What is a 17th-century gateleg table?

A gateleg table is a variant of the drop-leaf table introduced in the seventeenth century, featuring hinged legs that pivot outwards to support extended table leaves.

How should an antique oak gateleg table be maintained?

Preserve the finish by applying a quality beeswax polish periodically, keeping the wood away from direct heat sources, and dusting along the grain with a dry cloth.

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17th Century Oak Gateleg Table

Name: 17th Century Oak Gateleg Table
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA799930
Price: 1600 GBP
Availability: InStock

17th century

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Description

17th Century Oak Gateleg Table of good colour, in very good original condition retaining the original hinges that are riveted through the top.

The Table will seat eight people.

Physical Dimensions

Height

72cm (28.35")

Width

158cm (62.20")

Depth

126cm (49.61")

Declaration

Holmes Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Gateleg Table to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

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SA799930

Dealers Notes

Holmes Antiques was established in 1932

We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.

We specialise in early English furniture

With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.

David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.

Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture

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Description

17th Century Oak Gateleg Table of good colour, in very good original condition retaining the original hinges that are riveted through the top.

The Table will seat eight people.

Physical Dimensions

Height

72cm (28.35")

Width

158cm (62.20")

Depth

126cm (49.61")

Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Gateleg Table to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA799930

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Holmes Antiques

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Leading experts on early english oak, walnut and mahogany furniture. Established in 1932.

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A seventeenth-century oak gateleg dining table featuring hinged drop leaves and turned wood legs with low stretchers.

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Seventeenth-century examples were primarily constructed from solid native English oak, assembled using wooden dowels, mortise and tenon joinery, and hand-wrought iron hinges.

Authentic period pieces show signs of hand-planed surfaces, irregular turned legs, hand-cut mortise joints secured with wooden pegs, and natural shrinkage across the grain over time.

A gateleg table functions as a compact console table against a wall when folded down, or expands to serve as a central dining surface in country or eclectic contemporary spaces.

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17th Century Oak Gateleg Table

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