English George III Hand Carved Walnut Tripod Tilt-Top Supper/Tea Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
a wonderful period English George III hand-carved tilt-top supper/tea table with shell and leaf carved top with circular reserves, over a turned baluster support issuing three downsw...
Walnut
English Regency Figured Kingswood and Ebony Inlaid Hinged Game Table, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency figured kings wood hinged game table with interior baize, ebony string inlays, double supporting gate legs, and terminating on the original cast brass reeded casters,...
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany Spider Leg Tea Table with Scalloped Skirts, C. 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany delicate tea table with flanking scalloped skirts and resting on turned ringed spider legs with the original connecting stretchers. Mid 18th Century
Mahogany
English Queen Anne Mahogany Serpentine One Drawer Tea Table Orig. Brasses C 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne mahogany one drawer tea table with a one board serpentine edge top, original brasses, trumpet knees, and resting on cabriole legs with pad feet. Secondary wood is ...
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany One Board Tilt-Top Urn Pedestal Tea Table, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany one board tilt top tea table with the original interior brass banjo locking mechanism, supported by a turned bulbous spiral urn ringed pedestal, and rest...
Brass, Wrought Iron
$1,824Sale Price|36% Off
19th Century English Mahogany Card Table
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English mahogany card table having two back legs which swing out to support the folding cut corner top.
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique English Mahogany Roulette Card Table, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany roulette card table, circa 1890.
Mahogany
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Empire Period 19th Century Rosewood Card Table English
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant English mid-19th Century well figured card table of serpentine form having carved decoration.
Rosewood
$4,052Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Parlour Table, English, Supper, Card, Occasional, Georgian, Circa 1790
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique parlour table. An English, mahogany supper or card table, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1790.
Mahogany
19th Century English Tilt-Top Game Checkerboard or Card Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century English tilt-top game checkerboard or card table.
Wood
Adams Paint Decorated English Foliding Card Console Table, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Adams paint decorated English folding card console table, circa 1890, is a superb example of late 19th-century craftsmanship inspired by the neoclassical revival.
Walnut
Antique English Regency Mahogany Brass Inlaid Fold Over Console Card Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine antique English mahogany fold-over table dating from the Regency period, designed to function both as a console table and a traditional card table.
Brass
Card Table, Pair, Matched, English, Regency, Mahogany, Plum Pudding, Reeding
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
These card tables are the same model with some minor differences; one has a plum pudding figured frieze and boxwood escutcheon and the other is slightly larger. It is difficult to so...
Mahogany
Fine Antique English George III Inlaid Figured Mahogany Flaptop Card Table
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This is a marvelous Antique English Geo. III inlaid figured mahogany Hepplewhite style flap-top Games Table or Console with a superbly inlaid apron; gate-leg and finely figured mahog...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$1,839Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Fold Over Games Table, English, Flame, Walnut, Card, Side, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold-over games table. An English, mahogany card or side table, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Walnut
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
English George II Period Chippendale Mahogany Ball and Claw Foot Card Table
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English George II Period Chippendale Mahogany Ball and Claw Foot Card Table Rare mid eighteenth century George II mahogany triple top card table opens to reveal a playing surface.
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Mahogany Fold-Over Games Card Tea Side Table 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Fine Well Figured Rosewood Fold-over Games Table of outstanding quality, early Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency Period and of English origin. The rectangular top with rounded...
Mahogany
$6,691Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Folding Card Table, Games, Bridge, Newly Restored, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.7192 This is a striking antique folding card table. An English, rosewood gaming or bridge table benefiting from a recent professional restoration, dating to the early...
Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Games Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic example of a D-end fold-over early 19th century English Games or Card Table. The table features a beautifully grained fold-over top support by line-inlaid finely pr...
Mahogany, Satinwood
$10,200 / set
Pair of English Regency Period Rosewood Game Tables
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A pair of English rosewood game card tables. The curved front corners include both the folding top and the apron to make a seamless band.
Rosewood
$3,185Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Fold Over Games Table, English, Rosewood, Chess, Cards, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold over games table. An English, Rosewood chess and card table, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Rosewood
Pair of English Burr Walnut Card Tables Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A near pair of card tables firmly attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. Designed in the Louis XV manner, and constructed using a finely grained Circassian burr walnut, with kingwood...
Ormolu
Today, the phrase “card tables” might evoke the image of common plastic tables covered in felt, but historically these tables were statement pieces that invited merriment and were made of mahogany, walnut or other fine woods. Today, antique and vintage card tables and tea tables can enliven a space and encourage spirited competition in your home.
Card tables originated in England in the late 17th century, and during this time, as well as the 18th century, game tables in general became quite popular. We refer to early versions of card tables as antique Regency card tables because the Prince of Wales ruled England during the period and his official title was Regent. Back then, these furnishings were typically small, rectangular tables outfitted with hinged tops so that they could be opened to reveal a playing surface. Ornamental flourishes of the era might have included an integration of fine velvet or needlepoint as lining for the table’s surface. For furniture makers, wide adoption of a dense woven green material called baize for table covering — similar to felt but stronger — occurred during the early 1700s.
Tea became widely affordable during the early 1800s in England, and tea time exploded in popularity and involved large tea sets — especially during the Victorian era — as well as small, well-crafted tea tables. Your beverage was paired with petite baked goods, and the tea table would be home to teacups, saucers, a milk pot and other items. While tea tables are similar in design to card tables, the focus is more on presentation. Georgian card tables and tea tables — furniture made during the reign of England’s three Georges — were especially ornate. Some featured intricately carved design elements on each side and stood on elegantly curved legs. After all, tea time became a sacred ritual that society women dressed up for. It was a time to pause, reflect and sip a comforting beverage.
When no guests were visiting to enjoy tea or play games, owners could fold down both card tables and tea tables to their smaller size and tuck them away into a corner of the room.
Antique and vintage card tables and tea tables can make a lovely addition to any living room, entertainment room or game room. Find yours on 1stDibs.
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