Boxwood Game Tables

A fabulous full size 12ft x 6ft mahogany and ebony marquetry billiard table, English circa 1875. The side frame is embellished with decorative marquetry roundels and flowing symmetrical fauna of Boxwood and Amboyna, the cushions sides follow this repeating marquetry pattern on a smaller scale with further ebony roundels. The bold gadrooned legs are complimented with scroll brackets and fitted with a vine leaf marquetry motif within a diamond of walnut and Amboyna. Made by Cox & Yeman of London. The table has been tastefully restored by hand with English handmade cotton nets, cushion rubbers, leathers and cloth. Mr Henry Cox and Mr Edward Yeman joined forces at some time in the 1850s to form their own billiard table company, It would appear that Mr Cox was already building tables but needed the expertise of Mr Yeman and his sister who were trained by Burroughes and Watts stuffing cushions and making Holland covers respectively. By 1864 they were fully fledged manufacturers of billiard tables and supplied specially made competition tables for the 1866 Oxford vs Cambridge match, Dufton’s ‘Great Handicap’ and the hotly contested Roberts and Cook championships. By 1873 the company was located at 184 Brompton Road and listed over fifty titled gentleman as customers including: The Duke of Richmond, The Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Jersey, the Nwab Nizam of Bengal, H.M. the King of Siam...

A fine early nineteenth century walnut backgammon table, with inset playing surface of box wood and tulip wood, with two opposing drawers for counters, detachable top with baize to t...

Each with rectangular hinged tops with canted corners . The top inlaid with laurel leaf border.Tops opening to expose a green felt playing surface Conforming frieze with central grif...

Rectangular serpentine hinged top with playing card inlays on reverse as well. Conforming serpentine frieze with square tapered legs.

Small table with a hinged lid opening to game boards, trestle base and scroll feet. Can be used as an end table.

This stunning table is the ideal surface to play backgammon, chess, and checkers in style. The wood structure is upholstered in leather and features removable legs, so that both sides of the beveled top can be used: a backgammon field with leather inlays on one side and an inlaid chessboard on the other. Under the top three leather-covered trays with compartments store the boxwood chess pawns, the maple and walnut backgammon...

Petite, English Regency, drop-leaf, mahogany side table with symmetrical marquetry, boxwood inlay work and beautifully curved saber legs. The table extends from 7.5 - 26 inches deep ...

Small table attributable to the workshop of Giuseppe Colombo known as il Mortarino. Four elegantly turned and tapered walnut legs support a high band with drawer, subtended by small ...

English Inlaid George III game table, the top with beautiful patina has a central conch shell inlaid medallion surrounded by convex corner fans connected with boxwood inlay. The hinged flip top is supported by one back swing leg...