Antique Gate-Leg Drop Leaf Table

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antique gate-leg / drop-leaf table, likely late 18th century to mid-19th century (circa 1780–1850).
Hand-cut boards with irregular widths and … Read more antique gate-leg / drop-leaf table, likely late 18th century to mid-19th century (circa 1780–1850).
Hand-cut boards with irregular widths and shrinkage gaps typical of pre-industrial milling.
• Turned legs showing unevenness from early lathe work (not machine-perfect).
• Pegged and mortise-and-tenon joinery, not screws or machine nails.
• Drawer construction that looks hand-planed with a hand-turned wooden knob.
• Oxidation, edge rounding, and patina that takes many decades (often >150 years) to form naturally.
• Form resembles early English or American Colonial drop-leaf farmhouse tables.

30" tall 66" long leafs folded out
25.5" wide leafs folded in See less