18th Century Georgian Mahogany Drop Leaf Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century Georgian mahogany drop leaf table with simple pad feet and opening out to circular shape.
Mahogany
$4,830Sale Price|40% Off
H 30 in W 42 in D 51 in
18th Century Georgian Drop-Leaf Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Georgian drop-leaf mahogany dining table featuring an oval top and sculpted legs.
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Essex, MA
A large table with deep drop leaves opening to almost a circle, with swing out cabriole legs ending on pad feet.
Mahogany
$2,018
H 28.35 in W 41.74 in D 57.09 in
Antique Georgian c.1800 Early 19th Century Mahogany Drop-Leaf Gateleg Table
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Georgian c.1800 Early 19th Century Mahogany Drop-Leaf Gateleg Dining Table – Quality A charming early 19th-century folding table that is full of lovely age, colour, and pati...
Wood
$3,510
H 27.96 in W 41.74 in D 40.16 in
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
$940Sale Price|30% Off
H 28.75 in W 33.86 in D 33.86 in
Antique Georgian c.1800 Mahogany Gateleg Drop-Leaf Dining Table- Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Georgian c.1800 Mahogany Gateleg Drop-Leaf Dining Table – Fine Quality A charming Georgian dining table, c.1800, crafted from rich mahogany with an attractive, aged patina.
Wood
18th century Irish drop leaf dining table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century Irish drop leaf mahogany dining table circa 1770. We are pleased to offer this stunning Irish dropleaf table of generous proportions. Maintaining it's colour and patin...
Mahogany
Sheraton style 2 Tier Drop Leaf Side Table / Serving Table
Located in Pomona, CA
A very rare Georgian style Inlaid 2 Tier Drop Leaf Table. A Rosewood Folding Table Inlaid with shell designs on two levels.
Boxwood, Rosewood
$2,800
H 28.5 in W 49.25 in D 34.75 in
Early Irish Rectangular Hunt Table with Drop-Leaf and Butted Gate Fold Legs
Located in Louisville, KY
This very early Irish Hunt Table is a rare and unique piece of history. Unlike many European hunt tables, this one is a smaller, more primitive rectangular table constructed with fun...
Iron
$2,692
H 27.96 in W 50.79 in D 41.34 in
Antique 18th Century Oak Drop-Leaf Gateleg Dining Table – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique 18th Century Oak Drop-Leaf Gateleg Dining Table – Fine Quality An attractive 18th-century oak gateleg dining table with excellent age, colour, and patina. Full of charm and c...
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Dropleaf Dining Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Georgian drop leaf dining tables of this design are relatively common to find, however it is rare to find one of this size and in this condition, which retains such a fabulous colour...
Mahogany
$1,295Sale Price|30% Off
H 30 in W 22 in D 47.5 in
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Federal / Georgian style mahogany drop leaf dining table featuring rectangular form with two large drop leaves, gatelegs, and brass castors.
Mahogany
$8,483
H 27.25 in W 24.02 in D 22.52 in
Late 18th Century English Georgian Sofa Table of Neat proportions
Located in Dublin, IE
A late Georgian early Regency Drop-Leaf Sofa Table , the well-figured plum mahoagny veneered top of rounded rectangular form with crossbanded edge, incorporating twin drop leaves sup...
Mahogany
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.