English Gateleg Drop Side Table in Bleached Oak

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A gateleg table does something few pieces of furniture manage — it disappears when you don't need it and earns … Read more A gateleg table does something few pieces of furniture manage — it disappears when you don't need it and earns its place completely when you do. This late 19th century English oak example in a naturally bleached finish opens to a generous 42 inch dining or work surface, then folds to 18 inches deep against a wall, a hallway, or behind a sofa.

The turned leg detail and the cross-stretcher base give it the honest architectural quality that distinguishes a piece made to last from one made to look like it was. The bleached oak finish reads warm without being precious — it works equally well in a lake house kitchen, a study, a breakfast room, or a dining room that doesn't take itself too seriously.

For the lake home with occasional overflow seating, the dining room that needs a surface that earns its square footage, or simply the person who appreciates a piece that has been solving the same problem beautifully for over a century — this is it.

Old stable repairs are present and consistent with honest age on a piece of this period. They do not compromise the structure or the surface.
[Late 19th century · 28½"h × 42"l × 35"d · 18"d when folded] See less