British Game Tables

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Walnut & Satinwood fold out games chess table with twin baize lined drawers A very good looking and decorative table, it’s ...

19th Century English Mahogany Game Table with Rope Twist Legs An antique game table offers mahogany construction with fold over and twist top, raised on carved rope twist legs. 33....

Late 18th Century George II Period Games Table / Demi-Lune Console Table. Lacquer with hand painted detailed chinoiserie raised gesso village scene with figures fishing, the piece fo...

English Queen Anne mahogany hinged triple top game table with outset corners, interior inlaid satinwood and ebony backgammon playing surface, int...

Each with hinged crossbanded top over a frieze with central tablet. Top flips open to a green baize playing surface. The top swivels enabling the top to flip for a card table size su...

English Chippendale Burl Walnut Constantine action game table with the original decorative linen playing surface, flanking outset corners, inte...

19th century Kingwood and ormolu mounted card table, having a wonderful marquetry top profusely inlaid with floral decoration, ormolu running along the edge of the top with carved or...

18th century triple top games table, the triple fold over top consisting of an oak lined compartment, a green baize playing surface and a solid top surface,...

Each with a hinged top with crossbanded edge with brass star inlays. Green felt lined playing surface, conforming frieze, ebonized spindle supports joining four saber legs with brass...

A Superb Quality Regency Period Rosewood And Brass games table, With Chess Board Inlaid, Reversible, Removable Top Enclosing Backgammon Board, Flanked By Curved Ends With Original Br...

Queen Anne concertina action flip top game table. The table is designed with lieu pockets and turreted porringer corners constructed of mahogany and matched mahogany veneers . The ga...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super rare and highly collectable 1870 Parlour Golf table made by a collaboration between the great Edward William Godwin & William Watt which is tamped to the base WW Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. This is our Editors choice piece, it is the only one I have ever personally seen of this type, as such it deserves special recognition This is a very decorative and well made table, it comes with the original club, balls and removable flag, this piece is full of Victorian whimsey, as soon as I saw it I new it need adding to our collection After some research, I have found that the maker's stamp WW refers to William Watt, a cabinetmaker who worked with architect E.W. Godwin in the late 19th century, specifically around 1870. Their collaboration is documented on pieces like a mahogany bow-back chair. William Watt's workshop was involved in the production of furniture designed by Godwin, I will include a brief biography below In terms of the condition there will be age related patina marks here and there, to be honest its exquisite and has the period finish, what more could you ask for! Dimensions Height:- 62cm Width:- 43cm Depth:- 43cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid. Designers & Makers E.W. Godwin British 1833 - 1886 Over a period of twenty-five years Edward William Godwin is thought to have produced around four hundred eclectic designs, many executed in the Anglo-Japanese style which he is credited for popularising. During the mid-nineteenth century, British taste was dominated by ornately decorated furniture which created dark and heavy Victorian interiors. Looking to Japanese arts and crafts for inspiration, Godwin began to produce furniture which celebrated rectilinear forms devoid of ornament. He never visited Japan so relied on imported goods, amassing his own collection of Japanese prints, ceramics and furniture. His preference for elegant lines and undecorated surfaces resulted in lighter, sculptural forms, which looked forward to modern furniture design. Ebonised surfaces defined his Anglo-Japanese style, and Godwin regularly incorporated various floral and abstract motifs into furniture panels. Reducing decoration to series of turned spindles and ribbed grooves, a preference for light construction and utility dominates his work, adhering to principles of the Aesthetic Movement. Although he is largely recognised for his Anglo-Japanese furniture, Godwin never tied himself to one style. As a result, many of his designs demonstrate an interest in Ancient Egypt and Greece, Gothic, Queen Anne and Jacobean furniture. His Anglo-Greek and Anglo-Egyptian furniture designs are characterised by inlaid and geometric-turned decoration, angled supports and splayed legs, yet retain an elegant and functional aesthetic. Another distinguishing feature of his work is the use of solid, structured lines, akin to those seen in Japanese woodblock prints. Godwin also had an interest in Chinese decorative arts, his grid-like forms and interplay of solid and void spaces likely being inspired by Chinese hardwood furniture...

A smart Regency decorated occasional or games table. Covered profusely in original penwork decoration. The square top with a wide elaborate foliate border and chess board to the cent...

English Hepplewhite crotch mahogany flip top game table with Satinwood string inlay, Tulip wood cross banding, baise lined interior and terminating on tapered squared legs with spade...

Penwork games table with pedestal on four legs and wheeled feet, English, circa 1810.

A 19th century Chippendale style swivel fold-over card table that cleverly transforms from a narrow side table into a square, red felt-covered gaming surface. The slender and elegant...

With hinged serpentine top with carved edge opening to a baize lined game surface and conforming frieze raised on square legs with carved spandrels. Swing leg.

19th century English Regency games table, with fold-over inlaid top. Inlaid brass and walnut raised star decorations, and inlaid banding throughout, as...

A rare, stunning quality early 19th Century Regency fruitwood combination games or work table, inlaid and brass mounted throughout. The moulded central section with inlaid checkerboa...

This stunning full-sized 12ft x 6ft billiard table, crafted from mahogany with ebony marquetry, is a true masterpiece circa 1875. The side frame features exquisite decorative marque...

Antiques of London This William IV pedestal card table (circa 1835) exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of early 19th-century English furniture. Crafted from richly figur...

The Dani Games Table is a refined games table crafted from burr oak with a brass-wrapped pedestal. Featuring a reversible alcanatara-covered table top and housing chess pieces, backg...

Petite, English Regency, drop-leaf, mahogany side table with symmetrical marquetry, boxwood inlay work and beautifully curved saber legs. The table extends from 7.5 - 26 inches deep ...

A very good quality Chippendale influenced, 18th Century George II Mahogany Card table, having hand carved ribbon and floral moulding to the edge. The top opening to reveal a baize c...

19th century late Regency English game table.

Step back in time with this exceptional Antique Chippendale George III Mahogany Game Table, dating back to circa 1760. This exquisite piece captures the essence of the Georgian era, ...

Early 19th century mahogany card table, the moulded edge shaped top opening to reveal a green baize playing surface, the shaped frieze below with carved leaf decoration at each side,...

Circa 1765 George III period games table, English. Desirable concertina action support legs apron when the table is open for gaming; baize gaming surface. Superb quality Chippe...

Pair of English Regency mahogany card tables with carved reeded molded edge, cross banded Kingwood skirt, turned bulbous ringed pedestal, a...

A Sheraton period George III mahogany patience table, the rectangular top with a drawer front with brass handles on each side, two hinged to support two flaps which open to form a re...

Regency period mahogany game / center table with inset Pietra Dura (stone specimen) marble chess board top. Having two drawers on either side, and a boldly carved base ending with pa...

Circular hinged top with inset light brown leather and inner mahogany game chip holder. Baluster turned support joining three cabriole legs ending on pad feet.

Pair of English Regency plumb pudding mahogany hinged game tables cross banded with a Satinwood skirts, flanking ebony string & star inlays, supported by four classical twisted ringe...

Walnut serpentine front card table. The folding and swivel burr walnut top opening to reveal an inset baize-lined interior with tooled border. Raised up on a turned and carved stem a...

The serpentine rectangular hinged top with a flower-carved edge enclosing a green baize-lined playing surface, on square canted legs with foliate carved corner brackets.

Very elegant proportions and fine woods make this table exceptional. New leather playing surface.

An amazing antique Victorian inlaid chess table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880’s period. It is beautifully made, the top has an inlaid chessboard made...

An unusual George IV specimen marble backgammon table attributed to Gillows. This rectangular table is strongly attributed to Gillows. It has a rectangular top inlaid with a central chess board flanked by two backgammon fields, all inlaid with a multitude of specimen marbles. One edge carved and gilded with the Latin motto ‘Turpe est in patria vivere et patriam ignorare’. The oak base has a drawer for cards and playing pieces, all raised on a square section support with four splayed legs and the original brass castors. English, circa 1830. Provenance: Geoffrey Bennison Ltd, London, November 1983 The Mermaid House Collection, St. John’s Wood, London Property of a gentleman Private American collection The form of the base of this table is related to several known Gillows commissions from the late Regency period and the quality of the cabinet work also suggests that firm attribution to the firm. Backgammon tables, rather than more general games tables, are unusual at this date and the use of inlaid specimen marbles in the top suggests a client of wealth. Additionally, the Latin text on the edge of the table provides further clues. The text, Turpe est in patria vivere et patriam ignorare, translates as “it is shameful to live in your homeland and not know it”. This phrase dates back to antiquity but rose to prominence once again in the mid-18th century when used by the botanist and key Enlightenment figure Carl Linnaeus in his work on the native flora of Sweden. The combination of this phrase and the use of native English timbers and marbles is promoting English raw materials and craftsmanship at a time when the noble and the wealthy were focussed on European pietra dura tables. Mermaid House in St John’s Wood was re-designed by Chester Jones...

FREE SHIPPING to UK, EU and NYC (SEA) Front Door Standard An extremely elegant mahogany billiard table typical of Gillows craftsmanship circa 1820. Standing on slim reeded legs w...

Round leather top games table, by William Tillman. A very unique, English made, circa 1975, traditional English tilt top table with mahogany pockets for gaming pieces. The top is ma...

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...

English mahogany hinged game table with book matched cross banded satinwood inlays, ebony sting inlays, turned ringed pedestal columns, and resting on the original saber legs with fo...

Antique 19th century English Victorian era walnut chess table, circa 1885.

For sale is a good quality Victorian rosewood games table. The table has an inlaid top which swivels and folds over to reveal a chess board and backgammon. Below this is a single fit...

A very fine pair of English Regency rosewood game tables. Felt gaming surface. Signed Phenes and Williamson London.  

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage satinwood, walnut & mahogany chess table with ebonised accents A good looking well ma...

This magnificent games table incorporates some of the rarest English marbles, hardstones and fossil specimens, including Derbyshire Blue John. The scarcity of these coveted stones makes an inlaid circular piece of this size a truly exceptional and unique masterpiece. The tabletop, with its fabulous specimens surrounding an Ashford marble chessboard...

19th century burr walnut folding card / games table, having a nice figured top with a moulded edge and decorative floral inlay, the hinged folding top which open out to reveal a gree...

Demilune form with overall beautifully painted. Hinged top opening to a baize playing surface with wear. Conforming frieze with central floral panel and surrounding swags and rams he...

A good quality Victorian burr walnut work table / games table. The top of the table swivels and folds over to reveal a board for chess and for back gammon....

Early 20th Century mahogany and inlaid card table, having a wonderfully inlaid top with decorative floral and boxwood inlay, the four flaps turn over to reveal a green baize lined pl...

A superb quality Victorian papier-mâché mache writing slope and games table with an ebonised background and inlaid with mother of peal. The lid opens to reveal the original velvet l...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, fully restored Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 extending sofa table with removable top, Chess board and...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1789-1795 Gillows Lancaster mahogany games card fold over table A very rare and well made pi...

With highly figured hinged tops and borders painted with scrolling poppies, baize lined interior, frieze with central panel with painted eagle, square tapered legs headed by flower d...

19th Century, English George III Inlaid Console and Game Table Measures: closed: cm W 92,5 x D 46,5 x H 78,5; open: cm W 92,5 x D 93 x H 76,5 This refined console table can be tra...

Our Stock # 18.7192 This is a striking antique folding card table. An English, rosewood gaming or bridge table benefiting from a recent pro...

English Edwardian mahogany napkin fold top games, circa 1910. With a mahogany napkin fold top with tulip wood crossbanding, each triangular section with inlaid cartouche, when opened...

Antique English Mahogany and Satinwood Demi-lune Console Games Table, Circa 1890.

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Bevan Funnell vintage Mahogany side table with extending brown leather top and single drawer...