Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
2010s Renaissance Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
20th Century English Edwardian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
19th Century British George IV Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
17th Century European Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Elm, Oak
18th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Scottish Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
1920s English British Colonial Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century British Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Birch
20th Century American American Classical Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Cherry
1740s English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
19th Century British Sheraton Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
17th Century English Charles II Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood
Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Chestnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
19th Century Irish Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
20th Century Georgian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Mid-18th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
1780s English George III Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Satinwood, Yew, Burl
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
18th Century Italian 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
18th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Satinwood
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Birch
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Teak
20th Century British Regency Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Federal Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
17th Century English Jacobean Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century Country Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Brass
19th Century American Classical Antique Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Maple
1970s American Chippendale Vintage Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Mahogany
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.