Interesting late 17th century / early 18th century oak drop-leaf table. white elephant It's charming and decorative -

It's charming and decorative - great font

A couple of very old woodworm holes in one of the legs

Stamped "E

with some signs of the original brown paint or stain

Wonderful patina and aging to the leather

Interesting late 17th century / early 18th century oak drop-leaf table. white elephant It's charming and decorative -Super. Not too big, not too small and not cut down so you can still get your legs under it. A useful table with an impressive hinge mechanism for the gate legs which I haven't seen before and can't find anything similar so far online, so maybe quite rare. The top may be very slightly later but still in keeping with the whole, above a single draw (with a later drawer pull but still old), moulded sides, above a bobbin turned base and bobbin turned