1870s Game Tables

Fabulous and rare to find with this combination of inlay in so many areas of the table. The top is fantastic with it's many designs including stars and diamond banding. The apron and...

Small antique desk, dressing table or game table France Wood, brass Around 1870 Dimensions: H x W x D: 73 x 70 x 44 cm Description: Rare French transformation furniture...

This is a fabulous antique Victorian burr walnut games and work table, circa 1870 in date. It is made of beautiful burr walnut that has elegant satinwood line inlaid marquetry decor...

19th Century French Neoclassical Walnut flip-top game table is an exquisitely preserved relic from the Napoleon III Period, when those who had the luxury of leisure time entertained ...

This is a fabulous high quality antique English Victorian pollard oak and boxwood inlaid metamorphic triple top games table for cards and roulette, circa 1870 in date. The hinged triple top opens to reveal the green baize lined gaming interior for playing cards with counter recesses, and opens again to reveal a further panel with roulette wheel, counter wells with counters and a green roulette baize marked scoring panel. The table sits on solid oak fluted square tapered legs, headed with horizontal fluted panels, terminating in spade feet with brass castors. It is an elegant piece which will enhance a special room in your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, the Roulette baize is original, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: height 80 x width 94 x depth 56 - closed height 78 x width 112 x depth 112 - open Dimensions in inches: height 2 foot, 7 inches x width 3 feet, 1 inch x depth 1 foot, 10 inches - closed height 2 foot, 7 inches x width 3 foot, 8 inches x depth 3 foot, 8 inches - open Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even. The game has been played in its present form since as early as 1796 in Paris. An early description of the roulette game in its current form is found in a French novel La Roulette, ou le Jour by Jaques Lablee, which describes a roulette wheel in the Palais Royal in Paris in 1796. The description included the house pockets, "There are exactly two slots reserved for the bank, whence it derives its sole mathematical advantage." It then goes on to describe the layout with, "... two betting spaces containing the bank's two numbers, zero and double zero...

19th century mahogany fold-over games table.

Beautifully arranged 3 drawer game table. Black lacquered base with bronze beaded decorations. Carved with inlay and a burled wood top make this a very impressive table. Game table t...

A unique card game from around 1870. Very good condition. Origin: Northern Europe Wood: Mahogany Dimensions: Height 60 cm Width 57 cm x 57 cm unfolded 81 cm x 81 cm.

Beautiful Victorian chess table. It is a tilt top model, the top can be folded up. The table is made of black lacquered wood and papier mâché. It...

This is a very fine quality antique Victorian games and sewing table which has facilities for playing backgammon, chess and cribbage. Dating from circa 1870s, it’s in excellent origi...

This is a very fine quality antique Victorian games and sewing table which has facilities for playing backgammon, chess and cribbage. Dating from circa 1870s, it’s in excellent origi...

19th century French Henri II walnut game table, console is a remarkable expression of the cabinetmaker's art! Hand-crafted from sumptuous French walnut in the guise of a neoclassical...