Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Early 20th Century British Chinese Export Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
1810s Dutch Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Purpleheart
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
19th Century British Victorian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Maple
Late 20th Century American Federal Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut, Burl
1820s British Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
1880s Victorian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
1770s English George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Satinwood
19th Century American Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century English Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
1960s Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Other
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
1950s English Edwardian Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century American Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
19th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
1870s Country Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Pine
20th Century American Federal Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
18th Century American Federal Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Cherry, Hardwood
1820s American Hepplewhite Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Maple
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
1780s British Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
18th Century French Rustic Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
20th Century British Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Leather, Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Georgian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Pine
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
19th Century English Rustic Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
19th Century Federal Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Cherry
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Teak
19th Century British Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Boxwood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century English Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Directoire Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
1810s English Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
2010s Philippine Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Maple
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.





