Victorian Games Work Table 19th Century

Name: Victorian Game/work Table
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1112332
Price: 140 GBP
Availability: InStock

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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

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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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