TABLES  dining, Georgian extending
The limitations of the gateleg table are obvious; its size cannot be above a certain dimension and the legs get in the way of the diner. The George III D-end table resolved the first problem, although not always the second.
The concept of the D-end table is ingenious enough. The two D-ends, each [...]

Sutherland table
These slim, practical folding tables were reputedly named after Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria during the early decades of her long reign. The combination of a cheval-type construction and gate-leg is far more successful and elegant than it sounds and they are among the few really successful designs [...]

Late XVIII Century Tables
18th Century tables, although not described as such in Chippendale’s Director, were a new type of table. During the first half of the 18th century, people tended to sit at small tables to eat, arranged in groups in a dedicated eating room.
Around the 1750s, people began to eat at longer tables. Quite [...]