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Victorian Game/work Table
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Victorian Game/work Table

19th century
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Victorian walnut games/ work table, the chequer inlaid top above a single drawer and a wool bag.

The condition is in original state - please see photos.

Top 45cmx37cm

Height 72cm

Please contact me for shipping costs.

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Highmeads Antiques has dated this Victorian Games Work Table to the Victorian era.

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Description
Victorian walnut games/ work table, the chequer inlaid top above a single drawer and a wool bag.

The condition is in original state - please see photos.

Top 45cmx37cm

Height 72cm

Please contact me for shipping costs.

Date of Manufacture

Highmeads Antiques has dated this Victorian Games Work Table to the Victorian era.

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SA1112332
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A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base.
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Archive I A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base.

Victorian Game/work Table

Archive II A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base. View II
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Archive V A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base. View V
Archive VI A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base. View VII
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A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base.
Victorian game/work table
Ref: SA1112332
A Victorian warm brown wood games work table featuring an inlaid chessboard top, a single drawer, a damask fabric sewing well, and a turned pedestal base.
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  • ObjectOccasional Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWalnut, Fabric, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsInlaid games board, Turned pedestal, Tapered fabric well, Scroll feet

This Victorian games and work table is constructed from walnut with a warm brown finish. The square top has an inlaid chessboard surface, positioned above a single frieze drawer fitted with two small turned wooden pull handles and a central keyhole escutcheon. Suspended beneath the drawer is a tapered fabric sewing well upholstered in a pale cream damask textile with an ornate damask pattern. The lower section comprises a heavily turned pedestal stem rising from a quatreform platform base supported by four carved scroll feet. Top dimensions measure 45 cm by 37 cm with a height of 72 cm. In a contemporary interior, this multi-functional occasional table suits a sitting room or study as a compact side table next to an armchair, or functions well in a fireplace alcove as a decorative display surface. The traditional design allows it to blend easily with period or eclectic English country house schemes while providing concealed storage for sewing materials or small items within the hanging fabric bag.

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Popular during the nineteenth century, a Victorian games work table combined practical domestic storage for needlework or sewing materials with an inlaid games board top, often featuring chess or draughts layouts.

These tables were typically constructed from woods such as walnut, mahogany, or rosewood, frequently incorporating marquetry inlays, a single drawer, a turned central pedestal, and a fabric-covered sewing well suspended below.

Authentic Victorian pieces usually display hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, brass keyhole escutcheon plates, turned pedestal bases on quadruped legs, and light surface wear to the inlaid gaming top.

Position the table as a functional accent piece in a living room alcove or beside an armchair, leaving the chessboard top visible as a decorative feature.

Preserve the timber finish by applying a quality beeswax polish along the grain, keeping the table away from direct heat sources to prevent veneer lift, and gently dusting the textile well.
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