITH DRAWER
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London This fine English pedestal Pembroke table is crafted from richly figured hardwood and dates to the early 19th century, circa 1820–1835. Restored with care, it ...
Brass
Swedish Biedermeier Pedestal Drop-Leaf Table Empire Golden Birch Ormolu Style A
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning quilted golden birch veneers with an ormolu style central column and four elegant curved feet. Classic 1800s swedish ...
Birch
Swedish Karl Johan (Biedermeier), Drop-Leaf Center Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Karl Johan drop-leaf center table of red mahogany gracefully shaped pedestal base. Dimensions: 52.5" Wide when the leaves are up and 32" Wide when they are down 28.25" Deep 28.75" High
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Table, Golden Birch, Circa 1850
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Birch
19th Century Mahogany Two-Part Drop Leaf Breakfast/Card Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-19th century mahogany two-part drop leaf breakfast/card table. Drop leaf swivel top, cylindrical pedestal on plinth base with carved acanthus and paw feet on casters. Dimensi...
Mahogany
Thomas Seymour (Attrib) Mahogany Drop Leaf Breakfast Table from Badlam Family
By Thomas Seymour
Located in Milford, NH
A finely made one drawer drop leaf breakfast table with great original color and surface attributed to Thomas Seymour of Boston with rounded corner top, turned pedestal and outswept ...
Brass
Pair of Fine Late Regency Mahogany and Tulipwood Drop-Leaf Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Possibly Scottish, circa 1820. Banded and burled tables with double pedestal supports with carved leafy center panels. Raised on banded legs. With serpentine stretchers. Lacking the ...
Mahogany
Antique Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Twin Drawer Pembroke or Library Table 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique Georgian Regency period flame mahogany drop leaf Pembroke table, circa 1810. The table is made from the very finest Cuban flame mahogany and has two substantia...
Mahogany
Antique American Drop Leaf Carved Mahogany Federal Empire Table New York 1825
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique American Empire carved mahogany drop leaf table, New York, circa 1825. The table is made from the finest flame mahogany & having two drop leaves with curved skirts tha...
Mahogany
American Empire Greek Revival Drop-Leaf Dining Table in Mahogany, circa 1830
By Joseph Meeks
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Attributable to the New York cabinetmaker, Meeks and Sons, this handsome dining table is made of premium mahogany and is inspired by the furniture designs of ancient Greece. American...
Mahogany
English Regency Rosewood One Drawer Drop Leaf Work Table with Brass Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English Regency rosewood one-drawer drop leaf work table with rectangular top and brass inlaid border, bullseye brass pulls, and shaped leaf supports on each side, supported b...
Brass
American Empire Drop Leaf Table, c. 1880 by S. K. Pierce & Son, Co.
Located in Southampton, NY
American Empire drop leaf table, c. 1880 by S. K. Pierce and Son, Co. This is a charming American Table made in Gardner, MA in the later 1800s. It consists of multiple woods in the c...
Wood
19th c Late Georgian or Regency Mahogany Drop Leaf Library or Sofa Table
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Georgian mahogany drop leaf library or sofa table with a single frieze drawer, adorned with round brass pulls and an inlaid escutcheon, faux drawer on verso, open...
Brass
Mahogany Pembroke Table on Pedestal Base
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
An English mahogany Pembroke table on a turned pedestal base. The well-figured mahogany top is rectangular with rounded corners and has a strip of inlaid banding all around. There is...
Mahogany
Exceptional Regency Mahogany Pembroke Table with Carved Pedestal Base, c.1800
Located in Nottingham, GB
A superb Regency Pembroke table of exceptional quality, crafted from beautifully figured mahogany and showcasing the elegant proportions and refined craftsmanship associated with the...
Mahogany
Swedish Art Deco Pedestal Table Golden Birch Tiger Stripe 1920 A
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Art Deco pedestal table in Honey colour golden birch veneer top and central pyramid leg in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers Very rare and high...
Birch
American Federal Breakfast Table in Mahogany with Drop-Leaves, circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Federal breakfast table in mahogany with a rectangular top and drop-leaves whose corners end in cyma curves, with inverted turned wooden finials. The rectangular top rests on a bea...
Mahogany
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...
Rosewood
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Round Table, Golden Birch, Circa 1850-1900
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier round table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved lions feet. The pedestal column in particular features an ...
Birch
$2,700Sale Price|25% Off
Victorian Sutherland Table, Hand-Crafted Walnut, England, 1870 Design
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a fine example of a Victorian Sutherland table, one of the most intelligent and practical innovations in Victorian furnishing. This table is of gatefold leg design with twin ...
Walnut
Small Pembroke Table from the Beginning of the 19th Century in Mahogany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine English pembroke table from the beginning of the 19th century. Very beautiful table top in solid mahogany with a beautiful flame which has a Fine inlay on the edges which r...
Mahogany
English George III Carved Mahogany Pie Crust Tilt Top Table ca. 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY PIE-CRUST TILT-TOP TABLE With a very finely and expressively carved baluster, over tripodal anthemion carved legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet...
Mahogany
$995
Val
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A diminutive Hepplewhite style antique drop leaf side table. The table with spider leg pedestal form, with two slim drawers at the front. The table is a perfect pull up table for ...
Mahogany
$1,947Sale Price|20% Off
William IV Mahogany Drop Leaf Centre Table
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique William IV Mahogany Drop-Leaf Centre Table Circa 1830 – Duncan Phyfe Style A superb William IV mahogany drop-leaf centre table, dating to circa 1830, attributed to the Dunca...
Mahogany
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Antique American Empire Mahogany Drop Leaf Parlor Work Table Sewing Stand Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Empire mahogany sewing table or stand featuring two drawers with divided apothecary style storage sections, two drop leaves, and a four leg pedestal base. Dimension...
Mahogany
Mahogany Drop Leaf Table
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Polished mahogany dropleaf table with inlaid top and drawer front on turned pedestal over reeded, splayed legs ending in brass casters
Unavailable
H 28 in W 42 in D 24 in
Mahogany Drop Leaf Table Crossed Lyres Attributed Joseph B. Barry, Phil. PA 1820
Located in Providence, RI
There are good drop leaf tables and then there are better drop leaf tables, even within the same form, as the quality will vary from shop to shop. While most are "good", this is exce...
Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Pembroke Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century mahogany Regency Period pedestal pembroke table
Brass
English Mahogany Pedestal Pembroke Table Circa 1835
Located in LAGNES France,, Other
English Mahogany pedestal pembroke table. Regency period circa 1835 Mahogany table supported by turned central colomn with reeded sabor legs ending in cast brass caps and castors.
Rare Large Pedestal Mahogany Classical Harvest Table
Located in Providence, RI
This is a truly exceptional table with the most magnificent mahogany of outstanding length. The mahogany is all unjoined solid boards. One should take a moment to consider the size o...
Mahogany
Occasional Table
Located in Roswell, GA
Finely carved 19th century mahogany American drop leaf occasional table with glass knobs and 2 drawers. Great patina.
Exceptionally carved pedestal with acanthus leaf design a...
Mahogany, Glass
Pembroke Table
Located in Roswell, GA
Regency style solid mahogany Pembroke table. Inlaid with contrasting mahogany wood on legs and pedestal. Fine casting brass 'paw' feet. Original brass knobs. 2 Drawers (one each ...
Brass
Regency Satinwood Pembroke Table
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A fine Regency quality satinwood Pembroke table on central pedestal and drawer Dimensions: Height 28" (71cm) Width 40" (102cm) Depth 34" (86cm) All of the items that we adve...
Mahogany
Georgian Lion Paw Sofa Table
Located in Kensington, MD
The Square top with D-form drop leaves, above a pair of aligned frieze drawers, raised on a turned pedestal continuing to four splayed legs ending in brass paw castors. 12" drops ...
Brass
Regency Period Pembroke Table, c. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome mahogany Pembroke table mounted on a pedestal base that splays into four reeded legs ending in brass feet on castors. The central table section holds a single sliding draw...
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 29 in W 22.25 in D 40 in
Mahogany Pembroke Table Attributed to Prouty, New York, circa 1830-1840
Located in Providence, RI
This dramatic card table is one of a small grouping of known works that share a singularly characteristic carved eagle head with exaggerated features (i.e. the bulbous eyes and beak)...
Unavailable
H 28.25 in W 16.75 in D 21.75 in
American Federal Period Mahogany Dropleaf Worktable with Downswept Legs Paw Feet
Located in Wells, ME
American federal period mahogany dropleaf sewing table with pedestal base supported by four graceful downswept legs ending in paw feet. A stylized curved cradle supports the upper ca...
Mahogany
William IV Mahogany Drop Leaf Centre Table
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Antique mahogany Duncan Phyfe style centre table Drop-leaves to either side, drawer to one end. Heavily carved pedestal base and feet Lovely patina and color to the timber, ...
Mahogany
Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Pembroke table with brass casters, American, late 19th century.
An English William IV Drop Leaf Pedestal Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An English William IV mahogany pedestal drop leaf table. With a cutlery drawer. With a central pillar base with scrolled feet.
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch 142cm
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Birch
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Yellow Birch Drop Leaf Pedestal Table
Located in Round Top, TX
The dramatic birch wood is mesmerizing and draws you to reach out and touch this table. Simple and elegant, this Swedish drop leaf table is made from a rich yellow birch that glows w...
Birch
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch 142cm
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Birch
Biedermeier Pedestal Drop-Leaf Table Empire Golden Birch Inlay
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning highest grade quilted golden birch veneers and very intricate romanesque marquetry inlays on the central column and ta...
Birch
Biedermeier Pedestal Drop-Leaf Table Empire Golden Birch Inlay
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning highest grade quilted golden birch veneers and very intricate romanesque marquetry inlays on the central column and ta...
Birch
Early 19th Century Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This English Georgian inlaid mahogany drop-leaf table feature a satinwood banded top above a string inlaid drawer resting on a four column pedestal and a base with four string inlaid...
Brass
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H 29.75 in W 25 in D 48.75 in
Golden Birch Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Swedish Writing or Sofa Table
By Karl Johan
Located in Chattanooga, TN
The possibilities are endless for this Swedish made Bierdermeier drop-leaf table. Perfect for a writing desk, dry bar, center table, sofa table, entryway table, console table, or tea...
Birch
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H 30.32 in W 55.12 in D 27.56 in
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Tiger Stripe A
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Birch
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H 30.32 in W 49.61 in D 26.78 in
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Marquetry A Ormolu
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf pedestal table in stunning quilt stripe golden birch veneers and elegant curved feet. C Late 1800s The Dual pedestal column in particular featu...
Birch
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H 30.32 in W 49.61 in D 26.78 in
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Marquetry A Ormolu
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf pedestal table in stunning quilt stripe golden birch veneers and elegant curved feet. C Late 1800s The Dual pedestal column in particular featu...
Birch
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H 30.32 in W 49.61 in D 26.78 in
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Marquetry A Ormolu
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf pedestal table in stunning quilt stripe golden birch veneers and elegant curved feet. C Late 1800s The Dual pedestal column in particular featu...
Birch
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H 30.32 in W 55.12 in D 27.56 in
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Tiger Stripe 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Birch
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H 30.32 in W 55.12 in D 27.56 in
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Tiger Stripe 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Birch
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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