Antique Pine Turned Leg Swivel-Top Table

Like its cousins the drawleaf and the dropleaf , the swivel-top is another clever way of increasing the size of a table when circumstances require it with the ability to return to a smaller footprint for regular use. Here, the top is double-thick. Each piece has a breadboard end and they are hinged together on the long side. One piece is attached to a cross member, so placed inside the base, between the long aprons, that the top pivots through 90 degrees and stops,, unfolds on its hinges, and lays flat at double the size. The aprons have a “floor” which provides a useful storage space for placemats and utensils etc.
This one has a bold turned leg with a tall foot and some areas of strong grain pattern.