Oak Bobbin Gateleg Table 17th Century

Name: 17th Century Oak Gateleg Table with Bobbin Legs and Drawer
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1241472
Price: 395 GBP
Availability: InStock

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ObjectDining Tables
Period17th century
Style17th Century Jacobean
MaterialOak
ColourDark Brown
MotifsBobbin turning, Drop leaf top, Gate leg mechanism, Turned stretchers

This seventeenth-century Jacobean oak gateleg dining table displays a dark brown timber finish with natural age-related surface wear. The piece features an oval drop-leaf top supported by a gateleg mechanism, ornate bobbin-turned legs, and matching turned stretchers near the floor. Additional observable details include plain square-cut feet at the base of each leg, visible linear joins across the multi-board surface planks, and minor chips along the edges of the leaves. Measuring 127 cm long by 102 cm deep by 72 cm high when open, and 102 cm by 50 cm when closed, the compact item provides practical leg room of 70 cm underneath the top. In a contemporary home, this English Country House table works effectively as a versatile breakfast table or a side console in a kitchen, living room, or study. The drop-leaf design allows the furniture to expand for dining or fold down to save floor space when not in use.

FAQs

A gateleg table from the seventeenth century is a folding table design featuring a central section and hinged drop-leaves supported by pivoting legs reminiscent of gates. Popular during the Jacobean and Carolean eras, these tables provided adaptable seating solutions in historic English interiors.

These tables were typically crafted from solid English oak utilizing mortise and tenon joinery secured with wooden pegs. The legs often feature lathe-turned bobbin or baluster profiles, with hand-cut dovetail joints on integrated cutlery drawers.

Authentic period pieces display signs of hand-planed woodwork, uneven wear around the foot stretchers, hand-wrought iron hinges, and irregular wooden pegs. Original bobbin turnings show slight variations in symmetry due to hand-lathe production techniques.

A gateleg table can serve as an adaptable dining space or a side console when folded down. Combining the dark patinated oak texture with contemporary linen upholstery or stone ceramics creates a balanced, layered interior aesthetic.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax paste annually to preserve the timbers patination. Keep the table away from direct heat sources and maintain stable humidity levels to prevent timber movement or splitting.

Graham Pickett

17th Century Oak Gateleg Table with Bobbin Legs and Drawer

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