$750
H 21 in W 10.5 in D 20 in
Antique Small Salesman Sample Mahogany Drop Leaf Gate Leg Queen Anne Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique small salesman sample mahogany drop leaf gate leg queen anne table. Item features unique
Mahogany
Sold
H 16 in W 18 in D 11.75 in
Antique Miniature Victorian Salesman Sample Drop-Leaf Gateleg Dining Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century antique Victorian miniature salesman sample drop-leaf gateleg dining table
Hardwood
Sold
H 17.75 in W 20.6 in D 8.8 in
Small English 19th Century Gate Leg Drop Leaf Oak Table Salesman Sample
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare small Victorian oak salesman sample Gate leg table. Boasting a marvelous top with two drop
Oak
Sold
H 20.87 in W 26.19 in D 21.66 in
Rare Victorian Small Salesman Sample Famboo Gatele Folding Table Side Table Size
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
salesman sample gateleg table with famboo frame This is a rare little piece, it is as mentioned a
Walnut
Salesman Sample Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rare salesman sample of an American hepplewhite mahogany dropleaf table.
Mahogany
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$2,585
H 24.81 in W 29.93 in D 23.43 in
Antique English Barley Twist Foldable Table / Gate-Leg Table 19th Century Burl
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous English 19th century barley twist gateleg / foldable table with inlaid top. Very nice walnut burl top with inlaid trim. Folds smoothly with its brass wheels. Amazing qual...
Walnut, Burl
Antique Oak Gate-Leg Drop Leaf Tavern Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome and very well made Antique Tavern Table with unusual and very decorative form. A round drop leaf table with interesting heavy carved block stretchers with turned gate legs...
Oak
Antique Leather Wardrobe Travel Trunk Salesman Sample
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare antique leather and wood ribbed wardrobe travel trunk salesman sample with beautifully fitted interior. The trunk with brass capped rounded corners, leather side handles, latc...
Metal
$1,800
H 29 in W 21 in D 44 in
Antique American Colonial Cherry Wood Gateleg Drop Leaf Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Colonial Cherry Wood Gateleg Drop Leaf Farmhouse Dining Table. Item features carved bulbous legs, beautiful patina, nice larger size when extended, very nice antique...
Cherry
Edwardian English Oak Gate Leg Table, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Period Edwardian oak side table from England with a beveled edge around the top. the top is supported on a simple apron and hand turned barley twist legs and gates. When the top is...
Oak
$1,795
H 12.5 in W 13 in D 6.5 in
Miniature Antique English Apprentice Model Salesman Sample Drop-Front Bureau
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and handsome English Arts & Crafts period miniature oak bureau from the early 20th century with nicely aged patina. Exquisitely hand-crafted in England over a century ago, e...
Brass
Circa 1900 English Sutherland Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 English Sutherland table. Solid mahogany. Smartly styled with chamfered table top edges. The ends employ 3 flattened columns; shelf stretcher. Old worm holes in one upper ...
Wood
$1,717
H 25.01 in W 21.07 in D 7.49 in
Antique Sutherland Table, English, Occasional, Gate Leg, Display, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Sutherland table. An English, mahogany and boxwood occasional gate leg display table, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Superb, petite occasional d...
Boxwood, Mahogany
$1,031
H 29 in W 36 in D 24 in
A Good Solid Oak Victorian Gate Leg Table The table is made from solid Oak
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Good Solid Oak Victorian Gate Leg Table The table is made from solid Oak it has elegant crisply turned barley twist legs and Oak cross members. The table has a moulded edge and i...
Oak
Queen Anne Drop Leaf Mahogany Dinning Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Queen Anne" drop leaf table made in cabinetmaker quality. Top plate and side flaps made of a solid piece of mahogany. A beautiful table in original good condition. England 1700...
Mahogany
Biggs Queen Anne Mahogany Gate Leg Drop Leaf Napkin Side Table
By Biggs Furniture
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage Queen Anne gate leg "napkin" side table hand crafted from all solid mahogany by Biggs. Triangular top hinged opens to square and rests on the gate leg.
Mahogany
Queen Anne Maple Drop Leaf Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice 18th century Maple drop leaf table New England 1740-50. Excellent color and patina on a very old refinish. All pegged base and top. Completely original. Nicely carved pad f...
Maple
Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An extremely attractive and very good quality late 18th century, Georgian, oak miniature chest, having well figured rectangular top, over two short and three long drawers retaining o...
Oak
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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