A dropside table with deep flaps, of which one or more legs

is hinged, able to be opened to support the flap when raised. The hinged legs fold

under the tabletop, allowing the table to be compactly stored when not in use. The

number of legs varied from eight to twelve. These types of tables are believed

to have originated in the 16th century in England, and they were popular among

the wealthy upper class during the 17th and 18th centuries..

Most dining tables of the Jacobean and early Georgian

periods were round oak gateleg tables, usually with barley-sugar twist or

baluster turnings. Some card tables and most Sutherland tables work on the

gateleg principle.

In the early 20th century the gateleg table again become

popular as a small dining table, in a revived Jacobean style. The gateleg

revivals generally have barley twist turned legs and egg-shaped more...

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A Georgian gateleg table. 18th century oak, stretcher base &…

18th Century Georgian Oak Gateleg Table

A Georgian gateleg table. 18th century oak, stretcher base & dropsides

An early-18th century oval gate leg table, the top in elm.…

18th Century Elm Gate Leg Table

An early-18th century oval gate leg table, the top in elm. Length 140 cm, width 120 cm.

An early 18th century oval oak gate leg table, length 127 cm,…

18th Century Oak Gate Leg Table - Oval Shape

An early 18th century oval oak gate leg table, length 127 cm, width 115 cm.

An 18th century English oak gate leg table, the oval top with…

English Oak Gate Leg Table with Carved Border and Drawer

An 18th century English oak gate leg table, the oval top with carved thumbnail border and rule joints, turned supports, stretcher base and a single drawer at one end. Extended 99 cm x 106 cm x 70 cm

Vintage mahogany spider gate leg table, Baker Furniture label…

Vintage Baker Furniture Spider Gate Leg Table

Vintage mahogany spider gate leg table, Baker Furniture label to underside of table, 70 x 30 cm (90 cm extended), 72 cm high

Oak gate leg table, the circular top above a gate leg base,…

Circular Oak Gate Leg Table

Oak gate leg table, the circular top above a gate leg base, height 76 cm width 121 c m depth 121 cm

Early 18th century oak oval gate leg dining table with turned…

Oak Oval Dining Table and Cromwellian Style Chairs Set

Early 18th century oak oval gate leg dining table with turned legs and stretchers, together with a set of four Cromwellian style oak dining chairs

An oak gate leg dining table 137 cm

Oak Gate Leg Dining Table - 137cm Length

An oak gate leg dining table 137 cm

George III oak oval gate leg dining table drawer to one end on…

Oak Gate Leg Dining Table with Drawer

George III oak oval gate leg dining table drawer to one end on squared chamfered tapering legs

A George II/III country oak drop-side gate leg table, rule…

Antique Oak Gate Leg Table with Drawer

A George II/III country oak drop-side gate leg table, rule joints, oval when extended, plank pegged construction, matching turned supports, good old wear to the base rails, turned turnip type feet. Original drawer to one end. 31 x 147 x 75 cm

An oak gateleg table circa 1900, 73 x 130 x 88 cm

Antique Oak Gateleg Table

An oak gateleg table circa 1900, 73 x 130 x 88 cm

A George II gateleg card table with one drawer. 73 cm high, 82…

George II Gateleg Card Table with Drawer

A George II gateleg card table with one drawer. 73 cm high, 82 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A Jacobean oak gateleg table supported on bobbin turned legs.…

Jacobean Oak Gateleg Table on Bobbin Turned Legs

A Jacobean oak gateleg table supported on bobbin turned legs. 70 cm high, 83 cm diameter

A fine English late 17th century Jacobean oak gate leg table,…

17th Century Oak Gate Leg Table

A fine English late 17th century Jacobean oak gate leg table, supported on turned legs. 72 cm high, 133 cm wide, 56 cm deep (when closed)

A fine large oval oak gate-leg dining table, English, 17 th…

17th Century English Oak Gate-Leg Dining Table

A fine large oval oak gate-leg dining table, English, 17 th century, 74 cm high, 168 cm wide, 60 cm deep

Early 18th century oak oval gateleg dining table with baluster…

Oak Oval Gateleg Dining Table with Turned Legs

Early 18th century oak oval gateleg dining table with baluster turned legs and plain stretchers

A Georgian oak gate leg table, the plain circular four plank…

Georgian Oak Gate Leg Table, Good Patina

A Georgian oak gate leg table, the plain circular four plank top supported on traditional turned leg stretcher base. Good colour and patina. The single drawer at one end has been replaced. Diameter 95 cm, height 68 cm

English oak gate leg table, 19th century, with side drawer and…

19th Century Oak Gate Leg Table with Drawer

English oak gate leg table, 19th century, with side drawer and brass hardware. Height 72 cm. Width 139 cm. Depth 106

A George III Cuban mahogany dropside table, late 18th century,…

18th Century Cuban Mahogany Dropside Gateleg Table

A George III Cuban mahogany dropside table, late 18th century, in warm tonings the rectangular table with long drop sides, of typical gateleg construction and raised on slender legs terminating in pad feet. Height 70 cm. Extended length 135 cm. Width 43 cm

A Georgian/early Victorian mahogany gateleg table, circa…

Georgian/Victorian Mahogany Gateleg Table

A Georgian/early Victorian mahogany gateleg table, circa 1830s-40s, the table with long drop sides with reeded edges, raised on slender turned and tapering legs with petite brass casters. Height 69 cm. Extended length 147 cm. Width 90 cm

A small oak gate leg table with barley twist supports 71 cm…

Oak Gate Leg Table with Barley Twist Supports

A small oak gate leg table with barley twist supports 71 cm high. 90 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A mahogany gateleg games style table. Early 20th century, the…

Mahogany Gateleg Games Table, Early 20th Century

A mahogany gateleg games style table. Early 20th century, the rectangular table with shaped corners opening to a well figured table top supported on tapering cabriole legs with a simple carved drapery motif to the knees and terminating in pad feet. Height…

A late 19th century burr walnut gate leg table. Height 70 cm.…

Burr Walnut Gate Leg Table

A late 19th century burr walnut gate leg table. Height 70 cm. Width 90 cm. Depth 105 cm

Drop leaf gate leg table, 106 cm wide

106cm Drop Leaf Gate Leg Table

Drop leaf gate leg table, 106 cm wide

An ornately carved gateleg dropside table. 65 cm high, 65 cm…

Carved Gateleg Dropside Table

An ornately carved gateleg dropside table. 65 cm high, 65 cm long, 39 cm depth

An 18th century oak gate leg oval table, large diameter with…

18th Century Oak Gate Leg Oval Table

An 18th century oak gate leg oval table, large diameter with single drawer to the fireze 70 cm high, 135 cm wide, 185 cm long

An oval Georgian mahogany gate leg table 117 x 106 cm (extended)

Georgian Mahogany Gate Leg Table - Oval Shape

An oval Georgian mahogany gate leg table 117 x 106 cm (extended)

English oak gateleg table on turned legs. Height 76 cm, width…

English Oak Gateleg Table on Turned Legs

English oak gateleg table on turned legs. Height 76 cm, width 112 cm

A cedar gate-leg foldover tea table, Australian, circa 1840, 74…

Cedar Foldover Tea Table, Australian, circa 1840

A cedar gate-leg foldover tea table, Australian, circa 1840, 74 cm high, 98.5 cm wide, 45.5 cm deep

A small oak gate leg table, English, circa 1690. 65 cm high, 80…

English Oak Gate Leg Table, 1690

A small oak gate leg table, English, circa 1690. 65 cm high, 80 cm diameter. Provenance: Westbury Antiques, Melbourne

A 17th century oak gateleg table, oval, with drop sides and…

17th Century Oak Gateleg Table with Bobbin Turned Legs

A 17th century oak gateleg table, oval, with drop sides and double swing gates, on bobbin turned legs.70 cm high, 109 cm long

Oak gateleg table, made in New Zealand, reproduction using old…

New Zealand Oak Gateleg Table with Ring-Turned Legs

Oak gateleg table, made in New Zealand, reproduction using old timber, supported on ring-turned legs, height 76 cm, width 198 cm, depth 159 cm

A small proportion 18th century gateleg table, the oval top…

18th Century Gateleg Table with Bobbin Turned Legs

A small proportion 18th century gateleg table, the oval top raised on baluster and bobbin turned legs joined with stretchers. 90.5 cm x 77 cm x 60 cm

Victorian mahogany gateleg table. Plain tapered square legs.…

Victorian Mahogany Gateleg Table - 150x120cm (Extended)

Victorian mahogany gateleg table. Plain tapered square legs. Height 70 cm. Width 150 cm. Diameter 120 cm. (extended)

Late 18th century oak gate leg table A/F

18th Century Oak Gate Leg Table (A/F)

Late 18th century oak gate leg table A/F

An English oak gate leg dining table. 18th century, the oval…

18th Century English Oak Gate Leg Dining Table

An English oak gate leg dining table. 18th century, the oval top with hinged drop sides resting on bulbous turned legs with cross stretchers. 75 cm high, 147 cm wide open, 121 cm deep

Early 20th century Possibly German Design oak gate leg table,…

German Oak Gate Leg Table, Early 20th Century

Early 20th century Possibly German Design oak gate leg table, approx 74 cm high, 91 cm deep

An early 19th century oak gate leg table

Antique Oak Gate Leg Table

An early 19th century oak gate leg table

Small Edwardian drop-side inlaid mahogany gate leg table

Inlaid Mahogany Drop-Side Gate Leg Table

Small Edwardian drop-side inlaid mahogany gate leg table

An oak drop side gate-leg oval table, 76 cm high, 200 cm wide,…

Oak Oval Gate-Leg Table - 200x165cm

An oak drop side gate-leg oval table, 76 cm high, 200 cm wide, 165 cm deep

A Victorian oak gate leg table in the Jacobean style, English,…

Late 19th Century Oak Jacobean Gate Leg Table

A Victorian oak gate leg table in the Jacobean style, English, late 19th century. 73 cm high

A Victorian burr walnut Sutherland table, the rectangular…

Burr Walnut Gateleg Sutherland Table

A Victorian burr walnut Sutherland table, the rectangular gateleg table with a burr walnut veneer top, with fluted tapering end supports, united by a conforming stretcher on splayed scroll legs. 64 cm high, 68 cm wide open, 51 cm deep.

Antique 18th century bobbin leg gateleg table, 96 cm long

18th Century Bobbin Leg Gateleg Table (96cm)

Antique 18th century bobbin leg gateleg table, 96 cm long

A painted gate-leg dining table, 19th century, 74 cm high, 97…

19th Century Painted Gate-Leg Dining Table

A painted gate-leg dining table, 19th century, 74 cm high, 97 cm long and 40 cm deep closed

Antique English oak George II gate leg table

George II Oak Gate Leg Table

Antique English oak George II gate leg table

Georgian oak games table with fold out top and gate leg support,…

Georgian Oak Fold-Out Games Table

Georgian oak games table with fold out top and gate leg support, 91 cm wide, 74 cm high

An English oak and brass Arts & Crafts gateleg table, early…

Arts & Crafts Oak Gateleg Table with Celtic Design

An English oak and brass Arts & Crafts gateleg table, early 20th century, the beaten and pressed circular brass top with a interlocking Celtic-style design above turned legs with squared feet; joined with a folding cross stretcher. Height 56 cm. Diameter…

A pair of George III mahogany demi-lune tables, early 19th…

George III Mahogany Demi-Lune Extension Dining Table

A pair of George III mahogany demi-lune tables, early 19th century, a refined pair with shaped skirts, tapering square legs terminating in spade feet, the top, skirt and legs all finely strung with satinwood; also with gateleg supports and two additional…

A Victorian amboyna and kingwood Sutherland table, circa 1860s,…

Victorian Parquetry Gateleg Table

A Victorian amboyna and kingwood Sutherland table, circa 1860s, a particularly refined rectangular gateleg table of typical form, the top with cross banding and a continuous ribbon of decorative parquetry, above fluted tapering legs with applied metal…

Vintage English oak gate leg table, 106 cm wide

English Oak Gate Leg Table - Vintage (106 cm)

Vintage English oak gate leg table, 106 cm wide

Antique English gate legged drop side table in mahogany, approx.…

Antique Mahogany Gate Legged Drop Side Table

Antique English gate legged drop side table in mahogany, approx. height 71 cm, width 76 cm

An English mahogany Sutherland table, late 19th century, of…

Late 19th Century English Mahogany Sutherland Gateleg Table

An English mahogany Sutherland table, late 19th century, of typical gateleg drop leaf form with turned side supports united by a conforming stretcher and upon splayed bases with scroll feet and casters. Height 71 cm. Width 102 cm. Depth 98 cm

An English oak gate leg drop side table in need of restoration

Restoration Project: English Oak Gate Leg Table

An English oak gate leg drop side table in need of restoration

Antique 17th century English oak drop side gate leg table,…

17th Century English Oak Gate Leg Table

Antique 17th century English oak drop side gate leg table, standing on turned plain legs joined by stretchers. 104 cm long

A small Georgian oak gateleg table with turned legs. Width 92 cm

Georgian Oak Gateleg Table with Turned Legs (or) Small Gateleg Table with Turned Legs

A small Georgian oak gateleg table with turned legs. Width 92 cm

Georgian oak dropside and gateleg table

Georgian Oak Gateleg Dropside Table

Georgian oak dropside and gateleg table

Mahogany drop side table, English 19th century gate leg, plain…

19th Century Mahogany Gate Leg Drop Side Table

Mahogany drop side table, English 19th century gate leg, plain form. Height 71 cm width 91 cm depth fully extended 114 cm

A George II oak dropside table, the oval top raised on a gate…

George II Oak Gate Leg Table

A George II oak dropside table, the oval top raised on a gate leg base with baluster turnings, the legs united by square section stretchers. 107 x 120 x 720 (open)

A 19th century oak drop leaf gate leg table

Antique Oak Gate Leg Table

A 19th century oak drop leaf gate leg table

A Georgian English mahogany gate leg games table with reeded…

Georgian Mahogany Gate Leg Games Table

A Georgian English mahogany gate leg games table with reeded edge top above turned legs 91 x 42 x 75 cm