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Card Tables and Tea Tables For Sale
Antique French Louis Revival Floral Marquetry Console / Card Table 19thCentury
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XV Revival ormolu mounted king wood, burr walnut and floral marquetry shaped rectangular console / card table, circa 1870 in date.
The shape...
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Karges Furniture Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Game Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie sculpted walnut game table or breakfast table
By Karges Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Measures: 38"W x 38"D x 29.63"H.
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Georgian Style Mahogany Pue Crust Tea Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19 th Century English Georgian Style Mahogany Pie Crust Pedestal Tripod Tea Table. Measures 26" in width, 26" in depth and 27.5" in height.
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,256 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Parlor Table, Circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Victorian Eastlake parlor table
In the manner of Herter Brothers
USA, Circa 1880s
Carved walnut, with original porcelain casters.
Measures: 29"W x 19.5"D x 29.75"H...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Revolving Table Drum in Mahogany Attributed to Gillows, English 1790
Located in Rome, IT
A late George III amazing round revolving drum table in mahogany wood with a movable top attributed to Gillows of Lancaster.
The circular top inset with a faded and gold tooled gre...
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1790s British George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century English George III Style Mahogany PieCrust Scalloped Tea Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19 th Century English George III Style Mahogany Pie Crust Scalloped Pedestal Tripod Tea Table. Measures 26" in width, 26" in depth and 27.5" in height.
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,186 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Chinoiserie Style Bamboo Rattan Card Table (circa 1910)
Located in London, GB
Antique Chinoiserie style bamboo and rattan card / mahjong table featuring beautifully hand-painted Asian herons or egrets (circa 1910). "Bamboo goes in and out of style, but it has ...
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1910s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bamboo
$1,904 Sale Price
35% Off
Mid-Century Oak and PU Leather Top Folding Card Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-Century Oak and PU Leather Top Folding Card Table. Antique white top
Measures 34.5" in width, 34.5" in depth and 28.5" in height.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
$836 Sale Price
30% Off
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality 19th century Victorian antique mahogany card/side table having a lovely mahogany top that lifts up and swivels to reveal a green baize interior, carved frieze supported by a ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
20th Century Italian Round Vintage Rosewood, Walnut Dining Room Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern dining room table made of hand crafted polished Rosewood with a round Walnut top, in good condition. The sculpture table...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Saporiti Extendable Mahogany Table by Vittorio Introini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian extendable geometric dining room table made of hand crafted polished Mahogany and Rosewood, designed by Vittorio Introini and produce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
American Mahogany Card table
Located in Huntington, NY
American Federal Mahogany Inlaid & Figural 5-legged Games Table Card table with gate leg on
The shaped rectangular top above an Oval Inlaid Frieze with Flower medallions
on square t...
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Card Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany card table having a quality figured mahogany crossbanded swivel top opening to reveal a green baize mahogany frieze with a moulded edge supported by ...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
Mid-Century Brass and Smoked Glass Tea Table, 1970s, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-Century Brass and Smoked Glass Tea Table, 1970s, Germany,
- made of Brass and Smoked Glass,
- shows signs of wear and age (scratches, etc.),
- in good original condition.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique American Empire Mahogany Flip Top Game Table Card Console Parlor Tea Tab
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Victorian Era American Empire flip top game table or console. Made of mahogany featuring American Empire styling with rectangular form, tapered pedestal over a s...
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$822 Sale Price
30% Off
1960s Chrome Serving Trolley Coffee Table Smoked Glass Top & Faux Laminated Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italy chrome serving trolley or coffee table, with smoked glass top with under faux laminated wood.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Mahogany Tiered Tea Table with Satinwood Floral Marquetry C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Mahogany Tiered Tea Table with Satinwood Floral Marquetry C1920
Measures- 27"H x 30.5"W x 2...
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Early 20th Century Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$760 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Børge Mogensen Serving Cart, Model 5370
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful serving cart by Børge Mogensen, model no. 5370 for Fredericia Furniture, in teak with black metal trays, a separate metal tray and a cutting board are included.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Flip Top Backgammon Card Game Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote.
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Flip Top Backgammon Card Game Table. Item ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Mahogany Marquetry Card or Occasional Table
Located in Lomita, CA
Marquetry and burl, expertly crafted into a 19th century Louis XVI style occasional or entry table creates a splash.
The table was made in France in the late 19th century and it is ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Little Dume Pedestal Table in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the clean, simple lines of Shaker pedestal tables, the Little Dume table is ideal for any small space that could use a little extra counter surface. Create a breakfast nook in an empty corner of the kitchen with one and a couple of our Hana dining chairs...
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2010s North American Shaker Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,550 / item
Antique Fold-Over Card Table, English, Games, Console, William IV, Circa 1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an exceptional antique fold-over card table. An English, rosewood games or console table, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835.
Magnificent craftsmanship distinguishe...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Flip Top Gateleg Game Card Tea Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English Georgian card / game / tea entry table. Made from mahogany featuring rectangular demilune form with satinwood inlaid flip top supported by square tapered legs. Once ...
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Early 20th Century Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
Brown French Rattan / Wicker Handwoven Tea Table, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large side table/tea table in rattan from around the 1970s.
the table has a delicate base that makes it beautiful to look at - from the front, back and side.
the round tabletop pr...
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1970s French French Provincial Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
$1,224 Sale Price
44% Off
Danish Modern Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Mesa Norma Rosewood Game Dining Table
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood game table ' Mesa Norma ' with four inset drink holders and reversible top to felt, by Sergio Rodrigues. This Item may only be shipped within the USA .
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Karl Springer Style Modern Snakeskin Embossed Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie snakeskin embossed tea table or occasional side table
In the manner of Karl Springer
USA, Circa 1970s
Measures: 30"W x 27"D x...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Custom Walnut Game Table with Ebony Backgammon and Chess Table
Located in New York, NY
Custom walnut and mahogany backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board.
New production. Made to order in walnut and mahogany. Designed and made in NYC, each tab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Rosewood Game, Card Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a rosewood game, card table made in England, circa 1850. The top has rounded corners and a nicely molded edge. The top spins open to reveal storage for game pieces, cards, et...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Victorian Style Wrought Iron Wicker Rattan Top Folding Card Game Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote.
Vintage Victorian Style Wrought Iron Wicker Rattan Top Folding Card Game Table. Item ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
William Birch for Liberty & Co. an Arts & Crafts Oak Fold Over Card Table
Located in London, GB
William Birch for Liberty and Co.
A good quality sturdy Arts & Crafts oak fold over card table with precise mitred corners to the top on splayed ring turned legs united by an H-stre...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Baker Furniture Georgian Mahogany Handkerchief Drop Leaf Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian mahogany handkerchief tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 23.75" W x 23.75" D x 26.25" H. When open, t...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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.
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.
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.
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
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Federal Mahogany Card Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
American mahogany inlaid Hepplewhite fold top card table Circa 1790-1800. Tapered straight legs terminating at the feet in simple cuff inlay. Shape...
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Federal Inlaid Mahogany Demilune Fold Top Console / Card Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Federal Inlaid Mahogany Demilune Fold Top Console / Card Table in clean antique Condition. Measures 36" in width, 17.5" in depth folded, 35" in depth unfolded and 29.5...
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19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,886 Sale Price
30% Off
Boho Chic Rattan and Wicker Bar Cart
Located in Redding, CT
Boho Chic Rattan and wicker Bar Cart. Wicker top and bottom shelf with rattan structure. Cabinet doors open to ample space for bottles. Easy to wheel ...
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1980s Bohemian Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
$775 Sale Price
35% Off
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
$2,096 Sale Price
30% Off
French 19th Century Napoleon III Parquetry Game Table
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Refined French game table from the second half of the 19th century, crafted in the Napoleon III period with exquisite geometric marquetry and delicate bronze mounts.
The ingenious de...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
$3,055 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Moorish Copper Tray Table with Folding Base
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Moroccan antique copper tray table with wooden Syrian folding base.
The removable round copper top has a hand-hammered decoration with...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Victorian Mahogany Demilune Card Console Tea Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian mahogany demi lune side table, 19th century in date.
The table is made of solid mahogany with a moulded top above a plain frieze and is raised ...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
LANE rectangular coffee table, 1960s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
LANE rectangular coffee table, 1960s.
LANE Altavista rectangular coffee table, Virginia in walnut and dovetail oak. A conservative restoration was done while maintaining the patina ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Nutwood
Morelato, Carambola Chessboard Table
By Morelato
Located in Salizzole, IT
Chessboard; fine inlay of maple and ebony
Top in canaletto walnut
Legs are hand turned, made of wengè, cherry, ash wood
Carambola is a collection designed by Maurizio Duranti fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ash, Ebony, Maple, Walnut
$2,632 / item
Antique Moorish Hardwood Two Tier Side Table With Decorative Parquetry Details
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 20th Century Moorish Hardwood Two Tier Side Table With Parquetry Decorative Detailing
A Well Executed Example With A Beautiful Repetitive Mosaic Inlay Throughout.
Ideal for ...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Haagse School Dutch Art Deco side or serving table by Wouda for Pander, 1920s
By Pander, Hendrik Wouda
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A side table or serving table, designed by Hendrik Wouda and manufactured by Pander & Sons, 1920s (marked with metal plate under front drawer). The modernist design with the pointed...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak, Macassar
Federal Mahogany Card Table
Located in Essex, MA
Likely made in Philadelphia and likely by Haines and Connelly. In great condition with hinged top and shaped top with reeded edge. Conforming frieze with paterae and raised on circul...
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1820s American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Masterful American Sheraton Serpentine Mahogany Inlaid Card Table. Boston C 1810
By John & Thomas Seymour
Located in Charleston, SC
Masterful American Sheraton mahogany hinged top serpentine card table with figured cross banded tulip wood, birch and satinwood inlays, outset corners, and terminating on the original bulbous reeded turned tapered legs, Early 19th Century. Attributed to John and Thomas Seymour...
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1810s American Sheraton Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birch, Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Dark Mahogany Two-Tier Center Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An elegant modern mahogany two-tier game table or center table
By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1990s
Dark mahogany, with scalloped edge and single drawer.
...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Hepplewhite Plum Pudding Mahogany Demilune Console Game Table Federal
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive authentic Hepplewhite period console table, circa 1790s. Made from "Plum Pudding" Mahogany with a demilune, crescent or half moon form. Perfect for use as an en...
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1790s Hepplewhite Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Baize, Mahogany
$1,890 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique American Empire Game/Card Table in West Indies Mahogany, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful American Empire card or games table in West Indies mahogany with hinged top opening to a square over a rectangular base with turned column that rests on a quatre-form bas...
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1830s North American American Empire Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Specimen Occasional table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A smart early 19th Century Ceylonese ebony occasional table. The specimen inlaid hexagonal top centred by a swirl of exotic woods including palm, satinwood, coromandel and palisander...
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Early 19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ebony, Sandalwood, Satinwood
Mid-Century Mahogany Wood and Brass Italian Serving Bar Cart, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Unique mid-century bar cart in mahogany wood and brass. This fantastic item was designed in Italy during the 1960s.
This magnificent bar cart is amazing because of the shape of th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Liberty & Co. an Anglo-Moorish Arts & Crafts Walnut Fold over Card & Games Table
Located in London, GB
By Liberty & Co, a fold-over games and card table in walnut aligned to the Arts and Crafts movement (1880–1910), c.1890s. The top opens to a green baize playing surface. Below, a Moo...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Hand Made Chess Table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Vintage hand made chess table. Original coffee table turned into chess table.
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1970s Slovak Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Tessellated Pink Stone Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated pink stone and fossilized coral geometric coffee table base with brass accents. Can be used as is or with a glass top.
Matching side / end table...
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1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Stone
18th c. Piecrust Tea Table with Spiral Fluted Shaft
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century Irish Georgian mahogany tea table with piecrust carved top and tilt top mechanism on spiral fluted shaft, standing on carved knee triform cabriole legs with carved sl...
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1770s Irish Georgian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Metal Spider Web Table, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredibly unique welded metal table in the design of a massive spider web.Great attention to detail with bends of each metal bar lining up perfectly around the whole table. Base is ...
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1980s American Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Pull out Chess Top
Located in New York, NY
Custom walnut Backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board.
New production. Made to order in walnut or mahogany. Designed and made in NYC-- each table is handcra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
English George III Mahogany Demi-lune Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
An English George III mahogany demi-lune gate leg game table with a lovely old patina and color. This small scaled demi-lune is a perfect cosole i...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Mid-Century Modern Rutter Dining Table after Isamu Noguchi in Birch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautifully designed Rutter dining table after Isamu Noguchi for Herman Miller. It features flamed birch plywood construction with steel hairpin legs. Overall all in very good cond...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian MCM Travertine Hexagon Base Round Glass Top Dining Dinette Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern travertine hexagon base round glass top dining dinette table mint!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Chrome
Baker Furniture Italian Provincial Mahogany and Burl Wood Tea Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Provincial two-tier tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection
Italy, Circa 1990s
Mahogany, with burled olive wood t...
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Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Burl
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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