Antique English "Edwards & Roberts" Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Card Table ca 1890

Antique French mahogany and ormolu handkerchief card table signed by Cabinetmaker Paul Sormani, circa 1870. 23" square closed, 32" square open...

Beautiful inlay on this fine mahogany occasional table rules the day! This is the sort of handiwork that the English excelled at during the 19th century.

Our tea table is beautiful and useful. It will not disappoint. The Chippendale fretwork is nicely rendered.

Antique English mahogany table with satinwood inlay, Circa 1880-1890.

The inlay on this occasional table is very nice and typical of the period.

Antique English Regency Inlaid ebonized wood table, circa 1890.

J023 A superb quality Edwardian Edwards and Roberts card table in mahogany, having figured fold over to enclosing new baize above figured mahogany frieze with decorative spindles, st...

This is an antique fold-over card table. An English, mahogany and boxwood games or occasional table, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Delightful folding card table with su...

An exceptional late 19th early 20th century satinwood pembroke table by Edwards & Roberts, of oval form with twin drop leaves, the top with central oval banded fanning patera within radiating border of inlaid garlands, above a single frieze drawer on channeled tapering legs. Circa 1900 English Dimensions: H: 29 in / 74 cm ; W: 23 in / 58.5 cm ; D: 28 1/4 in / 72 cm W: 23 in / 58.5 cm (When Leaves are Down) ; W: 39 1/4 in / 99.5 cm (Leaves are Up) Artists Biography: Edwards & Roberts was founded in 1845, and had premises at 21 Wardour Street London. By 1892 they occupied more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street, where they continued to trade until the end of the century. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers working in a variety of styles, both modern and revivalist. Their business also involved retailing, adapting and restoring the finest antique furniture and there are many examples of their earlier furniture with later embellishments bearing their stamp. Edwards & Roberts specialized in marquetry, inlay and ormolu. Edwards & Roberts was one of the principal London companies working in the taste of the late 18th century. They started business in 1845 and by 1854 were trading as "Edwards & Roberts, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture". Wardour Street became an important furniture retailing area in the second half of the 19th century. The firm carried a fine and complete library...

A fine quality Edwardian period Satinwood envelope card table, having classical inlaid decoration to the top, frieze and legs. It has a single frieze drawer, raised on square taperin...

Edwards and Roberts produced furniture starting in 1845 in London, England. Their name became synonymous with expert craftsmanship, style and quality. This superb and rare Rosewood table bears a partial paper label identifying the esteemed furniture house attached to the underside. This fine Aesthetic Style table...

This is a superb antique mahogany serpentine fold-over card table, circa 1880 in date. 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. 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. 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...