19th Century Swedish Folk Art Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art drop-leaf table in painted pine. The table is in a very unusual model with drawers at the front. Untouched original condition with original paint. The paint has some signs o...
Pine
Oval Oak Gateleg Table with Turned Legs, England, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak drop-leaf gateleg table from the 19th century, showcasing a rich, dark finish and a practical design rooted in earlier 17th-century traditions. This oval-top table fea...
Oak
Antique Northern Swedish Genuine Gustavian Light Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique drop-leaf table in Gustavian style, dating from around 1820 to 1840. This table is an authentic piece of country house furniture from northern Sweden, featuring double leaves...
Pine
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century American Sheraton Tiger Maple Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century American Sheraton Tiger Maple Drop Leaf Dining Table Spectacular tiger maple drop leaf dining table in American Sheraton style. The top has two hinged leaves above a st...
Maple
French Oak Drop Leaf Table, Early 20th Century, Versatile Design, 1900
Located in High Point, NC
1900s French Oak Drop Leaf Table. This versatile table exemplifies early 20th-century French craftsmanship with its solid oak construction and softly weathered, natural finish. The r...
Oak
19th Century Country English Oak Drop Leaf Farmhouse Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century country English drop-leaf farmhouse table or console crafted from oak. The table features a rare rectangular shape with drop leaves on each side supported by turn...
Oak
19th Century English Oak Carved Gate Leg Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak gate leg table with a carved border around the top, which is surrounded by a deeply hand carved decorated beveled edge. This follows down to a hand carved and scallo...
Oak
19th Century English Oak Carved Gate-Leg Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak gate leg from England with a carved and beveled edge surrounding the carved banded top. The apron is scalloped on the ends and the table is supported on hand turned ...
Oak
$4,040Sale Price|20% Off
George III Mahogany Drop leaf Gate Leg Table
Located in Huntington, NY
18th century George III mahogany drop leaf gate leg table. Each leaf supported by a swing leg . Each turned leg terminating in a ball and claw feet . fully open top is 48'' X 32'' f...
Mahogany
Antique French Louis Philippe Walnut Drop-Leaf Dining Table, 1880
Located in Astoria, NY
This late 19th century French Louis Philippe style drop-leaf oval extendable dining table hails from Provence and is beautifully handcrafted from solid walnut, showcasing a warm, nat...
Walnut, Pine
English Oak Drop-Leaf Gateleg Table with Turned Baluster Legs, Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak drop-leaf gateleg table dating to circa 1900, crafted in solid oak with a beautifully time-softened surface. Compact in scale yet substantial in character, this exampl...
Oak
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Sheraton Cherry & Tiger Maple Two Drawer Drop Leaf Table C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Sheraton Cherry & Tiger Maple Two Drawer Drop Leaf Table with Original Sandwich Glass Pulls Unsigned C1840 Measures - 27.75"H x 38.25"W x 18.5"D This antique Sheraton tab...
Cherry, Maple
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
Antique English Envelope Barley Twist Drop Leaf Side Table Carved Oak c. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
UNIQUE Antique English Corner Oak Barley Twist Envelope Drop Leaf or Round center table~~CARVED TOP~~Lower Shelf~~ Solid and sturdy with very nice dark oak patina ...
Oak
George III Black Lacquer Walnut Drop Leaf Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A George III styled black color varnish drop leaf table from the 19th Century with 5 legs that doubles the depth surface space if needed with a support leg in excellent condition.
Walnut
Early 18th Century English Walnut Oval Dropleaf / Gateleg Table
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant, delicate and versatile English Queen Anne Dropleaf / Gateleg Table of slightly oval form. Suited for various functions, it can be used as small wall-console, narrow end tabl...
Walnut
$1,440Sale Price|34% Off
Queen Anne Singular Drop-Leaf Table with Single Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We are pleased to offer a stunning Queen Anne era Mahogany Rectangle drop-leaf table with a single drawer. This exquisite piece of furniture is a perfect example of the intricate cra...
Mahogany, Oak
Handsome 19th Century Highly Figured Tiger Maple Drop Leaf Table or Console
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome 19th century highly figured tiger maple drop leaf table or console. Two drop leaves, tapered legs. The chair that is pictured is a pair and would look amazing flanking this ...
Maple
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
18thC Chippendale Mahogany Drop Leaf Claw & Ball Foot Gate Leg Table
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** 18thC Chippendale Mahogany Drop Leaf Claw & Ball Foot Gate Leg Table Measures - 27 1/2" x 49" x 48" ...
Mahogany
19th Century Federal Drop Leaf Table. American, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nicely proportioned and well made early 19th century American mahogany drop leaf table with no restorations and in completely original condition and untouched surface. The entire sur...
Mahogany
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
A George III mahogany spider-leg table attributed to Thomas Chippendale 1768
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An Important George III mahogany spider-leg table attributed to Thomas Chippendale 1768. England The tulip banded rectangular mahogany drop-leaf top with gateleg action, on a straig...
Mahogany, Tulipwood
An English Provincial Fruitwood Drop-Leaf Table 19th Century Nice Color, Patina.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An English Provincial Pine Drop-Leaf Table 19th Century Height 28 x width 52 1/2 x depth 27 inches (closed).
Fruitwood
Antique Drop Leaf Hardwood Table With Bobbin Turned Legs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique drop leaf top over a wide apron flanked by corner blocks and raised on bobbin turned legs. Condition: With expected signs of use and age including distressing, sunning, loss...
Wood
Unusual Georgian Mahogany Handkerchief Style Drop Leaf Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual mahogany handkerchief style table with a single drop leaf and gate leg. Beautiful old finish and character. England, late 18th to early 19th century.
Mahogany
Original Painted Pine Drop Leaf Side Table, Sweden circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
There is a wonderful country appeal to this single drop leaf table that can serve as a side table or small writing desk. The original painted finish is in cream/beige tones that have...
Pine, Paint
French Wooden Nesting Table with Wings and Two Drawers, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
French Wood Nesting Table with Wings and Two Drawers
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Drop Leaf Table with Turned Legs
Located in Lomita, CA
The dark chocolate tone and the patina of the mahogany make this table irresistible. It is a cllassical style, mahogany drop-leaf table from New England, manufactured in the late 19t...
Mahogany
Unique Antique 4 Drawers Drop Leaf Table, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
Very unique Antique 4 drawers drop leaf table, lot of storage space with 4 deep drawers on two sides of table. May be use in any room in your home. Many even use it as kitchen isla...
Wood
Victorian Oak Gate Leg Dining Table with Barley Twist Legs, 49\"
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Late 19th Century Oak Gate Leg Dining Table This is a very attractive table, it is made from solid Oak The table has a gate leg at each side to support the deep leaves, it has attra...
Oak
Antique American Distressed Fold-Over Flip-Top Morphing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A 19th century American morphing table, in a later white painted finish. Having a demilune (half-moon console / side table) shaped hinged fold-over top, rising on hand turned and spi...
Wood, Paint
1875s Antique Drop-leaf Table Made of Solid Wood with Turned Legs
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique folding table made of solid wood, with an extendable tabletop featuring drop leaves and an elegant structure of turned legs joined by crossbars. A rustic and authentic piece,...
Wood
19th Century Dutch Continental Rosewood Marquetry Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Forney, TX
Sophisticated elegance, is what comes to mind when setting eyes upon this richly colored rosewood veneered Biedermeier drop-leaf table from the mid-late 19th century. Continental...
Rosewood
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
Rustic Slagbord (Drop-Leaf Table) in Pine, with two folding Leaves, Sweden
Located in Berlin, DE
Swedish slagbord (drop-leaf table) in pine with a plank top and two hinged leaves that fold down for compact storage and open to form an extended surface, supported by swing-out gate...
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Painted Pine Drop-Leaf Table Gate Leg Console
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th-century Swedish pine drop-leaf table with gate-leg construction and a narrow, highly versatile form. The table features a newer professionally applied layered soft green p...
Pine, Paint
Antique English Satinwood Drop Leaf Table, circa 1810-1820
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome satinwood table with its warm color is easy on the eyes, and ample enough to use for board games or as a dining table in any room of your choosing.
Satinwood
Antique Baroque Drop-Leaf Table in Oak, Danish Cabinetmaker, 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This antique Baroque drop-leaf table, crafted by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker in the 19th century, radiates timeless character and quiet elegance. Made from solid oak with a rich pa...
Oak
$3,568Sale Price|20% Off
French Table Oval Top Drop Leaf Ash, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Dining folding table with oval top, ash Turned legs and drop leaf Late 19th century, Franch belt height:23.22 in Dimensions when folded: D30.51 x W 82.82 x H 27.95 in Shipping: 219...
Pine
Extraordinary Antique Figured Wood and Marquetry Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine and complex well-crafted drop leaf table with rectangular top inlaid overall in fine scrolled marquetry details. The top panel with scrolling vines emanating from two ves...
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Drop-Leaf Table with Birch Faux Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian drop-leaf table with original untouched faux paint imitating birch. The table has one extra table top on each side and double gates. Made in northern Sweden, circa 1810. Ha...
Pine
French 17th Century Louis XIII Walnut and inlaid Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Troy, NY
French 17th Century Louis XIII Walnut drop-leaf Table with charming simple Fruitwood inlaid details, columnar legs joined by box-stretchers and columnar swing-legs to support the dro...
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Untouched Gustavian Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish drop-leaf table from the Gustavian era. The model is very unusual with a middle much narrower than typical, it's only 14 cm wide when the table is folded to...
Pine
18th Century English Oak Gateleg Table with Great Surface
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an 18th century English oak drop leaf gateleg table with nice turned legs, and a swing gate leg on each side, along with a stretcher base. The table has probably re...
Oak
Fine Quality Figured Mahogany Oval Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine quality mid eighteenth century figured mahogany oval drop-leaf dining table with excellent figured top and good colour. The oval top with two drop-leaves with rounded edges, s...
Mahogany
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
English Oak Drop-Leaf Gateleg Table with Turned Legs and Stretchers, Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English oak drop-leaf gateleg table, dating to circa 1900, features a compact and versatile form supported by turned legs and stretchers in the traditional English manner. The r...
Oak
Antique Faux Bamboo And Birdseye Maple Triangular Drop Leaf Gate Leg Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Faux bamboo and burled maple triangular drop leaf gate leg table. The burl table surface trimmed with bamboo and the top surmounted on X form stretcher supports with verti...
Faux Bamboo, Birdseye Maple
19th Century Rustic Green and Beige drop leaf Farm Table
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a beautiful, handmade mid-1800's drop leaf farm table in a green and beige color. It has a rustic feel to it, and is made of pine. The table is in its original condition and ...
Pine
Late 17th - Early 18th Century Drop Leaf Table from England
Located in High Point, NC
Late 17th - early 18th century oak table from England with two drop leaves. The top is primitive, and is made from four boards. The top follows down to a simple apron, which retain...
Oak
$3,613Sale Price|30% Off
Beautiful Antique Thomas Chippendale Style Extending Hardwood Occasional Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Thomas Chippendale style extending occasional table in very fine mahogany This is a very well made, important looking occasional ta...
Hardwood
18th Century George III Period Figured Cherry Antique Drop Leaf Table
Located in Forney, TX
Dimensions: (approx) 29.5" High, 39" Long, 18.75" Wide; Open/extended: 57" Wide Versatile: A true testament to the era's emphasis on social gatherings, formal dining, sophisticated...
Cherry
$864Sale Price|20% Off
George II Mid-C.18th Mahogany Oval Drop-Leaf Gateleg Table, C1750 (Georgian)
Located in Leeds, GB
George II Mahogany Oval Drop-Leaf Gateleg Table, Circa 1750 A genuine George II period mahogany oval drop-leaf gateleg table dating from the mid-18th century, circa 1750. Constructe...
Mahogany
Petite Antique English Drop Leaf Side Sofa Table Mahogany Georgian Gateleg c1800
Located in Choudrant, LA
Petite Antique English Drop Leaf Side Sofa Table Mahogany Georgian Gateleg c1800. Direct from England, a fine antique English petite drop-leaf gateleg table, crafted in rich, solid ...
Mahogany
English Oak Oval Drop-Leaf Gateleg Table with Turned Baluster Legs, Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak drop-leaf gateleg table dating to circa 1900, crafted in solid oak with a rich, time-softened surface. Compact when closed and generously proportioned when open, the t...
Oak
A Gorgeous 19th Century Inlaid Drop Leaf Triangular Occasional or Lamp Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A gorgeous late 19th Century finely hand carved well figured rosewood drop leaf lamp or occasional table of rectangular form, exceptional quality with rich patination, grain and feat...
Brass
19th Century English Mahogany Drop-Leaf Table with Slender Tapering Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century English mahogany drop-leaf table offers both versatility and classic appeal. Crafted from rich mahogany, its warm patina highlights the natural beauty of th...
Brass
English Plumb Pudding Mahogany Drop-Leaf Table, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English plumb pudding mahogany drop-leaf table with tulip wood cross banding, original brasses and terminating on turned ringed legs, Late 18th century. Table is 16" wide with leaves...
Queen Anne Drop Leaf Table in Walnut with Pad Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Queen Anne Drop Leaf Table in Walnut with Pad Feet, Early 18th Century England
Walnut
William Mary Style Dining Table Walnut Drop Leaf Expanding Gateleg by Abernathy
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome William & Mary style walnut drop leaf expanding gateleg dining table by Abernathy Furniture with 2 removeable leaves. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vinta...
Walnut
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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