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Card Tables and Tea Tables For Sale
Style: Arts and Crafts
Style: Federal
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. Shaped skirt and conforming ovolo shaped...
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Lyre Base Card Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Federal Mahogany Lyre / harp base card table 1800-1815. Original surface with an excellent color and patina on the nicely figured solid Cuban Mahogany one board canted ...
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Early 1800s American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Swell Front Card Table, Bell Flower & Eagle Inlay, C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique Federal game table offers mahogany construction in swell front form wi...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th C Federal Style Hand Carved Mahogany Piecrust Edge Tilt-top Tea Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a magnificent Federal Style (or Federal Revival) early 20th century bench made solid mahogany Piecrust Edge Tilt-Top Tea Table with birdcage action. The top is exceptionally...
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Early 20th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Kindel Furniture Federal Satinwood and Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal style occasional side table or tea table
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Late 20th Century
Satinwood and mahogany, with inlaid marquetry.
Measures: 29"W x 22"D x 29"H...
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Late 20th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
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
Rattan-Wicker Bar Cart
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage rattan and wicker bar cart or tea cart. Three levels with glass shelves. Top
surface is a removable glass and wicker tray. Finish is a natura...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Early 19th Century Antique American Federal Mahog. & Birch Flap-Top Games Table
By John & Thomas Seymour
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a spectacular antique American Federal New England period highly figured mahogany and satin birch Flap-top serpentine Games or Card Table in the manner of the workshop of Joh...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood
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 Historic Charleston Inlaid Mahogany and Satinwood Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Federal or Georgian style coffee or tea table
By Baker Furniture "Historic Charleston" Collection
USA, circa 1980s
Mahogany, with satinwood inlay and brass ha...
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1980s American Federal Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
American 18th Century Federal Period Tripod Tilt-Top Table in Apple Wood
Located in Wells, ME
American federal tripod tilt-top table in apple wood, probably of Connecticut origin. The graceful scalloped edge of the top and cabriole legs along with the well proportioned vase t...
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique American Late Federal/Empire Mahogany Tea/Games/Card Table, circa 1830
Located in Portland, OR
American late federal/empire mahogany fold-over tea/games/card table, circa 1830. The table having a fold-over & swivel top, below is a carved and gadrooned skirt. The table standing...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Liberty & Co. an Anglo-Moorish Arts & Crafts Walnut Fold over Card & Games Table
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. an Anglo-Moorish Arts & Crafts fold over card and games table in Walnut with green baize interior when open. Turned details to the upper and arched apron with turned an...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
American Federal Center Pedestal Games Table, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally handsome and very well crafted classical Philadelphia Federal games table in premium mahogany with turned and finely carved pedes...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Boston Federal game table in mahogany with fire gilded bronze doré ormolu mounts in the corners of the apron and original brass paw foot casters. Carving is well articulated and form is reminiscent of Federal Boston cabinet maker Isaac Vose...
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19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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
19th Century American Federal Mahogany Flip Top Console Table
Located in New York, NY
American Federal-style (19th Century) mahogany flip top console/card table with lyre base
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19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
American Mahogany and Cherry Stenciled Gilt Hinged Game Table, PA. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, 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
Arts & Crafts Gothic Carved Oak Games or Card Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts Gothic carved oak games or card table
This is a rare piece each corner of the table is profusely and deeply carved with scenes from nature, a Bat and Hedgehogs, Rabb...
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Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
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Located in Cheshire, GB
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Located in London, by appointment only
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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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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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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