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Message:: [QUOTE="Hallingdalen, post: 11621903, member: 93477"]Thoughts on the dating of this gateleg / tripod table? Based on construction details, materials, and surface history, my current view is that the table dates to the late 17th century or very early 18th century, roughly c.1680–1720. What leads me there is primarily the construction rather than the form alone. The table is built from relatively narrow, solid boards with clear movement, shrinkage and age-related cracking consistent with early work. The underside and back surfaces are plainly finished, with visible tool marks and no attempt at later “neatening”, which feels very much pre-industrial. The central column and leg construction appear integral and original, not later replacements, and the proportions of the turning sit comfortably in a late baroque / transitional period rather than high Georgian. The surface tells a long story as well. No single uniform finish, and a level of oxidised patina that would be difficult to fake convincingly. The edge profile of the top is also slightly irregular and hand-worked rather than symmetrical or machine-clean. I’m aware that gateleg tables were made well into the 18th century and revived later, but taken as a whole this example feels earlier than most 18th-century or revival pieces I’ve handled. [ATTACH=full]546219[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]546220[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]546221[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]