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Card Tables and Tea Tables For Sale
Georgian Mahogany Pair Of Card Tables
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Pair Of Late 18th Century, Georgian, Sheraton Period Mahogany Card Tables, Of D Shaped Form, Having Superbly Figured Foldover Tops With Crossbanded Satinwood Decoration A...
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$17,661 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Envelope Card Table Tri-Fold
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning unique tri-fold envelope or handkerchief card or game table. Beautiful scale and perfect size to tuck away. Slender legs with detailed stretcher. 3 triangular leaves secured...
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20th Century Unknown Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Moissonnier Reversible Games or Card Table, France, 20th Century
By Moissonnier
Located in Skanninge, SE
A wonderful card or games table by the French firm Moissonnier.
Fully stamped with manufacturer mark, see images.
The top is reversible, with a red leather top and also a black pai...
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Edwardian Satinwood Hand-Painted Metamorphic Game Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent Circa 1910 Edwardian Satinwood hand-painted game table displays signs of fine craftsmanship and ingenuity. From the 17th to the 19th Century, card and board games were means to socialize and gamble large sums of money among the wealthy. Game tables are an example of specialized furniture beautifully crafted by a skilled cabinetmaker for such clients. When not in use, the envelope top has such an elegant hand-painted floral design and fine maple inlay that makes it too lovely to conceal by placing anything on top. Closed, it can decorate any hallway or entryway. On casters, the table can be easily moved from room to room, which makes it very versatile. The maple inlay detail continues the sides and drawers, showing no detail of elegance was spared. Once you swivel the top, it opens to a flat green felt surface for playing cards. It has a rosewood and satinwood parquetry chessboard and cribbage board that pulls out in the front with brass knobs. The interior is a mahogany drawer with compartments for the storage of play pieces. The chess pieces are ivory. The right side opens to a hidden compartment with a built-in tantalus accompanied by three fine crystal decanters, perfect for pouring a drink before a game. The left side is a dummy drawer to symmetrically continue the aesthetics of the design to its entirety. As a commissioned piece of work, this museum-quality piece is perfect for any collector or connoisseur of rare, one-of-a-kind antiques.
Comes with three crystal decanters and game pieces shown are included: a complete ivory chess set...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
George 11 Mahogany Card Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice George 11 Mahogany card table in its original surface. Cabriole legs ending in nicely carved trifid feet. This piece has an early Spillman & Company label that was applie...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Side Table Tea Table with Painted Finish
Located in Round Top, TX
The graceful lines of the cabriole legs carry upwards through the attractive scalloped apron on this delightful Swedish side table. As seen in photos, on each side there is a small t...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE- L & JG Stickley-Small Table - with shoe feet model 515 circa 1910 W8123
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a rare antique stand with an eight (8) sided top. Made with thru-tenon construction. The table has an 8 inch bottom shelf. No repairs or replaced parts.
Model L&JG Stick...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Square Light Green Faux Bamboo Rattan Game Table Mid Century Modern MINT!
By Ficks Reed, McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Tile Bamboo Single Pedestal 3/4" Thick Round Glass Top Dining Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rattan
Thonet card table
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil floding card table by Thonet in very nice original condition, repolished.
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1880s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
$3,412
American cherry Chippendale tilt top tea table, 1775-1800
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Chippendale tilt top tea table with a two board cherry wood top. The top rests on a baluster turned pedestal which is supported...
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Cherry
$1,450 Sale Price
50% Off
Jour Jali Square Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegar
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 has crea...
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2010s American Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Original Vienna Secession 20th Century 1908 Jugendstil Coffee Table
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Round coffee-table with fluted stem. Typical Viennese works from circa 1908.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Burled Walnut Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Queen Anne style coffee table
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Burled walnut, with brass accents.
Measures: 30.75" W x 27.38" D x 20.5" H.
Excellent ...
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Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Mahogany Card Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French folding round card table in mahogany. Box wood stringing inlay. Embossed leather insert when opened, circa 18th century.
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Relief Carved Mahogany Card Table, New York, circa 1810
Located in Stockton, NJ
American Federal relief carved mahogany card table. The double-elliptical crotch mahogany book-matched veneered hinged top above a central pedestal with foliate and swag carved detail terminating on four fluted cabriole legs and brass lion paw cups on casters.
This card table is illustrated in "Four Centuries of American Furniture" Oscar P. Fitzgerald, pp.93
" The richly grained mahogany top takes a double-elliptic shape. The top rotates to rest on the skirt, which encloses a storage space for game equipment...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Tea Table with Removable Copper Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Regency style tea cart
By Baker Furniture
USA, mid-20th century
Carved mahogany, with original copper pull-out tray. Could also be used as a planter...
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Copper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Inlay & Ebonized Game Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant and refined Louis XVI style game table from 19th Century France. This outstanding antique table can serve multiple roles. It could be used as a console, center or occasion...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
American tole tea tray with pierced handle grips, 1800’s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Tole tea tray with rolled rim pierced with handle grips. The tray has been hand painted with trailing flowers and foliage on a yellow ground. Original surface.
American, late 1800’s.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Enamel, Tin
Art Deco Burr Walnut Card / Console Table
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made Art Deco burr walnut card / console table. This was made in England, it dates from the 1930’s.
It is of outstanding quality, with an absolutely gor...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Baize, Walnut
Alfonso Marina Wrought Iron and Parquetry Wood Top Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully crafted wrought iron and parquetry wood top side table in great condition.
Variety of wood species parquetry work. Measures 30.25 inc...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Leather Basket Weave Wicker Style Square Dining Room Table 4 Chairs Glass Top
By McGuire, Ficks Reed
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Leather basket weave wicker style square dining room table 4 chairs glass top set.
All new beige wool upholstery.
Table measures 42 x 42 x ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Leather
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
Tee Table (large)
By AKMD
Located in Chicago, IL
This Scandinavian-influenced occasional table is available in White Oak with a Purple White marble base.
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
$5,250
Unique Bauhaus Bridge Table by Max Fellerer
Located in Miami, FL
Unique Bauhaus Bridge Table by Max Fellerer, designed for the Fischer Family in Linz Austria 1932. Made by J. Soulek, please see original invoice.
J.Soulek also manufactured Josef Ho...
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1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture Stately Homes Regency Carved Mahogany Marble Top Center Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Empire style tea table or center table
By Baker Furniture, "Stately Homes" Collection
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Gorgeous carved mahogany, with b...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
George II Mahogany Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular hinged top with turret corners opening to a conforming felt lined playing surface with wells for game pieces. Fitted with a drawer with cabriole legs and pad feet.
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1750s English George II Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1967 Thomasville Furniture Queen Anne Cherry Side Tea Table Pull Out Trays Vtg
By Thomasville
Located in Dayton, OH
1967 Thomasville Tray Table. Made from solid cherry in Queen Anne Styling. Features a rectangular form with rectangular inset top over a serpentine apron with pull out drink trays. T...
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1960s Queen Anne Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Cherry
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Scottish Mahogany Pie Crust Tilt-Top Tea Table, Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
Scottish mahogany tilt-top tea table with carved molded edge top, centered rotating bird cage, original locking mechanism, carved turned ringed spiral pedestal and resting on tripod ...
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1760s Scottish Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Silver-Gilt Exhibition Tea Table by Maison Aucoc
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver-Gilt Tea Table
Maison Aucoc
Circa 1904
The turn of the century was the golden age of the great international exhibitions, the venues at which artisans from across the globe w...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Vermeil
1960s Regency Mahogany and Tooled Leather Stencil Pedestal Tea Drum Table
By Weiman
Located in Germantown, MD
A well kept 1960s Regency Mahogany and Tooled Leather Stencil tripod Pedestal Tea Drum Table with brass paw feet. Measures 25.5" in diameter and stands 27.5: tall.
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Italian modern oval coffee tables with red laminate tops, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern oval coffee tables with red laminate tops, 1980s
Pair of coffee tables with oval top. The wooden top is covered in red laminate, as is its thickness. They feature a c...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Tea or Bar Card or Trolley with Wood and Brass, France 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
An elegant 1950s bar cart, or drinks serving trolley.
In the iconic style of the renowned Parisian interior decorating firm Maison Jansen.
This eye-catching cart, with its duo of p...
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1950s French Romantic Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
Paul McCobb Solid Birch Drop Leaf Dining Table Planer Group Tapered Legs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Paul McCobb solid birch drop leaf dining table planer group tapered legs MINT!
Drop leaves measure 17 inches across.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Maple
18th century Dutch walnut marquetry games table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century Dutch walnut flip top games table circa 1800.
Shaped top in a reverse serpentine form, beautifully inlaid with a central urn, scrolling acanthus, surrounded by flowers ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Russel Woodard Polished Aluminum Base Round Smoked Glass Top Dining Cafe Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Russel Woodard polished aluminum base round smoked glass top dining cafe table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Original Gambling Table in the Style of Adolf Loos 1910 with Brass Chip-Bowls
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Beechwood stained, round brass-base, chased with Hammer-finish, four collumnar table-legs, on four corners extendible chips-bowls in brass - compare haberfeld table, knize tables.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil 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
Queen Anne Style Cherry Tea Table with Pull-out Trays
Located in Germantown, MD
A Queen Anne Style Cherry Tea Table with Pull-out Trays from the mid 20th Century
Measures 29" in width , 17" on depth, 27.5" in height. Pull out tray...
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Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Acid Etched Drinks Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this Mid-Century Modern Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft Acid Etched drinks coffee table
A good looking well made and de...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,796 Sale Price / item
20% Off
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Card Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 18th century Dutch marquetry inlaid card table. Having wonderful floral decoration around an urn, with cherubs and birds to the t...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Fold Over Tea Table, English, Card, Chippendale Manner, Georgian, C.1750
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 24868
This is an antique fold over tea table. An English, mahogany occasional or card table in the Chippendale manner, dating to the mid Georgian period, circa 1750.
Be...
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Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
White-Washed Hand-Carved Massive Oak Console with Multiple Arches
Located in Cairo, EG
White-Washed Hand-Carved Massive Oak Wood Console with Multiple Arches.
Inspired by the legendary Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy, this console pays homage to his architectural philo...
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2010s Egyptian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Neoclassical Game Table, France 1810-20, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
This neoclassical game table from France dates back to 1810-20. It has a chess board on the top which is framed by an elegant inlaid ribbon. The inside of the table is decorated with...
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1810s French Neoclassical Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Yew
Brass round coffee table, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Brass round coffee table, Made in Italy, 1950s.
Elegant round coffee table, Made in Italy, made in the 1950s, with brass frame. Glass is present at both the top and bottom of the ob...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Charcoal Black Hand-Carved Massive Oak Console with Multiple Arches
Located in Cairo, EG
Charcoal Black Hand-Carved Massive Oak Wood Console with Multiple Arches.
Inspired by the legendary Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy, this console pays homage to his architectural phi...
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2010s Egyptian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis Majorelle Signed French Art Nouveau Game Table, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Art Nouveau marquetry walnut and exotic wood game table signed by Louis Majorelle. The tabletop is decorated with large leaves and stems. Stylized with fine marquetry side a...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Hand Carved Stone Antique Garden Outdoor Indoor Side Center Coffee Farm Table CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Stone Antique Garden Outdoor Indoor Side Center Coffee Farm Table CA . late 17th Early 18th century and later elements Hand carved small stone antique garden patio coffee outdoor indoor table for two . It will be the perfect touch by an outdoor fireplace or on the patio next to your bedroom to have the morning coffee and welcome a beautiful day .
This table has a lot of charm and character. It can work in a Mid-Century Modern or an old charm rustic Provençal design or a farmhouse rustic farm . For an interior or exterior handsome design , for garden landscaping it's a beautiful architectural element to complement your garden furniture or the interior of living room or as a small kitchen side table for 2...
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18th Century French Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$7,920 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Anglo-Indian Bone Inlaid Taj Mahal Round Side Folding Tea Table
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer an exquisite side tea table, dating back to the 1950s. A beautiful testament to fine craftsmanship, this table is handcrafted from solid wood, it featur...
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1950s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Diego Giacometti Style Large Coffee Table
By Diego Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1980's cast aluminum base with bronze plated large coffee table in the style of Diego Giacometti, in vintage original condition with a few light scratches to the bronze finis...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Acrylic glass and brass coffee table, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Acrylic glass and brass coffee table, Made in Italy, 1970s.
The frame and legs are made of acrylic glass with a glass top. This coffee table is very elegant because of its unique d...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,129 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Swedish burr birch tea table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish burr birch tea table circa 1880.
Beautiful quality burr birch occasional table, made to showcase the stunning grain on all surfaces.
D end shaped top, which ro...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birch
Tria Coffee Table 120x100
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Opera Square Coffee Table
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
English Queen Anne Mahogany Dish Top Tea Table, Circa 1740
By Queen Anne
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne mahogany tea table with dish top, carved skirt, shell knee, and terminating on stocking feet. Early 18th Century
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18th Century and Earlier British Queen Anne Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Louis 15 Style Mahogany Console Game Table Napoleon 3 Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful mahogany flip top card table forming a console when folded. The board in playing position is covered with a green felt finished with a braid and rests on an elegant Louis X...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Side Table from Paris around 1925
Located in Greven, DE
Unique side table with beautiful marquetry work. Walnut, maple, macassar and mahogany have been processed very finely in the inlay work. The table looks incredibly elegant and light ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Macassar, Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
$3,098 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Hand Carved Rosewood Console / Games Table C.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century hand carved rosewood console / games table c.1880
Handsome hand carved rosewood console that pivots and flips into a games table
A newer faux leather games table s...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Two-Tier Tea Table, Attributed to Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous Louis XVI style 19th century French ormolu-mounted mahogany two-tier tea table, attributed to Paul Sormani. The ovoid upper tier with origi...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Early 19th Century Irish Regency Turnover Card/Games Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of Irish Regency mahogany card tables, the rectangular top with rounded corners and a swivel-hinged top, enclosing a green baize inset playing surface, each frieze with a rect...
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Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
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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