Games table - Mahogany - Gorgeous fold over

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Constance Rousseau
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Description from the seller

This antique Biedermeier-style mahogany card table from the early 19th century features a rotating, fold-over top with a green baize surface.
Period and Style: This piece is consistent with 19th-century European furniture, specifically Biedermeier or Regency styles.
Key Features: The table has a square top that unfolds to reveal a green playing surface, often inlaid or featuring decorative felt.
Construction: It is crafted from mahogany and typically rests on a central column supported by four carved legs.
Usage: These tables served as console tables when closed and as card tables when opened.
Beautiful little early 19th.c. mahogany fold over games table c.1850.

Stands against the wall as a console or side table then rotate and fold open the top to make a square table with an unusual patterned green baize centre for cards.
Flame mahogany veneered top, note how the veneers are laid in a symmetrical pattern on the inside. Shaped apron with carved scrolling detail to the front. Raised on a lovely turned column and four legs all carved with acanthus leaf decoration. Mahogany lined compartment below the top for cards, playing chips etc. Need
a small patched repair to the baize or you can use as it is., If you can clean, Polish and wax this gorgeous item it will regain its previous majesty.

Photos are part of the description.
We can deliver in the radius of 150 km for extra charge.

This antique Biedermeier-style mahogany card table from the early 19th century features a rotating, fold-over top with a green baize surface.
Period and Style: This piece is consistent with 19th-century European furniture, specifically Biedermeier or Regency styles.
Key Features: The table has a square top that unfolds to reveal a green playing surface, often inlaid or featuring decorative felt.
Construction: It is crafted from mahogany and typically rests on a central column supported by four carved legs.
Usage: These tables served as console tables when closed and as card tables when opened.
Beautiful little early 19th.c. mahogany fold over games table c.1850.

Stands against the wall as a console or side table then rotate and fold open the top to make a square table with an unusual patterned green baize centre for cards.
Flame mahogany veneered top, note how the veneers are laid in a symmetrical pattern on the inside. Shaped apron with carved scrolling detail to the front. Raised on a lovely turned column and four legs all carved with acanthus leaf decoration. Mahogany lined compartment below the top for cards, playing chips etc. Need
a small patched repair to the baize or you can use as it is., If you can clean, Polish and wax this gorgeous item it will regain its previous majesty.

Photos are part of the description.
We can deliver in the radius of 150 km for extra charge.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Weight
12 kg
Style subtype
Regency Style
Wood type
Mahogany
Title additional information
Gorgeous fold over
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
France
Material
Wood
Style
Antique
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
75 cm
Width
84 cm
Depth
84 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
Sold by
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Objects sold
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