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Leaf Spring Table

Faux Goatskin Dining Table Karl Springer Style Lacquered 1980s with Leaf
By Karl Springer
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Vintage Karl Springer Style Lacquered Faux Goatskin Dining Table
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Shagreen and Gilt Stenciled Dining Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
A rare dining table, the top having inset shagreen panels, framed by a design of gilt stenciling
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20th Century Dining Room Tables

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Karl Springer Style Mark V Parchment Macassar Ebony & Gilt Iron Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Macassar ebony veneer, gilt iron and parchment coffee table in the style of Karl Springer circa
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1990s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Berlin Iron, Gold Leaf

Linen Cloth Black Lacquer One Leaf Parsons Mid Century Compact Dining Table MINT
By Robert Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Linen Cloth Black Lacquer One Leaf Parsons Mid Century Compact Dining Table MINT 1 x 18" leaf with
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Canvas, Fabric

Brass Modern Leaf Motif Base and Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
By Karl Springer, Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice rectangle figural brass base coffee table with glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Gold Leaf Faux Bamboo Base Thick 3/4" Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
By Karl Springer, Drexel, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hollywood Regency Gold Leaf Faux Bamboo Base Thick 3/4" Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Recent Sales

Karl Springer Silver Leaf "JMF End Table" 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"JMF End Table" with silver leaf finish by Karl Springer, American, early 1970s.
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Vintage 1980s American Modern End Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

Karl Springer Copper Leaf "Altar Console Table" 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Karl Springer "Altar Console Table" executed in an exquisite copper leaf and Negoro lacquer
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Copper

Karl Springer Large Silver Leaf "Round Knife Edge Dining Table" 1993
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Large "Round Knife Edge Dining Table" in mirror lacquered antique silver leaf and black lacquer by
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Silver Leaf

Springer Style Lacquer Gold Leaf Border Console or Sofa Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Westport, CT
Karl Springer style off-white lacquered console or sofa table with gold leaf border, octagon shape.
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Late 20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Karl Springer Stunning Table Lamp in Chinese Red Lacquer and Gold Leaf 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Stunning unique table lamp, ceramic double gourd in Chinese red lacquer with gold leaf overlay, by
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

"Knife Edge Dining Table" in Mirror Lacquered Silver Leaf by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Springer, American, 1980s. Leaf is 24 inches so this table is 84 inches long with the leaf inserted
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Karl Springer "Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Platinum Leaf 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Stunning “Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in lacquered platinum leaf by Karl Springer, American
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Platinum

Elegant Embossed Shagreen Coffee Table with Gold Leaf Legs by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Elegant coffee table, top clad in embossed leather shagreen and legs in gold leaf, by Karl Springer
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Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Karl Springer "Regency Side Table" in Lacquered Goatskin, 1993
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
“Regency Side Table” in rich chocolate brown lacquered goatskin with pie-cut top, gold leaf overlay
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1990s North American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Karl Springer Chic Artisan Table Lamp, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Artisan table lamp with curved ends in green tinted silver leaf with ebonized center section and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Silver Leaf

Karl Springer Goatskin Two-Part "Bristol" Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
feet designed by Karl Springer. Additional Measurements: 44" - wide(small table) 33" - deep(small
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

Gold Leaf Faux Bamboo Base Coffee Table with Thick Glass Top
By Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangular gold leaf faux bamboo base coffee table with 3/4 inch thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Glass Top Leaf Base Console Tables Attributed to Robert Marcius
By Karl Springer
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of leaf-form base Hollywood Regency style console tables with rectangular glass tops. These
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Console Tables

1970's Real Silver leaf console table attr to Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great real Silver leaved console table. It is silver leaved in individual sheets. We have had it
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Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

Dining Table in Gold Leaf by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Dining table covered in gold leaf designed by Karl Springer, American 1980's
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Late 20th Century American Dining Room Tables

Monumental Lucite and Gold Leaf Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful monumental vintage lucite and gold leaf lamps designed and manufactured in the United
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Gold Leaf

Lacquered Goatskin Dining Table with Leaf by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Racetrack dining table with leaf covered in lacquered goatskin designed by Karl Springer, American
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Late 20th Century American Dining Room Tables

Exceptional Pair of Karl Springer Fluted Gold Venetian Vases Lamps Lucite Bases
By Karl Springer
Located in Roslyn, NY
light Venetian gold leaf by Karl Springer, American, 1980s picture of original tag Ana photograph of the
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

KARL SPRINGER SIDE TABLE
Located in New York, NY
Two-tier side table with lacquered painted finish and gilt border. Signed.
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20th Century American End Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

KARL SPRINGER SIDE TABLE
KARL SPRINGER SIDE TABLE
H 22 in W 24 in D 24 in
Ico Parisi Cassina Rosewood Chromed Steel Coffee Table Mod. 856 Italy, 1957
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Catania, IT
Coffe table Mod. 856 designed by Ico Parisi for Cassina in Italy, 1957. Coffee table with leaf
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Karl Springer Attributed Silver Leaf Dining Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two piece center table wrapped in silver leaf. Gorgeous finish with five foot round top on a
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

Vintage Silver Leaf Dining Table in the Style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A luxurious vintage dining table beautifully finished in silver leaf and styled in the manner of
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

Karl Springer Style Lacquered Goatskin, Pedestal Dining Table, Two Leafs
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
designers in the 1980s that have designed parchment goatskin tables, Like Sally Sirkin Lewis , Karl Springer
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Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Goatskin

Post Modern Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Oval Dining Table with Leaf
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post Modern Gloss Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Oval Dining Table with Leaf. Local pick up in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Maitland-Smith Lotus Leaf Deco Design Table Dining Center Karl Springer
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Maitland-Smith lotus leaf design table (dining or center). This probably dates to the 1970s
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Large Scale Neoclassical Modern Crackle Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps, 1970's
By Karl Springer
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of large scale neoclassical modern crackle glazed porcelain ceramic table lamps with attached
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20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Silver Leaf

Karl Springer Ltd. Round Dining Table in Gold Leaf
Located in New York, NY
A rare and magnificent Karl Springer dining table with round 68” solid knife-edge beveled top with
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Late 20th Century American Dining Room Tables

Unique Console by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Unique python and gold leaf console by Karl Springer.
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Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Unique Console by Karl Springer
Unique Console by Karl Springer
H 42 in W 60 in D 24 in
Karl Springer Lacquered Goatskin Table with One Leaf
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Karl Springer Lacquered Goatskin Table with One 20" Leaf Insert.
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Vintage 1970s American Center Tables

Materials

Goatskin

Karl Springer Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Stamford, CT
Two-tier mahogany table, circa late 20th century.  
Category

Late 20th Century Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

Karl Springer Table
Karl Springer Table
H 23 in W 14 in D 9.5 in
Large Sculptural 1970s Lacquered Tobacco Leaf Table Lamp, after Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Washington, DC
Large Sculptural 1970s Lacquered Tobacco Leaf Table Lamp After Karl Springer
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Karl Springer Black Lacquer Table with Gold Leaf Detail, circa 1982
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Black lacquer table with gold leaf detail C. 1982 Karl Springer (1930 – 1991
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20th Century American Dining Room Tables

Pair of Lacquered Parchment Side Tables in the Manner of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer, Aldo Tura
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
design with even parchment patchwork and a gold leaf wood base. Make great drink tables, side tables, or
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Lacquered Goatskin Top Table in the Manner of Karl Springer
By Jimeco ltda
Located in Stamford, CT
The elegant top of this table is covered in lacquered goatskin, and is in the manner of Karl
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Late 20th Century Colombian Game Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

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Leaf Spring Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the leaf spring table you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and gold leaf, every leaf spring table was constructed with great care. There are 21 variations of the antique or vintage leaf spring table you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a leaf spring table — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A leaf spring table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one leaf spring table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Karl Springer and Maitland Smith produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Leaf Spring Table?

A leaf spring table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,700, while the lowest priced sells for $1,850 and the highest can go for as much as $35,000.

Finding the Right Tables for You

The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .

Questions About Leaf Spring Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A drop-leaf table has a fixed section in the center and a hinged section, or leaf, on each side that can be folded down.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    When a table has a leaf, it means that you can adjust the size. A leaf is a removable section that enables you to expand the length of a table to accommodate more guests. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of dining tables from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A dining table with leaf is a dining table that has its middle part as solid and remains in place, but the two sides of the table drop down on a hinge, so they hang at the side. This is where the name 'drop leaf' comes from. Many homeowners have decided to go with leaf tables as they offer a lot of flexibility to their homes. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of dining table options as well as a range of vintage and antique drop-leaf tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    A draw-leaf table is a type of expandable table typically used for dining. The design includes one or more extensions called leaves that hide away within the table until you’re ready to use them. Shop a collection of draw-leaf tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The butterfly leaf of a table is a panel that can be used to expand the surface area of a table. Named after the insect, a butterfly leaf table opens in place, similar to a butterfly's wings, and also folds back into itself, sliding under the table to optimize storage. Shop a selection of butterfly leaf tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A draw-leaf dining table means that the table’s leaves are stored under the main tabletop. The top of the table is lifted slightly on its frame and the leaves pulled out on each end. Relatedly, 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. The purpose of a drop-leaf table is to save space when the table is not in use. Drop-leaf tables can also be used as nightstands, side tables, coffee tables, and desks. Find a collection of antique and vintage draw-leaf dining tables on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To date a drop-leaf table, first look for saw marks. If you see straight ones, your table likely dates back to before the early 19th century. Pieces made after should show curved saw marks. A licensed furniture appraiser can assist you with determining an exact date. Find a range of expertly vetted drop-leaf tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    The first drop-leaf tables emerged during the era of the early 17th century. These first pieces usually feature a gate leg that swings out to support the leaf. Drop-leaf tables with side brackets debuted in the early 19th century. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of drop-leaf tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Dining room tables with butterfly leaves look like they have wings when they’re being opened, which is why they’re called butterflies. A butterfly leaf affords you more space at your dining table for additional house guests. Owing to geared slides, butterfly leaf tables should open easily.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    A drop-leaf table features a fixed section and one or more foldable sections. The well-made hinges hold the fixed and foldable sections and allow the leaves to pop up. These sections are anchored with the help of swing-out legs for secure placement. Find antique and vintage drop-leaf tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A drop-leaf table is a type of table that has a fixed portion in the center and foldable portions on either side joined by hinges. These foldable portions can be dropped and closed to save space when the table is not in use. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage drop leaf dining tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    The difference between a gateleg table and a drop leaf table is the design of the section that you can raise to expand the piece. On a drop leaf table, the extension does not have any lower support. A gateleg table has a leg that swings out to rest beneath the extension. Find a selection of tables from some of the world's best sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    While you can look for markings and other details to try and determine the maker, the best way to identify an antique drop leaf table is to work with a certified appraiser. Trusted online venues and search engines can be helpful when conducting research on a specific collectible, piece of jewelry, art work or other item about which you may have questions, but qualified professionals, such as an antiques dealer or an appraiser at an auction house, have the knowledge and experience needed to make more accurate identifications. Shop a selection of antique, vintage and modern tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    To tell how old your drop leaf table is, first see if it bears a maker's mark. Looking up this marking using trusted online resources can enable you to identify the maker. From there, you can conduct further research to determine when it was in business and crafting tables like yours. For unmarked tables, it is generally necessary to become familiar with the various styles of drop leaf tables, such as the 17th-century Gateleg table, recognizable by the stretchers that connect its legs, and the 18th-century Pembroke table, which typically has two drawers. However, contemporary reproductions of these types of tables exist, making it difficult to date pieces without training and experience. As a result, you may wish to use the services of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of drop leaf tables.