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Item Ships From: Europe
Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian burr walnut card/side table having a quality burr walnut top with a thumb moulded edge opening to reveal a baize interior. It is supported on shaped turned ...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Square Coffee Table with Green Murano Glass and Brass Bands, Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
This square coffee table features green Murano glass of different shades and elegant brass bands, embodying the Mid-Century Modern style.
Handcrafted in Italy, this coffee table co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Handmade Nesting Tables, Set Side Coffee Tables Handcrafted by French Designer
Located in LANGUEUX, FR
The beauty and high quality of handmade concrete and metal tables made in France are unparalleled in the world of furniture. The blending of these two materials results in pieces tha...
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2010s French Modern Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Fold over Tea/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany fold over tea/side table having a quality mahogany fold over top opening to reveal a polished interior, mahogany shaped frieze, standing on four e...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Haagse School Dutch Art Deco side or serving table by Wouda for Pander, 1920s
By Hendrik Wouda, Pander
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A side table or serving table, designed by Hendrik Wouda and manufactured by Pander & Sons, 1920s (marked with metal plate under front drawer). The modernist design with the pointed...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak, Macassar
Jacques Adnet Cart Bar Trolley Tea Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
This magnificent Jacques Adnet bar cart comes from a Chateau in the Medoc
near Bordeaux in the South West of France where it has been since the 1950s
The glass of the tray sti...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
19th Century Thomas Chippendale Fret Work Carved Silver Tea Occasional Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Thomas Chippendale style, Fret work carved, occasional silver tea table in Mahogany
This table is stunning, I would say mid to la...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Unusual 18th Century Antique Quality Mahogany Irish Triple Top Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual 18th century Antique George III quality mahogany Irish triple top card table having a quality mahogany Demi-lune shaped top opening to reveal a polished interior then opening...
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18th Century English George III Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
Wicker and bamboo round coffee table, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Wicker and bamboo round coffee table, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Beautiful round coffee table made of bamboo and curved rattan. This coffee table has two tops with sturdy frame. The lowe...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Edwardian Mahogany Envelope Card Table
Located in Copenhagen, K
This Edwardian mahogany envelope card table, circa 1900 is a very unique design with a beautifully figured top with crosssbanded satinwood edge. Th...
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Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Fold Over Card Table, English Walnut, Games, Georgian Revival, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold-over card table. An English, burr walnut games table in Georgian revival taste, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Graceful side table, folding ou...
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Early 20th Century British Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Arts & Craft Carved, Gilt and Inlaid Louis Seize Style Walnut Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Elegant design and top quality carved multi purpose antique table.
The top of this beautifully designed and very well executed table is inlaid with a diamond in the center which grows into a larger, but more organic diamond as it moves outward. The edges of this table with the differences in height also make this table extra impressive. What probably is most striking are the incredibly detailed carvings on all four sides and on all four legs. The sharp details and the depth of the flowers and branches are of a level of craftsmanship seldom seen.
Apart from some minor dents and scratches and some fading of the gilding this table is in excellent condition and it is structurally as sound as can be. It even comes with the Original, antique coasters...
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Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Nutwood
18th Century Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Card Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 18th century Dutch marquetry inlaid card table. Having wonderful floral decoration around an urn, with cherubs and birds to the t...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Coffee Table with Brass Frame and Cartier Red Murano Glass in Different Shades
Located in Guazzora, IT
This modern coffee table is a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship, featuring a Cartier red Murano glass top in various shades, set in a solid brass frame.
Handcrafted in Italy, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Square Coffee Table with Blue Mirrored Murano Glass & Brass Trim, Made in Italy
Located in Guazzora, IT
This square coffee table with blue mirrored Murano glass and brass trim is a stunning piece of modern design, handcrafted in Italy.
Its eye-catching blue glass top with different s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Envelope Card Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian ormolu-mounted envelope card table, circa 1880 in date.
The card table is made from superb quality Gonçalo Alves, has the most striking musical...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Unusual Regency Mahogany Tea Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 19th Century, Regency Period Mahogany Tea Table, Having Superbly Figured Foldover Top With Banded Decoration And Well Figured Interior Retaining Good Surface And Patina, Above Elegantly Figured Frieze With Matchstick Fluted Decoration, Raised On Rare Extravagant Turned Sabre Legs With Carved Scrolling Decoration To Feet.
As suggested by the name, tea tables were made to serve tea from. Often part of a pair, with an identical matching card table, or even a wider suite of furniture they would simply stand to one side in a room and be pulled out, then opened up when required to allow for the placement of trays containing all that is required to serve tea from.
Now of course aside from its original purpose this table suits a whole variety of different spaces around the home. It could be used as a console table, a pier table, a simple side table or even as a card games table.
Constructed from well figured, high grade mahogany which would have been expensive to purchase in the late 18th century it is incredibly elegant and very good quality. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into the overall look of the table and the cabinet making has been well executed.
The legs are quite spectacular, a design which we have actually never come across before. They are certainly something very special and, dare we say it, possibly even a unique feature, which will no doubt be a talking point once the table is standing proudly in position.
As with all items which we offer for sale it has been through our workshops, where our highly skilled, traditional antique furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italy Midcentury Mahogany Serving Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s midcentury Mahogany serving cart by Cesare Lacca with horse and rider depiction on bottom in laminated decorated. Excellent conditions
Measures cm: H75 W82 D47 (internal she...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Crystal
Elegant Eastern Brass Drinks Table With Two Tiered Trays On An Oak Bobbin Base
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful and Unusual Brass Etched Tea Table Featuring Two Tiered Brass Trays, With An Oak Bobbin Gate Legged Folding Table
Both Trays Can Be Removed To Serve Drinks, & Both Tray...
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century George III Chippendale Mahogany Carved Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century George III Chippendale mahogany carved card/side table having an attractive fold over top with a charming quality carved edge opening to reveal a green baize interior. It stands on four square tapering legs.
This handsome period table has an impressive colour and patination - in lovely original condition. Thomas Chippendale was one of the leading cabinetmakers of 18th-century England and one of the most perplexing figures in the history of furniture...
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18th Century English George III Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
Midcentury Wood Brass and Enameled Metal Serving Bar Cart and Bottle Holder 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury wood bar cart in with a stunning black metal structure with brass finishes and three chromed metal bottle holders. This fantast...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Coffee Table with Brass trim Available justfurnituress designer
Located in Guazzora, IT
Multicolor Murano glass modern coffee table with brass trim, a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship.
This unique piece is distinguished by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Hardwood
Antique Folding Pedestal Card Table Mid 19th Century
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Folding Pedestal Card Table, Mid 19th Century.
This is a wonderful folding card table with a very distinct pedestal base. Made in the middle of the 19th century, this is a t...
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Mid-19th Century European High Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Mahogany Demilune Card Console Tea Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian mahogany demi lune side table, 19th century in date.
The table is made of solid mahogany with a moulded top above a plain frieze and is raised ...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Card and Chess Table Console, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exquisite George III period card and chess table, preserved in great original condition. This versatile piece features a fold-over top that ope...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian modern coffee table Sesann by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern coffee table Sesann by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, 1970s
Square coffee table mod. Sesann. The structure is in chromed...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Spanish Victorian Carved Walnut and Bronze Reliefs Sewing Table
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish Victorian carved walnut and bronze reliefs sewing table
Spectacular sewing table with carved edges, bronze legs and beautiful bronze sculptures reliefs decorating aroun...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
Chess Console Table, Louis XVI Style, Game Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chess and card table in Louis XVI style from the 19th century.
When closed, we see a console table standing on long pointed legs and in brass sabots.
The top is divided into...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian inlaid walnut card table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Decorative high victorian walnut card table circa 1870.
Shaped burr walnut top with inlaid patterns and cross banded decoration. Top swivels to reveal a storage well and opens to a...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century carved walnut and ebonised card table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved walnut and ebonised card table circa 1880.
Burr walnut top with ebonised moulded edge, top rotates to reveal a shallow storage well and open's out to reveal a st...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Art Deco Cards and Chess Play Table, 1950s
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco play table was produced in Italy in the 1950s.
It is completely black lacquered with a double face top panel.
The top has indeed two sides: one has a blue fabric, for...
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1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Majorelle, Clematis Tea Table, Art Nouveau, Late 19th-early 20th Century
By Louis Majorelle
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Tea table with 2 trays, in marquetry of different exotic wood species: the trays are decorated with flowers (clematis) and leaves, the upper tray is signed L Majorelle.
It is also d...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
Located in Seaford, GB
Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
The Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table is a stunning example of 19th-century craftsmanship and design. To begin with, this e...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Large Coffee Table 70s-80s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Double-top center table made of brass and glass. Prominent mark on brass frame.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Danish Round Teak Coffee / Occasional Table, Circa 1960s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Mid-Century Modern Danish teak coffee / occasional table on aluminium feet, 1960s
Round teak top, resting on aluminium pedestal with four feet, designer unknown, Herman Miller st...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Teak
1920-1950 Play Table Mahjong China and Its Four Stools Palissandre
Located in Paris, FR
Table has at the middle height with its four stools which can skip below and serve also as side tables,
Rosewood, size of stools: 39 x 34 H 46 cm, good condition, circa 1920-1950.
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Novecento brass round coffee table
Located in Firenze, FI
Coffee table from the Novecento line that evokes the rich atmosphere of 1920s American nightclubs; with its elegant slim brass stem and Carrara marble top, it is perfect as a coffee ...
Category
2010s Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Art Deco Card Table, 1940
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elegant Art Deco card table in walnut, the top has inlays and opens like a book, insides in maple with an inlaid wind rose.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
19th Century Mahogany Gueridon
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Paris, FR
Collection Rothschild.
Mahogany Gueridon after a model of Adam Weisweiler with mahogany and amboyna burl veneer.
The tabletop with 4 pull tabs, rests on four fluted uprights legs c...
Category
1850s Louis XVI Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Amboyna
Superb Quality Antique George III Irish Carved Mahogany Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique George III Irish carved mahogany card/side table having a superb quality mahogany serpentine shape fold over top opening to reveal the original baize interior,...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
Square Side Table in Solid Oak, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural square side table / pedestal in oak. Made in the 1960s by a Danish cabinetmaker.
This piece is in a good vintage condition. Traces of wear.
A fine vintage...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Fine Quality C1800 Inlaid Mahogany Folding Card or Tea Table - Side
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Fine Quality circa 1800 Inlaid Mahogany Folding Card or Tea Table - Side Occasional Furniture, showcasing a classical Georgian design. Recently restored, the finishes are in ...
Category
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Antique William IV Mahogany Tea/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique William IV mahogany tea/side table having a marvelous mahogany round cornered swivel top opening to reveal a quality figured mahogany inside with a round cornered sha...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
Dutch Marquetry Card Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A good Dutch walnut pad foot card table with attractive marquetry inlay of birds and flowers; both back legs hinge on a knuckle joint to support the table when open, the interior wit...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century George III Mahogany Tea Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Beautifully Carved English George III Period Mahogany Tea Table.
This fine table opens on a single gate leg mechanism, meaning that one of the back legs swings out of the table fr...
Category
18th Century Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Quality Antique Regency Carved Rosewood Brass Inlaid Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique regency carved rosewood brass inlaid card table having a quality rosewood brass inlaid swizzle folding top opening to reveal the original baize interior, very at...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass, Other
Georgian Mahogany Pair Of Card Tables
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Pair Of Late 18th Century, Georgian, Sheraton Period Mahogany Card Tables, Of D Shaped Form, Having Superbly Figured Foldover Tops With Crossbanded Satinwood Decoration A...
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th-Century Mahogany Wood & Veneer Card Table / Console Table
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Mahogany Wood & Veneer Card Table / Console Table
This table is made of mahogany wood and veneer, dating back to the late 19th century. It takes the form of a wall-moun...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Bamboo Art Nouveau Tea Table, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Nouveau tea table.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Original bamboo frame with solid padouk top.
This wonderful Art Nouveau tea table is in very good co...
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Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Padouk
George II carved walnut card table
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
George II carved walnut card table
The rectangular top with square projecting corners enclosing a replaced baize and four candle stands; above a frieze drawer on cabriole acanthus le...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Card Table
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine mid-18th-century rich mahogany George III card table raised on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, scallop shells carved in high relief on all four legs with swags, support...
Category
18th Century George III Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Jugenstil card table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugenstil adjustable card table in very nice original condition. Dimensions after expansion 87x87cm.
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
19th-Century Hexagonal Gaming Table
Located in Lisboa, PT
Hex Game Table is a hexagon-shaped gaming table with wood carvings, green felt top, and golden bronze ashtrays. It has green leather armrests for greater comfort during games. This p...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Serpentine Card Console Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique mahogany serpentine fold-over card table, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid card table is made of the finest quality mahogany and features a hinged foldover shaped top with a demi-lune motif of fanned satinwood & green stained hare-wood surrounded by radial spurs of bell-flowers between swagged bands, bordered with satinwood cross-banding outlined with stringing.
The frieze inlaid with fluting and having a bow front drawer to the centre adorned with swagged bell-flower chains, with further pendant garlands leading down the square tapering legs on spade feet.
The quality and attention to detail throughout are second to none.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS CARD TABLE IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops and the baize relined, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 78 x Width 92 x Depth 47
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 3 foot x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches
Satinwood
is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.
The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys...
Category
1880s Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Midcentury White Plastic and Metal Chrome Italian Bar Cart Oval, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Very rare midcentury bar cart in white plastic and chromed metal. This piece is in very good condition, was designed in Italy during the 1950s.
A wonderful piece that will complet...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Chrome
Antique Victorian Mahogany & Inlaid Card Games Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique Victorian mahogany, satinwood and marquetry games table in the manner of Edwards & Roberts, circa 1860 in date.
It is made of beautiful flame mahogany and satinwood with elegant satinwood inlaid and penwork floral and foliate decoration of ribbons, bellfowers and garlands..
The shaped hinged top opens to reveal a fabulous green baize lined gaming interior for playing cards, above a frieze fitted with a drawer and decorated by a beautiful classical urn. The table is raised on elegant square tapering legs terminating in spade feet.
It is an elegant piece which will enhance a special room in your home.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and polished in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 74 x Width 89 x Depth 48
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 2 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 7 inches
Marquetry
is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers.
The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique.
Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
Edwards & Roberts
The firm Edwards & Roberts was one of the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards & Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
19thC Italian Parcel Gilt Marquetry Inlaid Ebonized Card Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
19thC Italian Parcel Gilt Marquetry Inlaid Ebonised Card Table - of Demi-Lune form and foldover top with tripod base - 42"w x 21"d x 31"h closed - 42" diam x 30"h open
Category
1880s Italian High Victorian Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ebony
19th Century Dutch Marquetry Card Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Dutch marquetry card table, profusely inlaid throughout, the top swivels and folds over to reveal a green playing surface along with further i...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Europe - Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
