Specializing in Regency-style furniture reproduction, cabinetmaker William Tillman was one of the finest woodworkers in England, both in the restoration and recreation of heritage pieces. By the late 1950s, he had a team of 25 employed in his antique furniture restoration business. He later expanded his work into reproducing some of these pieces alongside his sales of antique furniture. In the 1970s, he opened a gallery for this work in central London’s prestigious St. James’s neighborhood.
Tillman became known for his expertly crafted reproductions of 18th- and early 19th-century English furniture styles such as Regency, Sheraton, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Georgian, particularly pieces for the dining room and boardroom. Considered some of the highest quality reproductions, Tillman’s exceptional dining room sets and other mahogany furniture won three consecutive Showpiece of the Year awards, presented by the British Furniture Manufacturers. They remain collectors’ items prized among savvy furniture collectors.
After Tillman retired from the furniture business in the late 1990s, a major 1998 sale at Sotheby’s featured his collection and elegantly made reproductions.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage William Tillman dining room tables, seating and storage case pieces.
Round Tilt-Top Games Table with Leather Top, mahogany Pedestal Base
By William Tillman
Located in Toronto, CA
Round leather top games table, by William Tillman. A very unique, English made, circa 1975, traditional English tilt top table with mahogany pockets for gaming pieces. The top is ma...
Leather, Hardwood
Fine Regency Calamander and Rosewood Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
Very elegant proportions and fine woods make this table exceptional. New leather playing surface.
Macassar, Rosewood
French Walnut Louis XV Style Game Table with Red Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A walnut Louis XV style game table from France with a red tooled leather top and four drawers and four pull out drink holders.
Leather, Walnut
Antique English Mahogany Game / Tea Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Constructed of solid mahogany, this flip-top tea table features a unique scrolled knee and trifid foot. Beautifully grained and bearing a rich, warm patina, this table would serve we...
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Games Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular hinged top with a rosette-carved edge, on a blind fretwork frieze and pierced brackets, raised on molded square legs.
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Carved French Games Table with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century carved French games table with leather top, circa 1920 Beautiful games table with a leather top, four corner pull-outs and a single drawer on each side. Dimensio...
Leather, Wood
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$9,800
H 28.5 in W 33.5 in D 16.25 in
English Queen Anne Cuban Mahogany Acanthus Foliage Games Table w/ Pad Feet, 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne Cuban mahogany one board hinged games table with flanking carved outset corners, supporting rear gate leg, flanking carved acanthus foliage knees, and resting on t...
Mahogany
18thc Georgian Mahogany Tilt Top Table
Located in Water Mill, NY
Georgian 18thc Tilt Top Breakfast/Game Table Top Made of one Solid Piece of Mahogany.-very good vintage patina
Mahogany
$1,676
H 29.53 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Chippendale Style Clawfoot Folding Card Table, Games Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century Chippendale style swivel fold-over card table that cleverly transforms from a narrow side table into a square, red felt-covered gaming surface. The slender and elegant...
Felt, Hardwood
$2,896
H 27.5 in W 32 in D 32 in
English Mahogany One Board Tilt-Top Pedestal Tea Table Desert Table, Circa 1760s
Located in Germantown, MD
English mahogany one board tilt top tea table, dessert table. Come with its original banjo locking mechanism. Pedestal with turned ringed spiral and terminating on tripod legs with s...
Iron
$10,800Sale Price|40% Off
H 29.75 in W 36.25 in D 17.75 in
English Mahogany Satinwood and Ebony Inlaid Hinged Game Table, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany hinged game table with book matched cross banded satinwood inlays, ebony sting inlays, turned ringed pedestal columns, and resting on the original saber legs with fo...
Brass
Game Table With Carved & Limed Organic Form Wood Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Organically inspired carved and whitewashed wood game table with an incised border maple top. Could also make an uncommon petite dining table.
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Card Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III mahogany fold-over card table, the shaped and moulded top raised over frieze with carved gadroon motif supported on cabriole leg with foliate motif on k...
Mahogany