1950s Mid Century George Nelson for Herman Miller Gate Leg Dining Table
By George Nelson
Located in Monrovia, CA
1950s Mid Century George Nelson for Herman Miller gate leg dining table George Nelson Vintage 1950s Walnut Gate Leg Dining Table By Herman Miller.
Wood, Walnut
1950s George Nelson for Herman Miller Gate Leg Dining Table in Walnut
By George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Gate-Leg Dining Table, originally designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller in 1946.
Walnut
1950's George Nelson for Herman Miller Gate Leg Dining Table
By George Nelson
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Iconic George Nelson design for Herman Miller gate leg table. 2 fold wide wood hinged tops with double gate legs.
Walnut
George Nelson Herman Miller Drop Leaf Gate Leg Dining Table or Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
A rarer find in original black finish. Clever design by George Nelson for Herman Miller Measures: 40" depth 29.75" height. 64.75" long unfolded 41.5" half folded 18.5" folded.
Wood
C. 1954 George Nelson for Herman Miller Gate Leg Dining Table, Model 4656
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Gate Leg Dining Table, model 4656, originally designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller in 1946.
Steel
C. 1954 George Nelson for Herman Miller Gate Leg Dining Table in Mahogany
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Gate-leg dining table, model 4656, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller in 1946.
Steel
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Midcentury Drop-Leaf Dining Table with Rattan Base
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Danish style Mid-Century Modern drop-leaf dining table featuring an unusual gate leg base that has been covered with split rattan, giving the table an organic modern style.
Brass
George Nelson Gate Leg Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in San Mateo, CA
Drop leaf dining table designed by George Nelson. This table features a unique hinge design. The table can be used fully open, half open or as a console table closed. This table is i...
Walnut
Nelson Gate Leg Dining Table
By George Nelson
Located in Dallas, TX
One of George Nelson's most complicated designs for Herman Miller the 4656 Gateleg Table is a modular masterpiece. This example is in the original primavera finish with a stunning re...
Oak
George Nelson Gate Leg Dining Table
By George Nelson, Modernage Furniture Company, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Versatile model 4656 manufactured by Herman Miller in primavera wood with rich tone and lovely grain. Original finish and labels. The width is 64.5" with both leaves up, 41.5" wit...
Classic George Nelson Primavera Gate Leg Table for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD Extremely versatile, this drop-leaf table by George Nelson and produced by Herman Miller in the 1950s can beautifully serve many purposes. As a slim console table....with one ...
Mid-Century Modern Gate Leg Drop Leaf Table by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Drop leaf dining table designed by George Nelson. This table features a unique hinge design. The table can be used fully open, half open or as a console table closed. This table is i...
Maple
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H 29.75 in W 64.5 in D 40 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller Model 4656 Walnut Gate-Leg Dining Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Astoria, NY
George Nelson (American, 1908-1986) for Herman Miller Model 4656 Walnut Gate-Leg Dining Table, with drop-leaf sides, and "George Nelson / Herman Miller" label to underside.
Walnut
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H 29.5 in W 64.75 in D 40 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Drop-Leaf George Nelson Dining Table Gate Leg
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Houston, TX
Sculptural drop-leaf dining table with gate leg. The table was designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller and is made from walnut.
Walnut
George Nelson Gateleg Table
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark walnut topped Nelson gate leg drop leaf dining table with solid wood base, from Herman Millers modular series, Compact and well designed with great detail to the table top hin...
Walnut, Wood
George Nelson Primavera Gate Leg Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
One of Nelson's best designs, combining his trademark linear styling with superb function. Collapsed, the table serves as a console. Lifting a single leaf, held in place by the movab...
George Nelson for Herman Miller Drop Leaf Gate Fold Dining Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, walnut dining table by George Nelson for Herman Miller features drop leaf, gate fold legs that bring the table to 18.5 inches when both folded.
Walnut
George Nelson for Herman Miller Drop-Leaf Dining Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare Mid-Century drop-leaf or gate leg dining table designed by George Nelson and associates for Herman Miller.
Walnut
George Nelson Gate-Leg Table by Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
A classic Nelson design, the gate-leg table is a flexible design which can function as a desk, work table or dining table that easily accommodates six when opened to it's full length...
Birch
George Nelson for Herman Miller Gate Leg Dining Table Excellent
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
George Nelson gate leg table in excellent condition.
George Nelson Gate Leg Dining Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
This is ideal adjustable mid-century modern table for those short on space. This Walnut gate leg dining table designed by George Nelson in 1946 was a key part of his first modern Her...
Walnut
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H 29.75 in W 18.5 in D 40 in L 29.75 in
George Nelson Gate leg Drop Leaf Dining Table for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blonde color wood table with two extensions. Designed by George Nelson with two gate legs on each side that swing out to hold the top sturdy.
Maple
George Nelson Walnut Drop Leaf Dining Table Gate Leg
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern George Nelson drop-leaf dining table.
Walnut
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H 29.93 in W 65.75 in D 39.77 in
George Nelson Gate-Leg Dining Table Model 4656 by Herman Miller in Oak
By George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic 1950s gate-leg dining table in oak by American designer George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Oak
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H 29.93 in W 65.75 in D 39.77 in
George Nelson Gate-Leg Dining Table Model 4656 by Herman Miller in Walnut
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic 1950s gate-leg dining table in walnut by American designer George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Walnut
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H 30 in W 65 in D 40 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid-Century Modern Drop-Leaf Dining Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice vintage drop-leaf gate leg dining table by George Nelson. Nice vivid walnut wood grain.
Walnut
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H 30 in W 65 in D 40 in
Mid-Century Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Drop-Leaf Dining Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a gorgeous drop-leaf table designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Wood
George Nelson gate leg table, mfg. Herman Miller-1950's
Located in New York, NY
Walnut gate leg table, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Walnut
George Nelson Walnut Gate-Leg Dining Table by Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gate-leg dining table designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Walnut
George Nelson Gate-Leg Dining Table Model 4656 by Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Maastricht, NL
Classic 1950s gate-leg dining table in walnut by american designer George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Walnut
George Nelson Primavera Mahogany Gate Leg Drop Leaf Dining Table
By George Nelson
Located in Papaikou, HI
George Nelson Primavera Mahogany gate leg drop leaf dining table made by Herman Miller.
Beech
George Nelson Gate Leg Dining Table for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Gate Leg Dining Table for Herman Miller The 1950 Herman Miller catalog #4656 describes this table as "One of the most painstakingly designed of all the pieces in th...
Walnut
George Nelson Gate Leg Dining Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A outstanding original example of a George Nelson for Herman Miller Gate Leg dining table in a beautiful Primavera.
Lacquer
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H 29.5 in W 64.75 in D 40 in
Walnut Gate Leg Dining Table, Model 4656, by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Dorchester, MA
George Nelson designed this American walnut gate leg table, model 4656, for Herman Miller in 1946, early in his tenure at the firm.
Walnut
George Nelson for Heman Miller Drop Leaf Dining Table
By George Nelson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 1950s gate-leg, drop leaf dining table designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller (retains original foil label).
Birch, Mahogany
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H 29.34 in W 60.4 in D 32.92 in
Mid Century teak and afromosia gateleg Danish dining table, George Nelson style
By George Nelson
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Unique Danish spacesaver gateleg dining table, circa 1960/70s In the style of George Nelson model 4656, for Herman Miller in 1946, and 1955's design by by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaar...
Teak
George Nelson for Herman Miller Refinished Walnut Dining Table
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in santa monica, CA
George Nelson for Herman Miller drop leaf, gate leg dining table.
Walnut
Architect, designer, and writer George Nelson was a central figure in the mid-century American modernist design movement; and his thoughts influenced not only the furniture we live with, but also how we live.
Nelson came to design via journalism and literature. Upon receiving his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Yale in 1931, he won the Prix de Rome fellowship, and spent his time in Europe writing magazine articles that helped bring stateside recognition to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gio Ponti, Le Corbusier and other canonical modernist architects.
In the 1940s, Nelson wrote texts that suggested such now-commonplace ideas as open-plan houses, storage walls and family rooms. D.J. De Pree, the owner of the furniture maker Herman Miller, was so impressed by Nelson that in 1944 — following the sudden death of Gilbert Rohde, who had introduced the firm to modern design in the 1930s — he invited Nelson to join the company as its design director. There Nelson’s curatorial design talents came to the fore.
To Herman Miller he brought such eminent creators as Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, and the textile and furniture designer Alexander Girard. Thanks to a clever contract, at the same time as he directed Herman Miller he formed a New York design company, George Nelson & Associates, that sold furniture designs to the Michigan firm. Nelson's studio also sold designs for clocks to the Howard Miller Clock Company, a manufacturer that was initially part of Herman Miller before it became an offshoot that was helmed by Howard Miller, D.J. De Pree's brother-in-law.
Nelson’s New York team of designers (who were rarely individually credited) would create such iconic pieces as the Marshmallow sofa, the Coconut chair, the Ball clock, the Bubble lamp series and the many cabinets and beds that comprise the sleek Thin-Edge line.
For dedicated collectors, as well as for interior designers who look beyond “the look,” there is a “cool factor” inherent to vintage pieces from George Nelson and others. Nelson was in on it from the start, and it’s valuable to have a piece that was there with him.
But still, as is evident from the offerings from dealers on 1stDibs, in any of the designs, in any iteration whose manufacture Nelson oversaw and encouraged, there are shining elements of lightness, elegance, sophistication — and a little bit of swagger. George Nelson felt confident in his ideas about design and didn’t mind letting the world know.
Antique and vintage dining room tables have long been the anchor of the home's most social room. The round pedestal and long banquet forms most collected today trace back to the 18th and 19th centuries, when the dining room itself first came into fashion.
Styles to Know
Round and oval tables suit smaller or open-plan rooms, while rectangular pedestal and trestle tables remain the standard for larger, more formal spaces. A credenza adds extra serving storage nearby, and a vintage wall mirror overhead opens up the room. For layout ideas, browse 20 dining rooms arranged for entertaining.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Dining Table
A dining table is usually the largest piece in the room, which makes delivery details worth confirming: White Glove service, disassembly options, and the table's full length, leaves included, measured against the space you have. Every table comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, backed by the 1stDibs Promise.