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Card Tables and Tea Tables For Sale
Danish Teak Folding Table by Skagerak
Located in Toledo, OH
Danish teak folding table by Skagerak, circa 1970s. Skagerak Denmark (Danish, established in 1976). Fold up table with checkerboard open top. Marke...
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Late 20th Century Danish Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Teak
Louise Card Table Metal Clad Over Teakwood Handcrafted in India by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. The characteristic cabriole leg, curving outward at the knee and inward towards the foot in an "S" shape was born during this period. It is during the same era that English furniture makers produced the Queen Anne and Chippendale style.
The curved legs and side rails of this exceptionally elegant table are hand carved from solid pieces of teak. Pattern-makers trace and cut complex forms that will cover the table from thick sheets of copper or silver. Once the table is joined together, it is meticulously encased in a tight-fitting skin of copper or purest silver. The silver used was assayed at 96% purity, which exceeds the minimum standard for sterling of 92.5%. White Bronze, Antiqued Bronze, Brass, Silver and Copper available options of th metal skin. Both silver and copper will tarnish over time. Regular non-abrasive household metal polishes can be used to restore the original finish.
Louise Card Table...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Serpentine Card Console Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique mahogany serpentine fold-over card table, circa 1880 in date.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS CARD TABLE IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
This splendid card table is made of the finest quality mahogany and features a hinged foldover shaped top with a demi-lune motif of fanned satinwood & green stained hare-wood surrounded by radial spurs of bell-flowers between swagged bands, bordered with satinwood cross-banding outlined with stringing.
The frieze inlaid with fluting and having a bow front drawer to the centre adorned with swagged bell-flower chains, with further pendant garlands leading down the square tapering legs on spade feet.
The quality and attention to detail throughout are second to none.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops and the baize relined, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 78 x Width 92 x Depth 47
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 3 foot x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches
Satinwood
is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.
The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys...
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1880s Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century Amboyna Console/Card Table Attributed To Holland & Sons
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century amboyna and ebony games table firmly attributed to Holland & Sons, the rectangular hinged top decorated with leaf banding, opening on telescope action to ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Antique 18th Century George lI Irish Chippendale Mahogany Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique 18th century George II Irish Chippendale quality mahogany card/side table having a quality mahogany shaped top opening to reveal a green baize interior and circular coun...
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18th Century English George II Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
1920s Grained Fine Austrian Biedermeier Burlwood Table and 2 Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
1920s Grained and Fine Austrian Biedermeier Burlwood Table and 2 Chairs.
Offered for sale is a 3-piece set of Austrian Biedermeier burlwood furniture. The centerpiece of the set is a square Burlwood table with four legs rising from the center of the base. Flanking on either side of the table is a pair of burlwood chairs...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Hardwood Chinese Tea Table
Located in New York, NY
Hardwood Chinese tea table.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Gillows Rosewood Turnover Top Card and Games Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
19thC Gillows rosewood turnover top games table, with green baize lined interior, with turned and carved supports, centre stretcher and downswept legs ...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Baize, Rosewood
Chinese Chippendale Tea Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite English mahogany tea table is a stunning example of the elaborate Chinese Chippendale style. A study in symmetry and balance,...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Tavolino Da Caffè Marco Zanuso Per Zanotta 1970-1980
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Manzano, IT
Tavolino da caffè Marco Zanuso per Zanotta1970-1980
Tavolino con doppio piano in vetro temperato fumè. Gambe in ferro cromate.
PERIODO DEL DESIGN 1970-1980
ANNO DI PRODUZIONE 1970...
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1970s Italian Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bar Cart by Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, Solid Caviuna, Formica, Brazil, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Restored.
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood, Formica
Mid Century Dinette Card Table Set by Cavalier
By Cavalier
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural design game table and four chairs manufactured by Cavalier. Constructed of wood and tubular iron rods, the set folds down for easy storage and transportation. Soli...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Vintage Cast Iron and Wood Italian State Railways Storage Trolley, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian cast iron and wood Italian State Railways storage trolley with wheels, 1930s.
Storage trolley of the State Railways, with cast iron base and wh...
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1930s Italian Industrial Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Iron
19th Century Edwards and Roberts Bird’S-Eye Maple Card Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Edwards and Roberts birds eye maple card table circa 1890.
Stunning quality card/game's table by Edwards and Roberts, with makers plaque on the underside.
Unusuall...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Josef Hoffmann, Oval side table nr. 960/2 for J.J. Kohn. Austria ca. 1905
Located in Argelato, BO
Bentwood side table by Josef Hoffmann, 1905 circa. Designed by the great Austrian designer and also founder of the famous "Wiener Werkstaette" - Josef Hoffmann, this oval beechwood s...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Beech
Baker Furniture Two Tier Oval Primavera Mahogany & Gilt Metal Side / Tea Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A stylish contemporary two tier oval table by Baker Furniture in primavera mahogany(blonde mahogany) and gilt metal frame. The table features an extremely heavy, sturdy and gorgeous ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Tea Table Model "Mesage" by François Linke
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"MESAGE" model tea table by François Linke (1855-1946).
The upper tier is oval with handles and a removable glass tray supported by four cherubic tritons. The lower level has parque...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Giltwood & Japanese Style Lacquer Table with Tray, C.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century French gilt wood tea table with Japanese style lacquer tray. This portraying a group of Japanese geisha's and nobility, flowering trees, lanterns and a white dove flying overhead. The gilt wood stand...
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20th Century French Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Pine
1950s Portable Mahogany and Marble Serving Table, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good /Very good original condition with minor signs of use.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Italian Afrormosia, Iron & Colored Resin Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Manzano, IT
Design inspired by the ceramics of Paolo De Poli. Resin surface finish on gold craque background.
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1950s Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Iron
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Tri Legged Side End Table Stand 1949 Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Swedish Mid-Century Modern burl wood tri legged side end table stand 1949 mint.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Burl
Late George III Card Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany and satinwood banded and inlaid that opens up to a felt top. 4 squared legs, 2 that are hinged and pull out for opened position. Brass hardware. table open: 36 1/2"d. From a...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Handmade Nesting Tables, Set Side Coffee Tables Handcrafted by French Designer
Located in LANGUEUX, FR
The beauty and high quality of handmade concrete and metal tables made in France are unparalleled in the world of furniture. The blending of these two materials results in pieces tha...
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2010s French Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Handmade Nesting Tables, Set Side Coffee Tables Handcrafted by French Designer
Located in LANGUEUX, FR
The beauty and high quality of handmade concrete and metal tables made in France are unparalleled in the world of furniture. The blending of these two materials results in pieces tha...
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2010s French Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Flip Top Square Melamine Kitchen Dining Game Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair New Linen upholstery heavy solid maple frames American lounge chairs MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birch
Jacques Adnet Cart Bar Trolley Tea Table
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
This magnificent Jacques Adnet bar cart comes from a Chateau in the Medoc
near Bordeaux in the South West of France where it has been since the 1950s
The glass of the tray sti...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
MidCentury Octagonal Goatskin Italian Table, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and original octagonal table in parchment leather, linear, distinct and well finished, the table from the end of the last century has a very strong character but at the same time its design makes it very light.
The table has an octagonal top, it has also been completely covered in goatskin; Well polished and finished, the top shines with the veins of the leather, with a very warm and welcoming color for the eye, it is perfect as a center table but does not disdain as a dining table. Its leg, central as can be seen, is also octagonal in shape and entirely covered in goatskin; only in the final part does it have a border along the entire perimeter lacquered in black. The top is dismountable, so two small individual boxes can be made for transport.
Wear consistent with age and use. Every item the warehouse...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian burr walnut card/side table having a quality burr walnut top with a thumb moulded edge opening to reveal a baize interior. It is supported on shaped turned ...
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Mahogany Flip Top Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English mahogany fliptop games table. circa 1890. Perfect for today's transitional designs!
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1890s Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Victorian Inlaid Walnut Card-Tables, circa 1865
Located in Salisbury, GB
Pair of magnificent Victorian walnut card-tables
This Pair of Victorian walnut card-tables are matched. They were made in the same workshops but married together later.
Each table ...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unusual 18th Century Antique Quality Mahogany Irish Triple Top Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual 18th century Antique George III quality mahogany Irish triple top card table having a quality mahogany Demi-lune shaped top opening to reveal a polished interior then opening...
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18th Century English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
21st Century Table - Low Tide - Pewter Bronze Resin - Xavier Lavergne - France
Located in Paris, FR
In stock, made in France: On a galactic crystal pedestal, made of the clearest resine, this contemporary pedestal table is a unique piece, created by Xavier Lavergne and sold with it...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
21st Century Pedestal Table Sun Ice, Pewter Brass Resin - Xavier Lavergne France
Located in Paris, FR
Made in France: On a rare galactic crystal pedestal, made of the clearest resine, this contemporary pedestal table is a unique piece, created by Xavier Lavergne and sold with its au...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass, Pewter
A Very Rare Pair of 19th Century William IV Card Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare pair of 19th century William IV mahogany card tables attributed to Dublin maker Williams & Gibton. This fabulous pair of turn over leaf card tables are of gorgeous qualit...
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19th Century Irish William IV Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Chippendale Flame Mahogany Ball & Claw Tea Table with Pierced Gallery
By Councill
Located in Germantown, MD
Chippendale Flame Mahogany tea table with Pierced Gallery, carved cabriole legs terminating with ball and claw feet. Attributed to Councill Craftmen Furniture. Good vintage condition...
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany
Oriental Asian Hardwood Tea Table with Set of Four Seats
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Oriental Asian hardwood tea table with four seats.
We have lightly restored this by cleaning it, hand ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Completely Restored Neo-Baroque Card Table, Late 19th Century, Austria-Hungary
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This table was made in Austria-Hungary at the end of the 19th century and is made in a neo-baroque style.
It is made of walnut, oak and maple wood, characterized by elaborate carvin...
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19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Antique Continental Paint Decorated Octagonal Tilt Top Tavern Table, Dated, 1706
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fascinating and early Painted Table with great form and good color. The octagonal top made in four planks. The fully carved base and supports with foliate scrolls. The tripod base ...
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18th Century European Jacobean Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Rosewood Pair of Card Tables
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality and very attractive pair of mid 19th
Century french rosewood card tables of serpentine
Form having well figured fold over tops with moulded
Edge enclosing baized interiors raised on elegant moulded
Cabriole legs to front and back with carved decoration
Raised on scrolling feet with original wooden castors
(This elegant pair of card tables...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Paolo Buffa Couple Coffe Table Brass Wood Glass 1955 Italy
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
Couple Coffee Table Paolo Buffa
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1950s Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Henredon Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Side Table, Refinished
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie tea table or occasional side table
Attributed to Henredon
USA, Circa 1970s
Black l...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Antique Fold Over Card Table, English Walnut, Games, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold-over card table. An English, burr walnut games table in Georgian revival taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Graceful side table, folding ou...
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Early 20th Century British Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Burl Walnut Wood Top Round Carved Lotus Shape Base Dining Center Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl walnut wood top round carved lotus shape base dining center table mint! Made in Italy.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Sally Sirken Lewis for J. Robert Scott Goatskin Game Table, ca 1980s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Sally Sirken Lewis for J. Robert Scott Goatskin Game Table, circa 1980s. A beautiful and Classic design.
Measurements - Overall: 29 ½" high x 36" wide x 36" deep, Chair Opening: 2...
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
American Queen Anne Antique Tea Table, Likely Chester County, circa 1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN QUEEN ANNE WALNUT TEA TABLE
Pennsylvania, likely Chester County; circa 1770
Item # 902XBP01W
A very fine and handsomely preserved walnut tea ...
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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Walnut, Burl Wood, and Brass Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical or French Regency Louis XVI style tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved walnut, with beautiful book-matched b...
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1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
1920s Federal Style Satinwood Inlaid Flame Mahogany Serpentine Card Table
Located in Germantown, MD
1920s Federal style satinwood inlaid flame mahogany serpentine card table in good antique condition. Very sturday. Measures 36" in width, 17" in depth when closed and 34" open and st...
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Early 20th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Original 1899 Adolf Loos Cafe Museum Jugendstil Marble and Bentwood Table
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare Thonet side-table from the famous Viennese Cafe Museum, designed by Adolf Loos in 1899, already featured in the Thonet Catalogue from 1888 on page 17 as Nr 8 and Nr 9 - s...
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1890s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Victorian Marquetry Envelope Card Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian envelope card table, circa 1880 in date.
The card table is made from superb quality Gonçalo Alves and has striking floral and foliate marque...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
George III Mahogany Concertina Action Card Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Rectangular, marquetry banded, fold-over top enclosing a leather playing surface with gold trim design. In french taste after a design by George Hepplewhite. When hinged top is open ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Wicker, Oak top Card / Game table and Four chairs in Natural finish
Located in Nashua, NH
A very rare matching and unique card / game table with four matching chairs.The five piece matching set consists of a natural finished quarter sawn oak topped game table and four matching chairs. The table and chair bodies are done in a beautiful style using natural and colored reed in their weaving design.
The set consists of a 48" square card table having a beautiful natural finished quarter sawn oak top embellished with a woven colored braid decorative edge. The table top is supported by four uniquely designed woven legs done in green, red and brown colored reeds .The table legs are uniquely designed to support the table top but each leg has uniquely been designed in such a manner to have an on oak topped space left open just below the table top to hold a glass of each persons favorite beverage without taking up table top space. The four matching chairs are large and comfortable and upholstered in a yellow Seahorse Sea life designed fabric. The four chairs measure 32.5" Ht. x 21" D. x 17.5" W and have a seat height of 17". The table measures 48" x 48" x 29.25" Ht. This is truly a beautiful and unique set of antique American wicker...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wicker, Reed, Wood
Heavily Carved circa 1880-1900 Anglo Indian Occasional Silver Tea Table Must See
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice circa 1880-1900 Anglo Indian heavily carved occasional silver or tea table
A good looking and well made piece, it has been ornate...
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1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Bauhaus Rectangular Tubular Steel Table, Chromed Metal, Lacquered Wood, C. 1935
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus rectangular table model Tn 132, manufactured by Mücke-Melder, circa. 1935. Chrome plated tubular steel, black lacquered wood.
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Unusual Antique Victorian Walnut Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian walnut card/side table having a lovely walnut swivel top, green baize interior and attractive carvings to the frieze. It boasts a delightful turned carved c...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Pine Toy Box, Coffee Table, Dovetailed, Scotland 1930, H360
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage pine toy box, coffee table, dovetailed, Scotland 1930, H360
Scotland 1930
Solid Pine
Original Finish
Rectangular top with metal bound lid
Dovetailed c...
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1930s Scottish Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Pine
Gorgeous Chinoiserie Red Bamboo Server / Bar Stand w/ Swivel Top
Located in Deland, FL
Give your bar area the punch that it deserves! This unique bamboo bar / server has been lacquered coated in luxurious candy apple red and is absolutely exquis...
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1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bamboo
English Regency Penwork Occasional Table with Floral Décor and Curving Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency penwork occasional table from the 19th century, with square top, in-curving accents, floral décor and quadripod base on casters. Created in England during the Rege...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Unusual Regency Mahogany Tea Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 19th Century, Regency Period Mahogany Tea Table, Having Superbly Figured Foldover Top With Banded Decoration And Well Figured Interior Retaining Good Surface And Patina, Above Elegantly Figured Frieze With Matchstick Fluted Decoration, Raised On Rare Extravagant Turned Sabre Legs With Carved Scrolling Decoration To Feet.
As suggested by the name, tea tables were made to serve tea from. Often part of a pair, with an identical matching card table, or even a wider suite of furniture they would simply stand to one side in a room and be pulled out, then opened up when required to allow for the placement of trays containing all that is required to serve tea from.
Now of course aside from its original purpose this table suits a whole variety of different spaces around the home. It could be used as a console table, a pier table, a simple side table or even as a card games table.
Constructed from well figured, high grade mahogany which would have been expensive to purchase in the late 18th century it is incredibly elegant and very good quality. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into the overall look of the table and the cabinet making has been well executed.
The legs are quite spectacular, a design which we have actually never come across before. They are certainly something very special and, dare we say it, possibly even a unique feature, which will no doubt be a talking point once the table is standing proudly in position.
As with all items which we offer for sale it has been through our workshops, where our highly skilled, traditional antique furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique and Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Today, the phrase “card tables” might evoke the image of common plastic tables covered in felt, but historically these tables were statement pieces that invited merriment and were made of mahogany, walnut or other fine woods. Today, antique and vintage card tables and tea tables can enliven a space and encourage spirited competition in your home.
Card tables originated in England in the late 17th century, and during this time, as well as the 18th century, game tables in general became quite popular. We refer to early versions of card tables as antique Regency card tables because the Prince of Wales ruled England during the period and his official title was Regent. Back then, these furnishings were typically small, rectangular tables outfitted with hinged tops so that they could be opened to reveal a playing surface. Ornamental flourishes of the era might have included an integration of fine velvet or needlepoint as lining for the table’s surface. For furniture makers, wide adoption of a dense woven green material called baize for table covering — similar to felt but stronger — occurred during the early 1700s.
Tea became widely affordable during the early 1800s in England, and tea time exploded in popularity and involved large tea sets — especially during the Victorian era — as well as small, well-crafted tea tables. Your beverage was paired with petite baked goods, and the tea table would be home to teacups, saucers, a milk pot and other items. While tea tables are similar in design to card tables, the focus is more on presentation. Georgian card tables and tea tables — furniture made during the reign of England’s three Georges — were especially ornate. Some featured intricately carved design elements on each side and stood on elegantly curved legs. After all, tea time became a sacred ritual that society women dressed up for. It was a time to pause, reflect and sip a comforting beverage.
When no guests were visiting to enjoy tea or play games, owners could fold down both card tables and tea tables to their smaller size and tuck them away into a corner of the room.
Antique and vintage card tables and tea tables can make a lovely addition to any living room, entertainment room or game room. Find yours on 1stDibs.
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