Regent Antiques

Sutherland table

A Sutherland table is a folding table that had a narrow top so that when its folded it does not take up much space. When folded out, its gate legged leaves form a small table. The earliest examples were usually made from mahogany, with later versions being veneered with either birdseye maple, burr walnut, yew or fruitwood.

The design was first listed in about 1850, almost exactly a century after the making of the similar Pembroke table which was also a leafed table but had a wider top. Named after Harriet, the Duchess of Sutherland (1806 to 1868), they became very popular in the late 19th century .