Ivory Tables

This magnificent Circa 1910 Edwardian Satinwood hand-painted game table displays signs of fine craftsmanship and ingenuity. From the 17th to the 19th Century, card and board games were means to socialize and gamble large sums of money among the wealthy. Game tables are an example of specialized furniture beautifully crafted by a skilled cabinetmaker for such clients. When not in use, the envelope top has such an elegant hand-painted floral design and fine maple inlay that makes it too lovely to conceal by placing anything on top. Closed, it can decorate any hallway or entryway. On casters, the table can be easily moved from room to room, which makes it very versatile. The maple inlay detail continues the sides and drawers, showing no detail of elegance was spared. Once you swivel the top, it opens to a flat green felt surface for playing cards. It has a rosewood and satinwood parquetry chessboard and cribbage board that pulls out in the front with brass knobs. The interior is a mahogany drawer with compartments for the storage of play pieces. The chess pieces are ivory. The right side opens to a hidden compartment with a built-in tantalus accompanied by three fine crystal decanters, perfect for pouring a drink before a game. The left side is a dummy drawer to symmetrically continue the aesthetics of the design to its entirety. As a commissioned piece of work, this museum-quality piece is perfect for any collector or connoisseur of rare, one-of-a-kind antiques. Comes with three crystal decanters and game pieces shown are included: a complete ivory chess set...

18th c., England, a delightful George III cheveret lady's writing desk in two parts. The upper five-drawer cabinet with conforming guard over fitted drawers, resting on a table with ...

A truly stunning Italian inlaid table with intricately drawn pen work to the sides and top by renown Cabinetmaker Ferdinando Pogliani. It has a st...

The Cleo Coffee Table pairs practical functionality with a striking design, featuring a sleek elliptical shape, a timeless elegance and versatility to any space. The table combines s...

French Louis XVI style ivory inlaid birchwood antique centre table French, Mid-19th Century Height 81cm, width 174cm, depth 116cm An outstanding example of 19th century French craft...

An Extremely Fine and rare Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Writing Table Attributed to the Oxford Street Workshop of Gillows. English c.1820-1830 With a raised back comprising a thre...

Rare 19th century Italian ebony and ivory inlaid center table. Circa 1860. Sure to make a statement!

A stunning bone-inlaid walnut desk with scroll apron and pierced Baroque legs. Italy, late 19th Century. Handcrafted circa 1885, this beautiful desk shows an intricate geometric in...

This desk was designed between 1950 and 1953 and stood out within the production of Hauner and Eisler's Móveis Artesanal. The desk has an iron structu...

A fine antique mid 19th century Anglo-Ceylonese specimen wood carved & inlaid ebony occasional table, circa 1850. The table top of octagonal form having a deeply carved edge with a f...

An extremely fine octagonal carved Anglo Indian ebony centre table with specimen inlaid top Ceylonese circa 1840 This outstanding specimen table exhibits all the best characte...

Extremely large ebonised and ivory inlaid centre table. With a quadripartite platform base and five turned columns supporting the top, one central column, and four smaller columns to...

An 18th century Louis XVI period French Mahogany Trictrac table with gilt brass trims throughout. This museum quality piece in the manner of Riesener (M...

This Napoleonic style French flip top game table is a striking example of refined craftsmanship and timeless design. Made from fine burled walnut, the table is richly accented with b...

Luigi and Angiolo Falcini (Campi, 1794 - Florence, 1861) and (Campi, 1801 - Florence, 1850) Mechanical desk, 1835 - 1855, veneered in ebony and inlaid with woods of various colors, i...

Desk in matt ivory lacquer, leather inserted top and drawer with artistic intervention of Paulo Neves. Bespoke / Customizable Identical shapes with different sizes and finishings. A...

An ebonized English walnut center table in the ‘Egyptian Style” of the late Empire period. Four elongated lion legs resting atop Ivory sph...

Rare large Art Deco table in Macassar Ebony and ivory circa 1925 Very nice veneer with small flaws, the varnish must be redone Possibility of extensions, but they are missing.