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Card Tables and Tea Tables For Sale
Vintage Patchwork Burl Wood Flip Top Card Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage patchwork Burl wood card table. A chic flip top design that opens up and turns to reveal a stunning table top. Perfect for last...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Chippendale Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Inlaid Oriental Tea Table From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Inlaid Oriental Tea Table From the Early 20th Century
A tea table from the first half of the 20th century, adorned with mother-of-pearl inlay. Rich...
Category
Early 20th Century European Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$1,485 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Chinese Chippendale Fold Over Card Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
Chinese Chippendale Fold Over Card Table. Mahogany, with baize interior.
Category
Late 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
2 Bodega Night Stands and 1 Coffee Table in Black Wood Marquetry, Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Two Bodega Side Tables and One Square Coffee Table in Black Wood Marquetry by Joel Escalona
Bodega Collection refers to cellar art or better known as chiaroscuro, a technique...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Plywood
Antique English Mahogany Tea and Dessert Serving Table ~ Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English Mahogany Tea and Dessert Serving Table ~ Cabinet is a specialty item that is not nearly common enough! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahogany, the casework includ...
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1930s English Neoclassical Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brass & Smoked Glass Nesting Tables, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of 3 coffee tables made of brass and smokey glass.
All parts are original vintage condition (see photo).
Brass is in bad condition
new Glass
Tables is 39/33/28 46/37/30 42/30/30
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Bamboo Tray Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bamboo tray table.
The dimensions of the tray are 23.22 inch (59 cm) - 13.77 inch (35 cm)
The dimensions of the top are 29.1 inch (74 cm) - 15.7 inch (40 cm).
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,677
Carved Oak Triangular Gate Leg Side Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Carved Oak Triangular Gate Leg Side Table
A pretty and very useful little piece, this is a corner table with a drop flap and a gate support
The table top has a carved border and tur...
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1910s Adam Style Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Set of Three Grey Nesting Tables Louis XV Style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming set of three Louis 15 style nesting tables. The set has been patinated in gray with a beige rechampis on the top giving them a Gustavian or shabby chic look that will go per...
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20th Century French Louis XV Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
21st Century Filippo Feroldi Brass Table 130 Glass Top Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Filippo Feroldi brass table 130 back-colored glass top various colors
designed by Filippo Feroldi for Purho and Colleoni Arte, Holo 130 is characterized by small dimens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Burl Top Square Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This square center table dates to the mid-19th century and wonderfully exemplifies Qing-dynasty furniture design. Found at the center of social activity, Chinese square tables such a...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Novecento brass round coffee table
Located in Firenze, FI
Coffee table from the Novecento line that evokes the rich atmosphere of 1920s American nightclubs; with its elegant slim brass stem and Carrara marble top, it is perfect as a coffee ...
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2010s Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
$1,156 / item
Scottish Chippendale Cuban Mahogany Tea Table with Circular Gallery, Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
Scottish Chippendale Cuban mahogany tilt top tea table with a circular carved gallery, one board top, carved molded edge, supporting bird cage and resting on a turned tapered floral ...
Category
1760s Scottish Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Mahogany Marquetry Folding Card Console Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian 19th century fine quality mahogany marquetry folding card table 19th century, that would also make a charming console table.
This is a lovely table, that is full...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,919 Sale Price
30% Off
Paolo Buffa Couple Coffe Table Brass Wood Glass 1955 Italy
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
Couple Coffee Table Paolo Buffa
Category
1950s Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
American Mahogany and Cherry Stenciled Gilt Hinged Game Table, PA. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany and cherry hinged game table with a one board top, central carved floral basket, stenciled gilt turned ringed center column, and resting on scrolled acanthu...
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1810s American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Slender Tripod Laminate Side Tables with Lucite Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of slender tripod laminate side tables with Lucite details. The top is 14.5 in. diameter.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Steel
Pair of George III Marquetry Inlaid Card Tables
By John Cobb
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fine pair of 18th century George III Hepplewhite period floral marquetry inlaid demi-lune card tables attributed to John Cobb.
The semi-elliptical sabico and floral marquetry top is bordered and framed with a half moon of satin birch and box wood banding and crossbanded with an outer banding of tulipwood. The bouquet of flowers is most striking and displays some of the finest floral marquetry; the quality is exceptional and the detail and use of various exotic woods is exemplary.
The sabico frieze is shallow and crossbanded with tulipwood and flanked with inlaid satinwood flutes raised on crossbanded and tapered legs that stand on elegant block feet.
In excellent original condition and has achieved a warm and lightly sun kissed colour and patina to the premium grade figured mahogany.
Circa 1775 - 1785
John Cobb (c.1710–1778) was an English cabinetmaker and upholsterer. His work was once overshadowed by that of Thomas Chippendale but he is now regarded as being among England’s greatest furniture makers.
He is thought to come from Ashby, Norfolk and was the son of John Cobb and Mary Holmes.
It is believed that John Cobb was apprenticed in 1729 to Timothy Money (fl 1724–59), a Norwich upholsterer.
In 1755 he married Sukey, a daughter of the cabinetmaker Giles Grendey and is said to have acquired a ‘singularly haughty character’, strutting ‘in full dress of the most superb and costly kind...through his workshops giving orders to his men’, and on one occasion earning a rebuke from George III.
He worked with William Vile from 1750 until 1765 in premises at 72, the corner house of St Martin’s Lane and Long Acre. In the early 1750s, William Hallett, another cabinetmaker of the time, formed a working syndicate with Vile and Cobb. Vile and Cobb supplied furniture to the leading patrons of the day including George III and Queen Charlotte, the 1st Earl of Leicester at Holkham Hall, the 4th Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth and the 4th Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey.
Vile and Cobb held the Royal Warrant from 1761 until April 1764 when Vile retired. While Vile created works in an Anglicised Rococo style, Cobb’s furniture of the 1770s was executed in an elegant Neoclassical style. Cobb was well known for his haughty disposition which did not always endear him to his customers, so it was no surprise that the Royal Warrant was awarded to two of their employees William France and John Bradburne instead of Cobb himself. Some of Cobb's work is in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.
Following Vile's retirement in 1764, Cobb carried on in business with the assistance of his foreman, Samuel Reynolds (fl 1751–85). He made furniture to very high standards and earned a reputation for exquisite marquetry: Hester Thrale, the writer and friend of Dr Johnson, compared the inlaid floors at Sceaux, France, to ‘the most high prized Cabinet which Mr Cobb can produce to captivate the Eyes of his Customers’. Inlay in tropical woods, particularly satinwood, was an important element of Neo-classical furniture.
In 1772-4 Cobb produced an ‘Extra neat Inlaid Commode’ and two stands en suite for Paul Methuen at Corsham Court, Wilts, which survive in situ. In 1772 he was implicated in the smuggling of furniture from France. His most extensive work was for the 6th Earl of Coventry at Croome Court, Worcs, between 1765 and 1773. This included a large mahogany...
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1780s English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Sycamore, Tulipwood
Coffee Bar Table with Ceramic by V. Gregotti
Located in Milano, IT
Immerse yourself in the artistry and innovative design of the mid-20th century with this exquisite coffee bar table attributed to Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti. Perfectly blend...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$3,067 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Fine and Rare 19th Century Museum Quality Marquetry Inlaid Card Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare museum quality 19th century marquetry inlaid turn over leaf card table with ormolu mounts thoughout. The shaped and moulded top of rectangular form with intricate marquetry in...
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19th Century French Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th century Anglo Indian Card Table
Located in Savannah, GA
Anglo Indian hardwood card table featuring graceful Queen Ann style legs ending in diminutive pad feet. Working drawer on end with faux drawer on opposite end. Simple and elegant. Pl...
Category
1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$1,350 Sale Price
22% Off
Rare George II Chinoiserie Lacquered Metamorphic Triple Flap Games Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The triple-fold shaped hinged and eared top opening to a green baize-lined playing surface with money wells and candlestands first and a decorated writing surface second, the writing surface revealing a pop-up compartment with ratcheted book support...
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18th Century and Earlier British George II Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Chess Set and Table
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage Italian enameled chess set and table. Italfama Renaissance complete chess set made of solid metal painted by hand. Colors on chess pieces a...
Category
Late 20th Century European Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
American Mahogany Demi-lune Game Table. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany flip top demi-lune game table with double gate legs, Burl walnut skirt, intricate inlaid Satinwood, terminating on bulbous reeded legs. Dealers please call for tra...
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19th Century American Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table by Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
A dazzling handcrafted drinks table by Hastening Designs, featuring a one-of-a-kind natural quartzite geode slab atop a custom gilt metal base. Designed and made in the 2020s, this e...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Quartz, Stone, Steel, Metal, Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Enamel Metal Lamp by Poggibonsi, Italy, 1960s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Mid-Century Modern table or desk lamp in red, white, blue, black enamel enamelled metal decor, black lacquered metal feet, brass details by the italia...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
American Chippendale Maple Serpentine Tilt Top Tripod Tea Table, Circa 1780
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale maple serpentine tilt top tea table with a turned bulbous ringed pedestal, original brass locking mechanism. and resting on the original tripod legs with scrolle...
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1780s American Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Console or Card Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set against a wall as a console or lamp table, the top unfolds and the back legs slide to fully support the unfolded half of a square card table, sea...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gustavian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Satinwood and Mahogany Demilune Card Table
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th century satinwood and mahogany demilune card table. When closed the top shows an exquisite floral marquetry. When opened a green felt i...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Tea Table in Brushed and Anodized Aluminum by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Tea table in brushed and anodized aluminum plate and CNC milled bar. Made of milled 3/8 inch thick aluminum plate with 1 and 1/4 inch diameter CNC-cut aluminum legs that screw into t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Walnut Wood & Veneer Card Table From the Late 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Walnut Wood & Veneer Card Table From the Late 19th Century
A card table made of walnut wood, dated to the late 19th century. The piece takes the form of a wall table with curved leg...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Felt, Wood, Walnut
19th-Century Inlaid Card Table Lined With Green Fabric
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Inlaid Card Table Lined With Green Fabric
A wall-mounted console-style piece with a double-sided, foldable top supported by curved legs. The tabletop consists of two se...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Styled Games Table with Sevres Styled Porcelain Plaques
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very detailed and elaborate games or card table is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in circa 1850 in the French Louis XVI style. The table is done in extremely nice burled walnut, with a double banded serpentine top with nice spoked corner marquetry. The top opens and rotates to provide a green felt covered table...
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Mid-19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Louise Art Deco Card Tables and Tea Tables Fine Hammered Brass by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Louis Card Tables from our Louise Collection. The renowned designer Paul Mathieu chose the name “Louise” when he created his more feminine version of Louis XV (1730-1760) furniture. ...
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2010s American Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal
French Louis XVI Table, Marble, Bronze & Brass Details
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
French Louis XVI style coffee table with marble top.
Brass gallery and fluted legs finished with gilt bronze clogs.
The table has a dovetail drawers and two sliding shelves in came...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
A Rare Pair of Early 19th Century William IV Card Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare pair of early 19th Century William IV fruitwood card tables of fabulous quality, finely hand carved with rich patination and grain. The well figured, moulded D shaped hinged...
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Early 19th Century Irish William IV Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
English Regency Figured Kingswood and Ebony Inlaid Hinged Game Table, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency figured kings wood hinged game table with interior baize, ebony string inlays, double supporting gate legs, and terminating on the original cast brass reeded casters,...
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1810s English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
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1750s English Queen Anne Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Napoleon III Painted Round Tilt-Top Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The tilt-top painted with faux marble design in the center surrounded by a vine and leaf pattern.
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Paint
Game table circa 1840
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
a marquetery game table 19 century need restorations
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,156
Lovely Victorian Ebonized Game Table made by Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale an early Victorian ebonized and papier-mâché tip-top games table, the top inlaid with a mother-of-pearl chessboard, this table it was made by Jennens and...
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,643 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Hand Decorated Papier Mache Tea Supper Wine Table Tilt Top
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian C1880 hand decorated papier mache tea supper wine table with a tilt top.
This is a lovely table, that is full of age, charm and character.
Rare and attractive...
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1880s Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Paper
$957 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Chippendale Mahogany Card Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Chippendale period serpentine-front figured mahogany card table of a good colour and patina; attractive model with shaped sides and frieze, the moulded legs and fri...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Tea Trolley, 1950's
Located in Barra Funda, SP
The Tea Trolley by Eisler and Hauner (1950s) is a quintessential Brazilian mid-century modern gem. It features a chic silhouette with a jacaranda frame offering a rich, warm aestheti...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
$22,000
Italian Louis XVI Period Tulipwood and Kingwood Two Drawers Folding Table
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful high quality Italian 18th century antique original Louis XVI period fold over game table is made of precious woods. Tulip wood, King wood and mahogany alternate in the inlays to create elegant geometric effects throughout.
The folding table's top veneered with valuable woods has a triangular shape when closed and shows two front drawers with round bronze handles on the simple rectangular apron.
This Florentine play card table of the highest quality rests on four squared tapered legs with ball feet finals. The central front leg extends to support the top when folds outwards.
The tabletop opens into a sumptuous surface with king wood and tulip wood veneer, this makes it extremely rare and valuable, usually the table tops are covered with a cloth and not finished in wood as the outside. The table has a squared shape top when it opens to become a precious centre card playing table...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
Elephant Head Center Table with a Japonisme Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Square center table with a japanned or ebonized finish featuring a lacquered panel on top with an embossed stylized landscape. The legs have carved elephant heads with bone tusks...
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20th Century English Japonisme Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Louis XVI Style Console or Card Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set against a wall as a console or lamp table, the top unfolds and the back legs slide to fully support the unfolded half of a square card table, sea...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gustavian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Sutherland Drop-Leaf Table in Walnut and Kingwood Veneer
Located in Dallas, TX
A small scale 19th century English Sutherland table with lovely walnut and kingwood veneer, two drop leaves, supported by turned shaped column ends, turned swing out leg, original ca...
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Late 19th Century English William IV Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
21st Century Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Uma Rectangular Table
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
UMA Rectangular is a table from the collection of the same name designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for P + C Edizioni in spring 2022.
Featuring a rectangular resin top, UMA Rectan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Fabric, Resin
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Refectory Extending Dining Dinette Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Swedish Mid-Century Modern burl wood refectory extending dining dinette table.
Exceptional burl wood pattern. Table extends to 81''.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Regency Mahogany Tea Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency mahogany tea table, the folding and swivel top, above ebony line inlaid frieze. Raised up on four reeded-turned tapering legs.
Dime...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,511 Sale Price
31% Off
19th Century French Marquetry Card Table, Louis XVI Period
Located in Sofia, BG
A good quality French marquetry inlaid card table. The top revolves and opens to reveal an inset baize covered card playing surface. Raised on inlaid square tapering legs,
France, c...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
English Queen Anne Mahogany Serpentine One Drawer Tea Table Orig. Brasses C 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne mahogany one drawer tea table with a one board serpentine edge top, original brasses, trumpet knees, and resting on cabriole legs with pad feet. Secondary wood is ...
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1740s English Queen Anne Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
A Fabulous Early 19th Century Irish Regency Turn Over Leaf Tea Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous early 19th Century Irish Regency mahogany turn over leaf tea table, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality with rich patination and grain. The well figured, mould...
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Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Period Rosewood Card Table
Located in London, GB
A fine quality early 19th century Regency period rosewood card table with satinwood banding, brass line inlays and brass mounts, having canted cornered rectangular top above panelled...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Wooden Coffee Tables of Varying Sizes from the 1950s
Located in Manzano, IT
Set of 3 Wooden Coffee Tables of Varying Sizes from the 1950s
Elevate your living space with this stunning set of three mid-century wooden coffee tables from the 1950s. With their c...
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1950s Italian Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
$395 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Antique Burr Walnut Card Table
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique burr walnut card table of the highest order. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1920 period.
It is of outstanding quality, with fine and int...
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Early 1900s British Queen Anne Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Baize, Walnut
Jour Jali Round Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant pierced marble “jali” screens and windows he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu created a unique collection of hand carved...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
21st Century Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Uma Round 70 Table
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
UMA Round 70 is a low table from the collection of the same name designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for P + C Edizioni in spring 2022.
Featuring a circular resin top, UMA Round 70 puts the design accent on the table’s cylindrical pedestal legs upholstered in soft Dedar fabrics — some intended for the indoor world, others outdoor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Fabric, Resin
Low Rectangular Table in White Bronze Clad Over MDF by Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Shown in hammered copper. A perfect drinks table by Alison Spear for Stephanie Odegard. Available in Smooth copper with nailhead grid, Smooth white bronze, Smooth white bronze with n...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
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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