It's 1910---1920-ish....doesn't appear to be quarter sawn that I can see but for the bottom of the pedestal.
It's wonderful!!! Buy it!! I grew up with a diningroom table much like that, I do remember that it was a "job" to put leaves in it....but don't remember if it was handling the heavy leaves or opening it up. The one I grew up with was 60 inches and a real task to wipe the center for a short person!

I know, Linda, I really want it! I've always wanted a table big enough for a large group, and still have room in the center for food. And luckily, I've got long arms for wiping ;)

She has all 7 leaves, and the rack for storing them. That's a rarity around here.

Do you think those chairs belong with it, and should I try to find more? Or should I mix and match?

Any suggestions for a server or China Cabinet?

It will be really easy to change the fabric on the seats of those chairs.

Great find!

Oh, yes, that's top of my list. Although it will take me an eternity to settle on a fabric :o

She's selling the chairs too???Are there only 6? There would have been 8 with a table that large....
if the chairs didn't come with it, they are sure close enough to work. Very like the chairs from the table when I was a kid.
Not to be a downer....but those drop down legs will limit your seating....with a center pedestal table, you can always squeeze in one more. You will find that you can seat 6 without any leaves, but even with leaves you won't be able to seat more than 12.
Now! Where will you find a cloth to fit?? LOL!....but seriously it won't be easy!

Yes, there are only six chairs. Five side chairs, one with arms. If I can squish 12 around the drop down legs, I'll be happy.

A table cloth? OMG, I didn't even think about that!

Nice one! My parents have a table that size and shape (from the '80s, so a totally different thing) and I don't think my mother has yet found a decent cloth that fits without a seam down the middle. Embrace table runners or hone your tatting skills! :)

I like to knit and crochet, but I give away almost everything I make. Mostly baby items. But I finally decided 15 years ago that my kids were of marrying age and we would be using all the leaves in our table in the not too distant future. So I found an oval tablecloth pattern with a section that I could repeat for lengthening it. After a good two years, it was done and we have used it. The only problem is that I did not realize that a cloth that big will tear of its own weight in the wash if I am not careful. Anyhow, it is impressive, and DS gifted me with two sold colored special ordered cloths to line it for holidays (a red one and another in rust).

Yes, Sheila, now that the kids have spouses and children of their own, I really need a huge table. I'm impressed that you did a cloth so large! I think I'll end up sewing some long runners and placemats to match.

So, what about the style of this table? I've not seen one with this type of pedestal. I was thinking that it might be considered Craftsman because of the squareness and age, but the ones I've found have much simpler looking pedestals.

A rose by any other name.....Will Shakespear said that!
It's not solidly anything....sort of craftsman....sort of mission....mostly golden oak....definitly 1920-ish. Just a great table!

That works for me! Now I won't have to worry about "matching" the style in chairs, buffet, etc.

Very nice table! Did you notice the arms of the chair do not fit beneath the apron? If you buy more chairs, get armless. ;-)

AAH....but where the leaves are there is no apron...
And those chairs can serve as the basis for excellent blanket forts....I can show you how !

Yes, I would get armless chairs. And I did notice the leaves don't have aprons, which I'm not really used to, but I guess that's pretty common for older tables? I do know how to make blanket forts, Linda! :D

Do you think this buffet with hutch would be OK with the table? The seller says its early 1900's, Belgian Oak. It seems to be of a similar style?

It's not mission, the molding profiles and shape of the base are classical elements.

They way it has photographed, the top is extremely red-toned compared to the pedestal and apron, which are clearly q-sawed oak veneer. Maybe in person the difference is less obvious, but it's a red flag. I can't really see clues that the tabletop is QS oak.

Casey

It does look like the table top is much more red than the rest of it. Is it possible it's just been refinished on top, and not a good match? Or do you think the top is not part of the original table?

I'm going to see (and hopefully purchase) this table tomorrow. What should I look for? I will definitely check that it opens and closes without issue, but what other items would be deal-breakers? The seller is asking $400 dollars, do you think that is out of line for this table?

Oh my no!! Are the chairs included??
As for the buffet "matching".....who cares!
A friend who had a huge table bought lengths of drapery fabric and made her own. The one she used most was a fairly heavy slightly off-white polyester knit, she mitered the corners....and it went from the table to the washer and dryer and back to the table. Think it might have come from "bridal".
You can buy lovely antique cloths, after all the original owner of that table didn't use runners and mats!
Also I noticed that the apron is quarter sawn.
I would guess that the top was refinished and they's why it appears redder.

Yes, the chairs are included. Although, I'm really not all that interested in them, since I prefer painted chairs. Those don't look original to the table anyhow, so would it be a crime to paint them? Or should I just re-sell them and find some that I like better?

I could definitely sew a table cloth. I have been working on getting my sewing room set up, so this would make a good first project. I'm also not above using a cheap canvas drop cloth ;)

Sombreuil said the pedestal and apron look like veneer. Is that normal for an old table? I assumed they would be solid. Part of the reason I was looking for an old table was because I thought it was the only way to get something that was real wood (within my budget).

If the issue with top appears to just be a new finish, I could redo that for a better match. But if it appears to be an entirely different wood, I should probably keep searching?

The chairs are good....keep them and please don't paint them. Sell them to someone who will appreciate the oak. My parents eventually ( after the blanket fort years) bought Hitchcock chairs for the table>
The chairs are very very plain and very ulititarian looking....I would say unobtrusive. I would look for something fancier.....but in the meanwhile use the ones that came with the table.
If you don't paint the chairs, you ought to easily get $150 for the 6....which really makes that $400 look good!
As for veneer...because of the nature of the grain of quarter sawm oak, you don't find that look on solid wood on a curved surface.....veneer is not a bad thing! Really!!

OK, then I won't stress if the apron appears to be veneer :)

And I won't paint the chairs if there are people out there who would want them left alone. I can always keep an eye out for other chairs that I like, or who knows, maybe these will grow on me after I recover them. I do need more, though.

I've been doing more research, and the pedestal almost seems to be in the style of Empire. What do you think?

Nope.....almost is a good modifying word!! LOL!

Nope? Because it's oak, or because of the shape?

Oh, and I did end up getting that buffet and hutch. It's gorgeous. Should I start another thread with some pictures for you, Linda?

Empire is curvy ( to be simplistic) and this table is squarish.
That buffet/hutch is mission-ish. Yes let's see more....without scrolling down half a mile!