Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
19th Century English Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
1930s French Primitive Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood, Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Pine
1770s Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
1850s Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adam Style Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
19th Century American Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Rosewood
20th Century English Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
18th Century European Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Cherry
1890s European Aesthetic Movement Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Ash
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
19th Century British George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
17th Century English Jacobean Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
2010s Renaissance Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century European George II Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Iron
19th Century Danish Empire Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Hardwood, Paint
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Plastic
18th Century English George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Teak
2010s Renaissance Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Pine
18th Century English George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Teak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Teak
19th Century Spanish Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
1880s English William IV Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
20th Century Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
20th Century American Federal Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
1770s English George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century European Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Teak
20th Century Hepplewhite Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
1790s English George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Satinwood, Amboyna
Antique and Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
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.