Late 19th Century Game Tables

A fine pair of gilt-bronze mounted Marquetry inlaid card tables with Sèvres-style porcelain plaques. English, circa 1870. Each table has a rec...

A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid envelope card table. French, circa 1890. This fine card table has a swivel top, with four 'envelope' panels inlaid with m...

A late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany, Kingwood and Satiné Parquetry card table By François Linke D-shaped hinged top with rope twist border opening u...

A fun and unusual 19th century Victorian English mahogany Bagatelle game board table with nicely aged patina. Featuring a rectangular folding portable game board with warm, rich mahogany wood case exterior, and a patinated brass hinged lid lift top that flips open to extend and reveal the baize (green felt like billiards material) lined gaming surface with semi-circular bentwood bumper at one end adorned with nine numbered holes, arranged with one in the center of the bentwood gallery and the rest surrounding it evenly in a ring. Framing the board, twenty-four contrasting inlay panels set with five holes run along either side of the board, originally used to keep score. circa 1890 The game board rests partially inset in a fitted mahogany stand base, raised on four straight square legs joined by ‘H’ stretcher. A wonderful piece of game board history, originally designed to sit on top of a dining table or games table, this piece features a fitted stand, making it the ideal size and proportions for use as a one-of-a-kind coffee table, chair side table, cocktail table, low console, or simply displayed as a distinctive decorative folk art piece. Dimensions (approx): 18" High, 31.25" Wide, 15.75" Deep Open: 60" Wide Good condition overall, especially considering age. Dark rich patina over the whole, enhanced by heavy buildup lustrous sheen and antique mahogany glow. No game pieces or accessories included. Age appropriate wear including various imperfections, with expected signs of use, including losses, checking, wear to finish and baize liner, staining, minor splitting to bent wood, all wear consistent with age and indicative of use. All of which adds to the elegant warmth, sophisticated antique character, and overall authenticity. Please refer to photography for complete condition. Delivered lightly cleaned, hand waxed, polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use as furniture. History: The origins of Bagatelle (or its many iterations) are even less clear than most games of a similar history, although we do know it has ties to French Kings, American President Abraham Lincoln, and developed into bar billiards, eventually leading to the development of pachinko and pinball. Bagatelle was a game involving sticks and balls that evolved from efforts to bring outdoor games like ground billiards, croquet, and bowling inside for play during inclement weather. Dating all the way back to the 15th century, the most recent version came about in the 18th century. In France, during the long 1643–1715 reign of Louis XIV, billiard tables were narrowed, with wooden pins or skittles at one end of the table, and players would shoot balls with a stick or cue from the other end, in a game inspired as much by bowling as billiards. Pins took too long to reset when knocked down, so they were eventually fixed to the table, and holes in the bed of the table became the targets. Players could ricochet balls off the pins to achieve the harder scorable holes. Quite a number of variations on this theme were developed. In 1777 a party was thrown in honour of Louis XVI and the queen at the Château de Bagatelle, recently erected at great expense by the king's brother, the Count of Artois. Bagatelle from Italian bagattella, signifies 'a trifle', 'a decorative thing'. The highlight of the party was a new table game featuring a slender table and cue sticks, which players used to shoot ivory balls up an inclined playfield. The game was dubbed bagatelle by the count and shortly after swept through France. From 1770 to 1850 Bagatelle was just as popular as Billiards throughout England and Britain. Some French soldiers carried their favorite bagatelle tables...

Elegant Italian game table from the late 19th century. Furniture in finely carved, lacquered and gilded wood of beautiful lines and pleasant furnishings. Game table of excellent prop...

For Restoration. Provenance: Ganz estate, Tuxedo Park, NY. A handsome games table in triangular hinged form with ebonized detailed figured wood frame. French style with shaped and s...

Quality Victorian card table in burr walnut We date this piece to circa 1880 Table opens out to reveal green beize lined playing surface for cards or board games Table can also serve...

Nice Victorian games or card table in burr walnut Circa 1880 on this collectable antique Features a fold over top which opens out to reveal the beize lined playing surface Bought fro...

Transform your entertainment space with our exquisite 19th Century French Card & Game Table, a true testament to vintage elegance. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this t...

Step into a world of vintage charm with our exquisite 19th Century French Louis Philippe Game & Card Table! Crafted to perfection, this table exudes the timeless elegance of the Loui...

Beautiful Swedish Card Table in Mahogany Wood, 19th Century. This card flip top game table has strong brass hardware.

Rare Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany with Inlay Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa 1885. 32.5" open

Late XIX Century envelope game table, France, 1890-1900 Mahogany An elegant French envelope game table with brass inlaid. By opening the four hinged triangular sections, reveals t...

A superb antique Victorian revolving mahogany billiards table/dining table, in the manner of Riley, dating from Circa 1880. The oblong top rotating on a central axis to reveal a rai...

We present you a walnut table, commonly known as card table, from Q3 of the 19th century. This piece of furniture is in the form of a wall table on bent legs, with a folding top wit...

A truly fabulous antique French parquetry turnover top games table, circa 1880 in date. The top with ormolu banded edge, the parquetry decoration exhibits a stunning array of exotic...

Metamorphic library table......measurements of unfolded library: 83" in height, 59" in width, 18.75" in depth

Victorian walnut demi lune card table This Victorian walnut demi lune card table was made circa 1870. The burr walnut top swivels and folds open to reveal the green baize lined payi...

Demilune card table the satinwood top with banding. To the fold-over top opening to reveal the inset green baize card table. The molded frieze rais...

Antique Snooker table or Antique billiard table by Thurston London England. A very good quality 'Country House" mahogany Snooker table or bill...

Game Table From the Late 19th Century With Hidden Drawer Gaming table, also serving as a wall table, dating back to the end of the 19th century. Furniture composed of two parts that...

the hinged circular top centering a beautifully inlaid checkboard on one side flipping to reveal an inlaid Parcheesi (Ludo) board on the reverse; raised in 4 dramatically incurved supports joined by a lower shelf fitted with a hidden compartment for game pieces; Parcheesi is based on Pachisi, originated in India around the 4th century A.D. Its popularity headed west in the 1860s, first traveling to England, which had taken over rule of India from the British East India Company...

Outstanding ebonized specimen top chess table. This one of a kind find has all the bells and whistles of the ultimate luxury game table. Featuring the spectacular marble and semi-pre...

If you're going to be playing cards, playing chess or any other game with your friends or family-it might as well be in style! This is a beautifully inlaid French games table featuri...

This a very beautiful Victorian pietra dura and burr walnut occasional/games table. The table stands on three shaped and foliate carved legs which support a clover leaf shaped platform with three turned and foliate carved columns rising up to a solid veneered top with a moulded edge which is recessed to take the circular slate and specimen marble pietra dura top which is decorated with a bold geometric ribboned boarder and a circular centre inlaid with specimen marbles in a square chessboard pattern making this useful table both an occasional table for lamps etc. and also a games table for chess...

Alexander Roux ebonised and bronze mounted games table with label on base, circa 1870. Dimensions: 29"H x 37"W x 20"D.

Antique French burr elm folding games table 19th century. This beautifully figured burr elm games table features quarter-matched burr elm veneer panels to the top and underside p...

This is a fabulous and rare high quality antique Victorian mahogany metamorphic triple top games table for cards and roulette, circa 1870 in date. The hinged triple top opens to re...

Antique English Mahogany Handkerchief Table circa 1880 Table Open: Width: 33.5" Depth: 33.5"

Open Width:34 Diameter: 34 Height: 30

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880 hand made in England Burr Walnut folding chess table complete with Staunton chess set A very good looking well-made and f...

This antique games table is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style. The top of the tab...

We are delighted to offer for sale this original, fully restored, Victorian circa 1860-1880 Burr Walnut, tilt top Chessboard games table with beautifully crafted base and marquetry i...

Satinwood card table in the Hepplewhite Style. This Wonderful quality card table stands upon Tapered Legs with Original Brass Castors. The tops of the legs Having Inlaid panels. c...

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...

An exceptional carved walnut full size billiard table and accessories by Cox & Yeman. London, circa 1880. One end bearing an ivorine la...

19th century mahogany console flip top games table. Hand crafted flip top games table with felt top Measures: 34" wide x 17" deep x 29.75" high (closed) 34" wide x 33.5" dee...

Wonderful and rare 19th century Italian olive wood and various fruit woods and hard woods playing card case. Intricate inlaid designs of cards on front and back, a diamond border and...

A 19th century victorian Spider Legs Maple Table and Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set in good antique and condition. Great has great patina and comes with newer, actual leather...

Outstanding antique French oak black forest "hunt" game table or dining table~~oval~~c. 1880s. This table has "the look"~~~one of our most often requested items~~these tables were...

Antique French walnut leather top table was sculpted from fine French walnut, the contoured and beveled top which is square, frames a lovely brown leather surface with tooled gold...

Item: a French ormolu-mounted Kingwood and satin parquetry games table author: Fransois Linke Origin: Paris, France Special features: the left front angle mount signed F. LINKE, the ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880-1900 flamed mahogany demi lune games card table with ornately carved legs A very good looking and well made piece, made i...

Victorian envelope card table with gaming wells A beautifully designed piece, the sturdy 4 footed leg supports the 4 triangular hinged leaves which swivel and by pressing a button...

Classic oval French game table. Great classic details. New gray lacquer finish makes this a must classic for your home. Very useful drawer.

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian 1880 Walnut & mahogany marquetry inlaid Chess games table. A very good looking well-made and f...

Our demi-lune table in the Louis XVI has a top with beautiful floral marquetry inlay, frieze with gilt bronze Vitruvian scroll motif, hand-painted fruitwood rosettes, fluted legs wit...

Regency gaming table, inlaid top on selected briarwood. Original condition including period crafted hardware and screws, ceramic wheels. The finely carved base is mahogany. England second half of the 19th century. All in excellent condition and ready to use. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) for US and International Shipping...

Place this interesting and detailed fruit wood table next to a couch or in a corner. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the antique side table has eight sides, a shaped apron and four tu...

Important French game table from the 19th century. French game table made by a 19th century cabinetmaker - signed. the table has a mechanism that allows the lid to turn and open. It...

A very fine gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and amaranth desk. by L. Cueunières (active from 1870). A french ormolu-mounted mahogany bureau plat. By l. Cueunieres, third quarter 19t...

19th century French fold over mahogany games or tea table with original finish. The rectangular top raised on straight legs. Opened measurements: 31.5 in x 31.89 in.

Elegant French table from the 19th Century Very nice 19th Century table with boulle brass marquetry on the top and the structure. it has a central drawer. excellent condition. Measu...

William Birch for Liberty & Co. A good quality Arts & Crafts oak chess table with hand painted glass to the underside of the chess playing board, with different marble effects and decorative floral boarders, a storage drawer below with the original brass swan neck handles, on ring turned legs and wonderful quarter sawn tiger figuring...

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...

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...

Late 19th century marquetry inlaid parlor, or side table. The square top with molded edges raised on cast brass cabriole legs having a square media...

Louis XV style eventful game table, Napoleon III period. This table is worked in rosewood and rosewood. Two exotic woods often used together to create contrast. Indeed, here rosewood...