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Card Tables and Tea Tables For Sale
Pair of George III Mahogany Games Tables
Located in Essex, MA
One of a later date. Each with a rectangular hinged top opening to a playing surface over a drawer raised on square tapered legs. Brass bail handles on the drawers.
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Game table circa 1840
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
a marquetery game table 19 century need restorations
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19th Century French Empire Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,135
Russel Woodard Polished Aluminum Base Round Smoked Glass Top Dining Cafe Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Russel Woodard polished aluminum base round smoked glass top dining cafe table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Refinished Mid-Century Mahogany Single Drawer QuadPod Pedestal Drum Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautifully refinished Mahogany Single Drawer quadpod pedestal drum table. Great condition.
Measures 28" in width" 28" in depth and stands 28" tall.
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Mid-20th Century American George III Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Travertine Side Tables by Willy Ballez, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of architectural coffee tables or side tables made from a solid travertine base and with a beveled glass top.
The tables where designed by Willy Ballez.
The modern look/design mixes...
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1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Travertine
George III Mahogany Tilt-Top Tea Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The square serpentine tilt-top with a spindle gallery, above a tapering turned column raised on three cabriole legs terminating in pad feet.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Tea and Dessert Serving Table ~ Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English Mahogany Tea and Dessert Serving Table ~ Cabinet is a specialty item that is not nearly common enough! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahogany, the casework includ...
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1930s English Neoclassical Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
AKMD White Oak and Purple-white Marble Tee Table
Small
Located in Chicago, IL
This Scandinavian-influenced occasional table is available in White Oak with a Purple White marble base.
The oak top and spindle are hand-turned together after joining. The marble base is hand carved from Purple-White marble from Rajahstan, India. The marble base provides a low center of gravity and good stability.
Marble artisans of Rajastan have been producing gorgeous carvings for temples, tombs and palaces for over a thousand years, passing the trade and their skills down over generations.
The Tee Table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Jour Geometric Jali Side Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant pierced marble “Geometric jali” screens and windows he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu has created a unique collection of hand-carved side tables.
Solid blocks of marble are hollowed out and hand-carved into low elegant tables through which light and air pass with ease. The intricate jali patterns are first traced onto the surface of the stone. Craftsmen then hand chisel and form hundreds of intricate, interlocking patterns in each piece before the tables are polished by hand.
Jour Geometric Jali Side Table...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
French Walnut Louis XV Style Game Table with Red Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A walnut Louis XV style game table from France with a red tooled leather top and four drawers and four pull out drink holders.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of George III Marquetry Inlaid Card Tables
By John Cobb
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fine pair of 18th century George III Hepplewhite period floral marquetry inlaid demi-lune card tables attributed to John Cobb.
The semi-elliptical sabico and floral marquetry top is bordered and framed with a half moon of satin birch and box wood banding and crossbanded with an outer banding of tulipwood. The bouquet of flowers is most striking and displays some of the finest floral marquetry; the quality is exceptional and the detail and use of various exotic woods is exemplary.
The sabico frieze is shallow and crossbanded with tulipwood and flanked with inlaid satinwood flutes raised on crossbanded and tapered legs that stand on elegant block feet.
In excellent original condition and has achieved a warm and lightly sun kissed colour and patina to the premium grade figured mahogany.
Circa 1775 - 1785
John Cobb (c.1710–1778) was an English cabinetmaker and upholsterer. His work was once overshadowed by that of Thomas Chippendale but he is now regarded as being among England’s greatest furniture makers.
He is thought to come from Ashby, Norfolk and was the son of John Cobb and Mary Holmes.
It is believed that John Cobb was apprenticed in 1729 to Timothy Money (fl 1724–59), a Norwich upholsterer.
In 1755 he married Sukey, a daughter of the cabinetmaker Giles Grendey and is said to have acquired a ‘singularly haughty character’, strutting ‘in full dress of the most superb and costly kind...through his workshops giving orders to his men’, and on one occasion earning a rebuke from George III.
He worked with William Vile from 1750 until 1765 in premises at 72, the corner house of St Martin’s Lane and Long Acre. In the early 1750s, William Hallett, another cabinetmaker of the time, formed a working syndicate with Vile and Cobb. Vile and Cobb supplied furniture to the leading patrons of the day including George III and Queen Charlotte, the 1st Earl of Leicester at Holkham Hall, the 4th Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth and the 4th Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey.
Vile and Cobb held the Royal Warrant from 1761 until April 1764 when Vile retired. While Vile created works in an Anglicised Rococo style, Cobb’s furniture of the 1770s was executed in an elegant Neoclassical style. Cobb was well known for his haughty disposition which did not always endear him to his customers, so it was no surprise that the Royal Warrant was awarded to two of their employees William France and John Bradburne instead of Cobb himself. Some of Cobb's work is in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.
Following Vile's retirement in 1764, Cobb carried on in business with the assistance of his foreman, Samuel Reynolds (fl 1751–85). He made furniture to very high standards and earned a reputation for exquisite marquetry: Hester Thrale, the writer and friend of Dr Johnson, compared the inlaid floors at Sceaux, France, to ‘the most high prized Cabinet which Mr Cobb can produce to captivate the Eyes of his Customers’. Inlay in tropical woods, particularly satinwood, was an important element of Neo-classical furniture.
In 1772-4 Cobb produced an ‘Extra neat Inlaid Commode’ and two stands en suite for Paul Methuen at Corsham Court, Wilts, which survive in situ. In 1772 he was implicated in the smuggling of furniture from France. His most extensive work was for the 6th Earl of Coventry at Croome Court, Worcs, between 1765 and 1773. This included a large mahogany...
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1780s English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Sycamore, Tulipwood
Magnolia Table Inlay in White Marble Handcrafted in India by Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the beautiful blossom of Magnolia flowers this modern design and patterns are shown here in Agra white marble inlayed with semi-precious...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Jahangir II Side Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant architectural element, namely the mehrabs, he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu has created this unique hand-carved side ...
Category
2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique George III Period Card Table
Located in London, GB
An elegant antique George III card table dating from around the 1790’s period.
It has a beautiful design and is a very useful shape. When closed it is perfect for use as a demi-lune...
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1790s British George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Baize, Wood
Pair of Late 18th Century Irish Georgian Mahogany Demi-Lune Card Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine pair of late 18th century Irish George III card tables, constructed in mahogany with crossbanded in satinwood, shaped in demilune outline with moulded frieze and fluted and ri...
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Late 18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi-Young Ebonized Dining or Card Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sleek, round dining or card table in ebonized walnut designed by Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi-Young.
All items are available to view at our DTLA Arts District Warehouse:
Motley LA...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$4,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Romeo Rega Midcentury Square Brass and Glass Sofa Table, 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, Lazio
Classic and stylish sofa table in brass and smoked glass top from the middle of the century. Beautiful sofa table in characteristic Italian style of Romeo Rega.
Square in shape, wi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare and Elegant 19th Century Marquetry Game Table
Located in Rome, IT
A rare and elegant 19th Century marquetry game table.
With central floral marquetry motif and gilt bronze-mounted. Opening to reveal inset green baize playing surface with marquetry...
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1820s Unknown Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
$23,731 Sale Price
20% Off
Jahangir Side Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant architectural element, namely the mehrabs, he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu has created this unique hand-carved side table. Solid blocks of marble are hand-carved into low elegant tables before they are polished by hand. The contrast between the elegant inline of the mehrab with the clean and solid outline is the most striking feature of this design.
Jahangir side table...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Small Oval Gateleg Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English oak gateleg table of small scale with traditional flaps supported on two gates that fold in to body with distinctive canon barrel legs joined by double turned stretchers. Pegged construction and very nice surface. A useful piece that can serve as a small kitchen table...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
$5,900
Carrocel Custom Art Deco Style Marble-Top Foyer Hall Table
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Carrocel custom Art Deco style marble-top foyer hall table. This hall table is an inspiring Carrocel custom creation, the table has a sculpted fluted pedestal that flows onto a tulip...
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2010s Canadian Art Deco Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Silver Leaf
Italian modern wooden coffee table with geometrical base and glass top, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wooden coffee table with geometrical base and glass top, 1970s
Coffee table with an oval top in transparent glass tending toward blue. The central stem is made of wood...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Contemporary Sculptural Coffee Table, XL, Burgundy, Handcrafted, Tellurico
By Tellurico
Located in Eindhoven, NL
The XL Coffee Table is a sculptural centrepiece from Tellurico’s Ollain Collection, a series exploring the translation of traditional Italian craftsman...
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2010s Dutch Organic Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Composition
$4,413 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Italian Afrormosia, Iron
Colored Resin Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Manzano, IT
Design inspired by the ceramics of Paolo De Poli. Resin surface finish on gold craque background.
Category
1950s Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Iron
21st Century Lincoln Bedside table Marquina Marble Made in Portugal by Porus
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, an American national monument was born, the Lincoln Memorial. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and inspired the designers of Porus Studio to create the Lincoln Nightstand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
$6,980 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Swedish Neoclassical Oval Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 20th century neoclassical style Swedish oval mahogany with brass inlaid chariot and amaranth inlaid panels, standing on square tapered legs with brass palmette and purpleh...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American postmodern rectangular wooden coffee table by AQQ, 1990s
By AQQ Design
Located in MIlano, IT
American postmodern rectangular wooden coffee table by AQQ, 1990s
Coffee table with rectangular wooden top. It has a shelf in the central part of the structure. The two legs, of the ...
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1990s American Post-Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
1950
s Stitched Leather Sideboard by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's stitched leather sideboard by Jacques Adnet
Oak and leather.
Category
1950s European Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Victorian Gillows Burr Walnut Card Table English
Located in Staffordshire, GB
A superb quality Gillows Walnut Card Table with fabulous Burr veneers and fine Gilt Bronze mounts the back legs pull out to reveal a Mahogany lined drawer which acts as a support to ...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mare Contemporary and Customizable Pouff Tea Table by Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Table in grey wood and marble royal black top inlay.
Bespoke / customizable
Identical shapes with different sizes and finishings.
All RAL colors available. (Mate / half gloss / ...
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2010s Portuguese Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Ignazio Gardella
T5
Adjustable Coffee Table for Azucena, Italy, 1949
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Architect Ignazio Gardella 'T5' adjustable coffee table for Azucena, Italy, 1949.
It features a felt top surface and an adjustable base that extends in height for use as either...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Tubular and wood tea table
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Bauhaus style tubular and wood tea table
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1930s German Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century chippendale revival mahogany card table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century chippendale influenced mahogany card table, circa 1880.
A good quality card table strong in the chippendale taste. Shaped flip over top which is supported by swing back...
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Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Baize, Mahogany
Carved and Ebonized Walnut Table Tray Signed by Maxime Goléo
Located in Geneve, CH
Carved and Ebonized Walnut Table Tray Signed by Maxime Goléo
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 33 x D 28 x H 7 cm.
Materials: Solid walnut.
Finish: Ebonized and oil.
It's a carved and ebo...
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2010s French Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jahangir II Side Table in Black Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant architectural element, namely the mehrabs, he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu has created this unique hand carved side ...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Louise Art Deco Card Tea Square Drink Table Fine Hammered Brass by Alison Spear
Located in New York, NY
Alison Spear designed this elegant and minimal table for Stephanie Odegard during their trip together to Rajasthan, India. The craftsmen create patterns using different types of hamm...
Category
2010s American Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Jahangir Side Table in Katni Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant architectural element, namely the mehrabs, he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu has created this unique hand carved side ...
Category
2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Italy Contemporary and Customizable Tea Table by Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Italy Contemporary tea table in green lacquer with ubatuba granite top (Ø80 cm)
Bespoke / Customizable
Identical shapes with different sizes an...
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2010s Portuguese Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Rare triangle card table by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rare triangle card table by Thonet in very good original condition.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Hand-Crafted 19th Century Hardwood Tea Table Decorated With Etched Brass Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Brass And Hardwood Tea Table Decorated With Decorative Engraving from the Middle East. Tray Can Be Lifted Off The Frame, And Used Separately.
With Repetitive Geometric...
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Mid-19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Period 1820s Irish Card / Tea Tables Solid Mahogany with Later Carvings
Located in Manhasset, NY
Period pair of Irish card or tea tables solid mahogany with later carvings. These wonderfully carved card tables have cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. Each having a center drawe...
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Early 19th Century Northern Irish Georgian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Majolica, Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Console or Card Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set against a wall as a console or lamp table, the top unfolds and the back legs slide to fully support the unfolded half of a square card table, sea...
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Late 19th Century European Gustavian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
John Stuart Solid Teak Rolled Edges Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
John Stuart solid teak rolled Edges Danish Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Teak
Painted Table
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pine work table in early multi-colored paint with original top and turned legs.
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19th Century Canadian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
$2,545
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...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass, Other
Jahangir II Side Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant architectural element, namely the mehrabs, he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu has created this unique hand-carved side ...
Category
2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Chippendale Flame Mahogany Pie Crust Ball
Claw Pedestal Tea Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique turn of the century pie crust tea table. Made of mahogany featuring scalloped gallery top supported by tri foot pedestal base with ornate ball claw feet and acanthus accents...
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$980 Sale Price
30% Off
Hardwood Chinese Tea Table
Located in Huntington, NY
Hardwood Chinese tea table.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Regency period Brass inlaid card tables, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite pair of Regency period mahogany card tables showcases elegant craftsmanship and refined design. Each table features a beautifully grained mahogany top, enhanced by int...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 1900s Rustic Hickory Dining Set by Old Hickory Furniture Co.
Located in Black Rock, CT
Timeless craftsmanship meets rustic charm in this rare early 20th-century dining set, attributed to the iconic Old Hickory Furniture Company of Martinsville, Indiana. Known for outfi...
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Hickory
$3,555 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Pair of Small 18th Century George II Mahogany Card Tables
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Irish George II Mahogany Card Tables
Of unusually small size, the eighteenth-century folding card tables of rich and dark timber, on elegantly drawn shell-carved cabriole legs terminating in lion's paw feet; the shaped apron with a central carved shell; a gate-leg action allowing the tops to fold open, revealing a lined playing surface with rounded corners to support candle trays...
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18th Century Irish George II Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Antique Mahogany Drop Leaf Table
Located in Devon, GB
Mid 18th century solid mahogany drop leaf table with four tapering legs and pad feet.
This piece retains the original deep colour patina...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
Louise Art Deco Card Tables Square Drink Table Fine Hammered Antique Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Alison Spear designed this elegant and minimal table for Stephanie Odegard during their trip together to Rajasthan, India. The craftsmen create patterns using different types of hamm...
Category
2010s American Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Antique Continental Paint Decorated Octagonal Tilt Top Tavern Table, Dated, 1706
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fascinating and early Painted Table with great form and good color. The octagonal top made in four planks. The fully carved base and supports with foliate scrolls. The tripod base ...
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18th Century European Jacobean Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Giltwood Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome antique giltwood table. Cabriole legs and animal hoof feet. Diamond pattern and floral carvings on the side. Floral features on the sides. Beautiful dark gilding on the si...
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19th Century Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Regency Rosewood Brass Inlaid Card Tables
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Regency period Rosewood, brass inlaid card tables. with central turned pedestal, raised on four splay ormolu mounted legs, terminating in the original brass cl...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$20,494 / set
Square Table by Charlotte Perriand for
Les Arcs
, France, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Square table by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs ski resort in France, embodying the timeless elegance of Mid-Century Modern dining. This table features a square pine table top gracef...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
One of a Kind Folding Card Table Collaged with Stamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
One of a kind versatile folding square table having a richly decoupaged top with artistically arranged old stamps. The table can fold easily for storage and...
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1950s American Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Jour Jali Oval Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant pierced marble “jali” screens and windows he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu created...
Category
2010s American Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Chippendale Card Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A George III mahogany cabriole leg card table with exceptional carved detail and rare small size. Secret compartment in the drawer and good original color a...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$11,545
Antique and Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
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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