George I Mahogany Gateleg Table
Located in London, GB
A FINE GEORGE I MAHOGANY GATELEG TABLE, CIRCA 1725. With oval top above a frieze drawer with original brass handle, on finely turned supports. 28in. (71cm) high; 61in. (155cm) wide...
Mahogany
19th Century Yew Wood Gateleg Dropleaf Wake Table
Located in Essex, MA
19th Century English Gateleg dining table or wake table. The oval top raised on ring turned and block supports, each leaf having gate leg action. Solid yew wood. Wonderful patina.
Yew
Large George I Style Oak Gateleg Table
Located in Essex, MA
Custom George I Style Oak Gateleg Dropleaf Table, rich mellow patina
English Oak Gateleg Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 18th century English oak gateleg table, the oval top with shallow ogee edge, the base with single drawer over balustrade turned legs with original bun feet and joined by mol...
Oak
Two Similar English Walnut and Oak Dropleaf Gateleg Tables
Located in Essex, MA
Two Antique English Dropleaf Gateleg tables. One Oak. One Walnut. 19th Century on an Early 18th Century Form. One is 30" high x 36" wide x 48" long Second is 29" high x 34" wid...
Oak, Walnut
19th Century English Gate Leg Table, Dark-Stained Oak, Jacobean Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a 19th century English gateleg drop-leaf table crafted from dark-stained oak. The oval top features two hinged leaves that can be raised and supported by swinging gateleg sup...
Oak
$1,200
H 28.75 in W 48.04 in D 35.44 in
Antique English oval Gateleg Table in solid Oak and turned legs, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Antique English Gateleg table in solid stained oak from the late 19th Century. Nice patined and in good authentic condition with normal wear. Table top opened 122 x 90 cm / 48 x 3...
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 Beautiful top with a thickness of 3cm the table can be used as a dining room table, as ...
Oak
18th Century Portuguese Chestnut Drop Leaf Dining Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
18th century Portuguese chestnut drop leaf dining table which may also serve as a console. This form includes a single drawer on each end, turned legs, 2 gate legs, and a trestle bas...
Chestnut
Early 19th Century Oak Refectory Library Table with Two Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome baroque oak library table with two functioning drawers has heavily turned legs and an attractive X lower stretcher. Note the rich patina of the top, and different color...
Oak
$10,114
H 30.91 in W 36.03 in D 103.94 in
Fine 18th Century Antique English Oak Plank-Top Dining Table
Located in Nottingham, GB
An impressive large-scale 18th-century English dining table, substantially constructed from oak and distinguished by its richly carved period base, substantial turned legs and except...
Oak
19th C Sturdy Heavy Carved Oak Table This is a wonderful table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th C Sturdy Heavy Carved Oak Table This is a wonderful table, the table base has large bulbous legs, and the apron below has a linen fold carving all the way around. It has a 3 p...
Oak
Early 19th Century Antique English Oak Gateleg Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Few forms of English furniture have remained as useful and recognizable as the gateleg table. Developed in England during the 17th century, the design answered a practical need withi...
Oak
17th Century Danish Baroque Gateleg Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An exceptional 17th century Danish Baroque oak oval gateleg table with four skilfully turned legs, two of them being cut in half vertically allow them to swing open the gatelegs. The...
Oak
Regency Mahogany breakfast table
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century mahogany breakfast table, the rectangular well-figured tilting top. Raised on a pedestal base and four outswept legs.Terminating in well-cast brass caps and castors. Dim...
Wood
19th Century English Oak Farm Table, Kitchen Table
Located in Viterbo, VT
Kitchen table hand-crafted in the United Kingdom in the mid 1800s using oak and following the canons of the Jacobean style. The table has beautiful proportion and gorgeous character...
Oak
$3,364
H 29.53 in W 60.24 in D 49.89 in
Exceptional Quality Antique 17th Century Oak Gateleg 6 Seater Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A rare and characterful oak gateleg dining table of early English origin retaining a beautifully mellowed surface and superb colour developed over centuries of use. The oval top is f...
Oak
Early 20th Century English Oval Gateleg Dropleaf Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This is the table you buy before you know why. An early 20th century English oak gateleg of commanding oval form, it was built for a kind of living that most houses claim to support...
Oak
English Oak Side Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English one drawer oak side / lamp table. 1750. Reference: 8224 Dimensions 32.5 inches (83 cms) Wide 22.5 inches (57 cms) Deep 29 inches (74 cms) High
Oak
19th Century English Gate Leg Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This finely crafted antique gateleg table is constructed of solid English oak with a rich, deep patina developed over centuries. The oval drop-leaf top rests on a sturdy frame featur...
Wood
Regency Mahogany Spider Leg Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with conforming lower shelf, spindle legs and stretchers.
Mahogany
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Dining Table
Located in Houston, TX
Late 18th-Early 19th century Italian Walnut Dining Table. We offer a magnificent antique Tuscan walnut dining table which can be used as an entrance table, trestle table, refectory t...
Walnut
On Hold|$7,110
H 28.5 in W 187.38 in D 40.75 in
Exceptional Solid Mahogany Regency Style 5 Pedestal Dining Room Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary solid mahogany Regency style 5 pedestal dining room table with reeded edge. The table resting upon 5 baluster form pedestals with four reeded legs, brass caps and ca...
Brass
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
18th century quality antique oak drop leaf dining table
Located in Ipswich, GB
18th century quality antique oak drop leaf dining table, having a quality oak top with two oval drop leaves supported by two gate legs with turned supports, shaped turned columns to ...
Oak
Oak Gateleg Table From The 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely little oak table from the 17 century from England called Gateleg table Very nice little table which has a superb turning and a drawer in the belt the table can be used as an...
Oak
Antique English Regency Rosewood Tilt Top Centre Table C.1820
Located in London, GB
Antique English Regency Rosewood Tilt Top Centre Table C.1820, with a tapering central column with lapet carving at the base, over a tripartite base on turned feet. Stamped 'P Campbe...
Rosewood
$4,800
H 28.5 in W 19 in D 48.75 in
English Oval Oak Drop-Leaf Table with Single Drawer and Baluster Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak oval drop-leaf table from the late 19th century, with single drawer and baluster legs. Created in England during the third quarter of the 19th century, this oak table ...
Oak
17th Century English Oak Gateleg Table
Located in High Point, NC
17th century English oak gate leg table with a two board top and two drop leaves, which are made from single boards. The apron contains a single drawer on one end and is supported on...
Oak
North Wales 8-Leg Potboard Dresser Base
Located in Greenwich, CT
A North Wales dresser base or sideboard having thick single board top with rounded edges over three drawers each with double bail pulls with etched escutcheons over an apron with thr...
Oak
$12,811
H 31.89 in W 13.39 in D 5.12 in
Large antique gilt bronze French cartel clock in the Louis XVI style
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique clock, crafted in the refined Louis XVI style is of traditional form, but is notable for its intricate and extensive decoration. The central circular enamel di...
Bronze, Enamel
17th-Early 18th Century Tuscan Baroque Walnut Trestle Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredible 17th-early 18th century Italian Baroque walnut trestle table from Tuscany. Hand carved throughout, this table features massive paw feet, scrolled knees and carved apron. E...
Walnut
$27,000
H 28.5 in W 62 in D 50.5 in
French Louis XVI Mahogany Oval Dining Table, 19th Century, Bronze Trim
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) mahogany oval dining table with bronze trim on a double scroll stretcher and legs with banded inlaid on legs (4 leaves at 19" each)
Bronze
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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