English Game Tables

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super rare and highly collectable 1870 Parlour Golf table made by a collaboration between the great Edward William Godwin & William Watt which is tamped to the base WW Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. This is our Editors choice piece, it is the only one I have ever personally seen of this type, as such it deserves special recognition This is a very decorative and well made table, it comes with the original club, balls and removable flag, this piece is full of Victorian whimsey, as soon as I saw it I new it need adding to our collection After some research, I have found that the maker's stamp WW refers to William Watt, a cabinetmaker who worked with architect E.W. Godwin in the late 19th century, specifically around 1870. Their collaboration is documented on pieces like a mahogany bow-back chair. William Watt's workshop was involved in the production of furniture designed by Godwin, I will include a brief biography below In terms of the condition there will be age related patina marks here and there, to be honest its exquisite and has the period finish, what more could you ask for! Dimensions Height:- 62cm Width:- 43cm Depth:- 43cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid. Designers & Makers E.W. Godwin British 1833 - 1886 Over a period of twenty-five years Edward William Godwin is thought to have produced around four hundred eclectic designs, many executed in the Anglo-Japanese style which he is credited for popularising. During the mid-nineteenth century, British taste was dominated by ornately decorated furniture which created dark and heavy Victorian interiors. Looking to Japanese arts and crafts for inspiration, Godwin began to produce furniture which celebrated rectilinear forms devoid of ornament. He never visited Japan so relied on imported goods, amassing his own collection of Japanese prints, ceramics and furniture. His preference for elegant lines and undecorated surfaces resulted in lighter, sculptural forms, which looked forward to modern furniture design. Ebonised surfaces defined his Anglo-Japanese style, and Godwin regularly incorporated various floral and abstract motifs into furniture panels. Reducing decoration to series of turned spindles and ribbed grooves, a preference for light construction and utility dominates his work, adhering to principles of the Aesthetic Movement. Although he is largely recognised for his Anglo-Japanese furniture, Godwin never tied himself to one style. As a result, many of his designs demonstrate an interest in Ancient Egypt and Greece, Gothic, Queen Anne and Jacobean furniture. His Anglo-Greek and Anglo-Egyptian furniture designs are characterised by inlaid and geometric-turned decoration, angled supports and splayed legs, yet retain an elegant and functional aesthetic. Another distinguishing feature of his work is the use of solid, structured lines, akin to those seen in Japanese woodblock prints. Godwin also had an interest in Chinese decorative arts, his grid-like forms and interplay of solid and void spaces likely being inspired by Chinese hardwood furniture...

A rare, stunning quality early 19th Century Regency fruitwood combination games or work table, inlaid and brass mounted throughout. The moulded central section with inlaid checkerboa...

With hinged serpentine top with carved edge opening to a baize lined game surface and conforming frieze raised on square legs with carved spandrels. Swing leg.

Circa 1765 George III period games table, English. Desirable concertina action support legs & apron when the table is open for gaming; baize gaming surface. Superb quality Chippe...

A Sheraton period George III mahogany patience table, the rectangular top with a drawer front with brass handles on each side, two hinged to support two flaps which open to form a re...

A 19th century Chippendale style swivel fold-over card table that cleverly transforms from a narrow side table into a square, red felt-covered gaming surface. The slender and elegant...

Circular hinged top with inset light brown leather and inner mahogany game chip holder. Baluster turned support joining three cabriole legs ending on pad feet.

FREE SHIPPING to UK, EU and NYC (SEA) Front Door Standard An extremely elegant mahogany billiard table typical of Gillows craftsmanship circa 1820. Standing on slim reeded legs w...

An unusual George IV specimen marble backgammon table attributed to Gillows. This rectangular table is strongly attributed to Gillows. It has a rectangular top inlaid with a central chess board flanked by two backgammon fields, all inlaid with a multitude of specimen marbles. One edge carved and gilded with the Latin motto ‘Turpe est in patria vivere et patriam ignorare’. The oak base has a drawer for cards and playing pieces, all raised on a square section support with four splayed legs and the original brass castors. English, circa 1830. Provenance: Geoffrey Bennison Ltd, London, November 1983 The Mermaid House Collection, St. John’s Wood, London Property of a gentleman Private American collection The form of the base of this table is related to several known Gillows commissions from the late Regency period and the quality of the cabinet work also suggests that firm attribution to the firm. Backgammon tables, rather than more general games tables, are unusual at this date and the use of inlaid specimen marbles in the top suggests a client of wealth. Additionally, the Latin text on the edge of the table provides further clues. The text, Turpe est in patria vivere et patriam ignorare, translates as “it is shameful to live in your homeland and not know it”. This phrase dates back to antiquity but rose to prominence once again in the mid-18th century when used by the botanist and key Enlightenment figure Carl Linnaeus in his work on the native flora of Sweden. The combination of this phrase and the use of native English timbers and marbles is promoting English raw materials and craftsmanship at a time when the noble and the wealthy were focussed on European pietra dura tables. Mermaid House in St John’s Wood was re-designed by Chester Jones...

An Important Regency Period Library Table Made After Designs by Thomas Hope and Identical to a Pair of Tables at Beechwood Park and Another Potentially From Malahide in Ireland A Regency oak drum...

A superb quality Victorian papier-mâché mache writing slope and games table with an ebonised background and inlaid with mother of peal. The lid opens to reveal the original velvet l...

The serpentine rectangular hinged top with a flower-carved edge enclosing a green baize-lined playing surface, on square canted legs with foliate carved corner brackets.

Very elegant proportions and fine woods make this table exceptional. New leather playing surface.

English mahogany hinged game table with book matched cross banded satinwood inlays, ebony sting inlays, turned ringed pedestal columns, and resting on the original saber legs with fo...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage satinwood, walnut & mahogany chess table with ebonised accents A good looking well ma...

A very fine pair of English Regency rosewood game tables. Felt gaming surface. Signed Phenes and Williamson London.  

This magnificent games table incorporates some of the rarest English marbles, hardstones and fossil specimens, including Derbyshire Blue John. The scarcity of these coveted stones makes an inlaid circular piece of this size a truly exceptional and unique masterpiece. The tabletop, with its fabulous specimens surrounding an Ashford marble chessboard...

Antique 19th century English Victorian era walnut chess table, circa 1885.

For sale is a good quality Victorian rosewood games table. The table has an inlaid top which swivels and folds over to reveal a chess board and backgammon. Below this is a single fit...

Round leather top games table, by William Tillman. A very unique, English made, circa 1975, traditional English tilt top table with mahogany pockets for gaming pieces. The top is ma...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely small Victorian 1880 walnut & mahogany marquetry inlaid Chess games table A very good looking well ...

With highly figured hinged tops and borders painted with scrolling poppies, baize lined interior, frieze with central panel with painted eagle, square tapered legs headed by flower d...

A good quality Victorian burr walnut work table / games table. The top of the table swivels and folds over to reveal a board for chess and for back gammon....

In this listing you will find a stunning Antique Victorian gaming table. The table features distinctive turned, or "spiral-turned," legs and an X-shaped stretcher base, which are com...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1789-1795 Gillows Lancaster mahogany games card fold over table A very rare and well made pi...

English Edwardian mahogany napkin fold top games, circa 1910. With a mahogany napkin fold top with tulip wood crossbanding, each triangular section with inlaid cartouche, when opened...

For sale is a good quality Victorian burr walnut marquetry inlaid fold over card table, having a marquetry inlaid top, this swivels and folds over to reveal a green baize lined inter...

Antique English Mahogany and Satinwood Demi-lune Console Games Table, Circa 1890.

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Bevan Funnell vintage Mahogany side table with extending brown leather top and single drawer...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, restored Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 tilt top Chessboard Chess table with Rosewood Frame an...

English Chippendale mahogany hinged games table with constantine action, interior leather writing / card playing surface, flanking carved corner fret work, and resting on the origina...

Fine pair of George III serpentine-fronted satinwood and tulipwood marquetry games tables The floral marquetry of later date. The hinged tops opening to a leather-lined gaming surfa...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Marble, hard stone, and mother of pearl inlaid Chess table A very rare find, the top is e...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880 flamed mahogany demi lune games card table with ornately carved legs A very good looking and well made piece, made in the...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite fully restored circa 1800 French Directorie Demi Lune Extending games card table ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, fully restored Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 extending sofa table with removable top, Chess board and...

Late 19th-early 20th century English handkerchief form games table. Late Victorian to Edwardian era. Mahogany with rosewood veneers and boxwood stringing. In the neoclassical revival...

A Georgian English from the 19th century walnut game table featuring a hinged and molded rectangular top that elegantly unfolds to double in size, revealing a finely hand-carved wood...

Very fine George III inlaid satinwood card table attributed to Mayhew and Ince, the top profusely inlaid with central shell, urns, swags, honeysuckle a...

Card or gaming table in beautiful rich walnut timber with shaped serpentine folding top with concertina action accordian sides and single drawer with brass bail pull on elegant shell...

Outstanding quality antique Victorian marquetry inlaid burr walnut games/side table having a remarkable quality marquetry inlaid burr walnut shaped top with a sliding centre revealin...

The oblong hinged top with outset rounded corners opening to a baize lined playing surface inset with counter wells, above a conforming frieze fitted with a small drawer, raised on s...

English Queen Anne one board mahogany game table with interior leather card playing surface, four oval poker chip holders, exterior brass bat wing escutcheon with locking mechanism, ...

Rectangular hinged top opening to an as velvet lined surface over a frieze drawer with original bail handle. Raised on cabriole legs with acanthus carved knees and ending on ball and...

Late Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Games & Sewing Table - With Chess and Backgammon Boards, Piece Compartments above a Thread and Wool Box surrounded by turned end supports on sabre ...

English Victorian burl walnut and walnut center / games table, late 19th century. With a patch work burl walnut round top, a scalloped apron, a central turned and carved pedestal wit...

A very high quality William IV Rosewood Card Table with beautifully figured rosewood throughout. The top swivels 90′ degrees to open into a Card Table with a original baize lined int...

19thC Burr Walnut and Marquetry Inlaid Games/Work Table - swivel top opening to chess, backgammon and cribbage boards, over drawer with sliding basket on twin column supports united ...

Details Close Description 19th C. Edwardian Rosewood Inlaid Handkerchief Fold-Top Games Table. This table is 22 in.² closed by 29 inches tall open it is 30 1/2 in.². it is in wonderf...

An English Regency mahogany games table, dating to the early 19th century, combining elegant form with practical versatility. The rectangular top, inlaid with a central satinwood med...

Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid games table having a quality mahogany inlaid rectangular shaped swivel top opening to reveal a green baize interior with original leather to...

A good quality Arts and Crafts single drawer card/games table with stylised copper handles.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this fully restored, exquisite, hand made in England Victorian circa 1860-1880 Mahogany framed Chessboard Ga...

Louis XV Style Boulle Marquetry Card Table by Edwards & Roberts Stock No.: S27-1074 A fine late 19th-century Louis XV style card table by the distinguished London cabinetmakers Edwar...

Circa 1765 Georgian period triple-fold games & tea table, English. The triple fold is a rare form. Raised on square legs with fine Gothic open fretwork returns. Finish & baiz...

This fine and unusual games table is of rare form, circa 1900 and 1910, is made of mahogany and deal secondaries. The brass fittings have all been chrome-plated, a feature usually re...

This is an antique fold over games table bearing the name Edwards & Roberts, an English, mahogany piece from the 19th century, circa 1880. Of quality craftsmanship in a dark mahogany In good proportion and displaying desirable aged patina Decorated with blind fret decoration in geometric patterns Pierced fretwork bracketing beneath the delicate frieze Standing upon tapering square section legs United by a lower, ripple-edged gallery tier The top opening with a smooth swivel and fold action...

This is a vintage, baize top side table. An English, mahogany table dating to the late 20th century. Of quality craftsmanship and finish In select mahogany displaying a deep, ric...

Pembroke Table Thomas Chippendale Circa 1780 This highly significant Pembroke table is a rare example of Thomas Chippendale's exceptional craftsmanship, showcasing his legacy's unpa...

A good quality and very attractive pair of mid 19th Century french rosewood card tables of serpentine Form having well figured fold over tops with moulded Edge enclosing baized interiors raised on elegant moulded Cabriole legs to front and back with carved decoration Raised on scrolling feet with original wooden castors (This elegant pair of card tables...