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Antique English Occasional Gateleg Tables

Friday, October 30th, 2009

TABLES - occasional gateleg - Willian and Mary fruitwood small side tables - oak occasional table - French country rococo table - Regency carved wood - jacobian gate leg - walnut baroque gateleg table with drawers
First an example of a fruitwood  gateleg table. It has a main turned support at each end, showing baluster and [...]

Dining Gateleg Tables

Monday, October 26th, 2009

TABLES  dining, early gateleg
Examples exist from the early part of the seventeenth century but they did not come into general use until the middle of the century, when dining at small tables became common, not only in the homes of the middle classes, but even the large houses.
The value of a gateleg today is greatly [...]