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Large 18th Century Oak Gateleg Table.

Name: Large 18th Century Oak Gateleg Table.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA915742
Price: 1950 GBP
Availability: InStock

18th century

For Sale by Dickinsons Antiques

Description

A large 18th Century Oak Gateleg Table that would happily seat 8 people.

The top with well chosen timber highlighting the medullary rays of the oak, standing on elegantly turned legs, joined by a moulded stretcher and having a drawer to one end. This table is of a fantastic colour and patina. Condition is good having some replaced hinges and it has lost a little height to the toes.

Date of Manufacture

Dickinsons Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Gateleg Table to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 07410194

Dealer's Item Date18th Century

Sellingantiques Date18th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 275-340 years old

Test ResultsPassed dating check

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:

Column and baluster turned legs: early eighteenth-century turning.

Pegged mortise-and-tenon joints throughout the frame: traditional early joinery.

Solid quarter-sawn oak top boards: natural medullary rays running through the grain.

Moulded edge stretchers: typical eight-legged gateleg frame construction.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions

Height

70cm (27.56")

Width

165cm (64.96")

Depth

150cm (59.06")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA915742

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Description

A large 18th Century Oak Gateleg Table that would happily seat 8 people.

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The top with well chosen timber highlighting the medullary rays of the oak, standing on elegantly turned legs, joined by a moulded stretcher and having a drawer to one end.

Dickinsons Antiques

This table is of a fantastic colour and patina. Condition is good having some replaced hinges and it has lost a little height to the toes.

Date of Manufacture

Dickinsons Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Gateleg Table to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 07410194

Dealer's Item Date18th Century

Sellingantiques dating18th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 275-340 years old

Test ResultsPassed dating check

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:

Column and baluster turned legs: early eighteenth-century turning.

Pegged mortise-and-tenon joints throughout the frame: traditional early joinery.

Solid quarter-sawn oak top boards: natural medullary rays running through the grain.

Moulded edge stretchers: typical eight-legged gateleg frame construction.

Physical Dimensions

Height

70cm (27.56")

Width

165cm (64.96")

Depth

150cm (59.06")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA915742

About the Dealer

Dickinsons Antiques

Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2020

Dealing in early oak and country furniture since 1958.

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A large 18th-century dark oak gateleg dining table with a circular drop-leaf top supported by turned legs and stretchers.

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Originating in England during the late sixteenth century, gateleg tables became widespread throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Designed as space-saving furniture for homes, they featured hinged leaves supported by pivoting legs that opened like gates.

Eighteenth-century gateleg tables were predominantly constructed from solid native hardwoods, most commonly English oak. Joints were secured using traditional mortise and tenon joinery held with wooden pegs, while legs were shaped on wood lathes to create turned baluster profiles.

Authentic period examples display signs of hand-planed timbers, hand-sawn board undersides, and irregular wooden pegs. Ageing naturally creates deep patination in unpolished crevices, while the lower stretchers typically exhibit uneven wear from historical foot placement.

A gateleg table can be styled alongside contemporary seating, such as simple upholstered or mid-century dining chairs, to create visual contrast. When not in full use, folding one or both leaves allows the piece to serve as a narrow console or side table against a neutral wall.

Routine maintenance requires dusting with a dry microfiber cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year to preserve the timbers patination. Keep the table away from direct heat sources and radiators to prevent shrinking, cracking, or joint separation.

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Large 18th Century Oak Gateleg Table.

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