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Antique Exceptional Quality Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table/console Table with Carved Basket Base
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Antique Exceptional Quality Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table/console Table with Carved Basket Base

19th century
Description

An outstanding quality Victorian burr walnut card table beautifully proportioned and richly figured throughout. The serpentine fold-over top is veneered in exceptional burr walnut with a finely moulded edge opening to reveal a green baize playing surface.

The table is raised on an impressive carved basket-form base with boldly scrolled supports terminating in elegant cabriole feet retaining their original ceramic castors. The depth and crispness of the carving, combined with the quality of the burr walnut veneers place this firmly in the higher tier of mid-19th-century English furniture.

A particularly decorative and practical example, equally suitable as a card table, games table, console table or statement occasional piece.

Condition

Excellent antique condition throughout. The burr walnut veneers are of superb colour and figure with a pleasing surface patina. The mechanism opens and closes smoothly, the base is solid and stable, and the carving remains sharp and well defined. Minor age-related wear consistent with use, as expected.

Dimensions

Height: 74.5 cm (29.3 in)

Width: 99 cm (39 in)

Depth: 47 cm (18.5 in)

Open depth: 93.5 cm (36.8 in)

Date: 1850

Origin: English

Physical Dimensions
Height
74.5cm (29.33")
Width
99cm (38.98")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Declaration

London City Antiques has dated this Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1215644
Dealers Internal Reference
3004
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An outstanding quality Victorian burr walnut card table beautifully proportioned and richly figured throughout.
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The serpentine fold-over top is veneered in exceptional burr walnut with a finely moulded edge opening to reveal a green baize playing surface.
London City Antiques
fig 1. A Victorian burr walnut card table with a serpentine fold-over top, intricate carved scroll supports, and a carved central pedestal on ceramic castors.
fig 1. Antique Exceptional Quality Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table/console Table with Carved Basket Base

The table is raised on an impressive carved basket-form base with boldly scrolled supports terminating in elegant cabriole feet retaining their original ceramic castors. The depth and crispness of the carving, combined with the quality of the burr walnut veneers place this firmly in the higher tier of mid-19th-century English furniture.

fig 2. A Victorian burr walnut card table with a serpentine fold-over top, intricate carved scroll supports, and a carved central pedestal on ceramic castors.
fig 2. Antique Exceptional Quality Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table/console Table with Carved Basket Base

A particularly decorative and practical example, equally suitable as a card table, games table, console table or statement occasional piece.

Condition

Excellent antique condition throughout. The burr walnut veneers are of superb colour and figure with a pleasing surface patina. The mechanism opens and closes smoothly, the base is solid and stable, and the carving remains sharp and well defined. Minor age-related wear consistent with use, as expected.

Dimensions

Height: 74.5 cm (29.3 in)

Width: 99 cm (39 in)

Depth: 47 cm (18.5 in)

Open depth: 93.5 cm (36.8 in)

Date: 1850

Origin: English

Height
74.5cm (29.33")
Width
99cm (38.98")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Date of Manufacture

London City Antiques has dated this Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1215644
Dealers Internal Ref
3004
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2020

At london city antiques we specialise in fine english antiques

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A Victorian burr walnut card table with a serpentine fold-over top, intricate carved scroll supports, and a carved central pedestal on ceramic castors.
Antique Exceptional Quality Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table/Console Table with Carved Basket Base
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Originating in the 19th century, Victorian fold-over card tables were crafted as dual-purpose furniture for drawing rooms, featuring a swivelling or hinged top that opens to reveal a playing surface for games, while remaining compact enough to function as a console table when closed.

These tables were built from solid hardwoods such as mahogany, rosewood, and walnut, frequently finished with figured burr walnut or rosewood veneers, brass fitments, ceramic castors, and felt or baize linings.

Authentic period examples feature natural figure variations in the burr veneer, hand-cut joinery beneath the apron, hand-carved scroll or cabriole leg supports, and original iron, ceramic, or brass castors at the feet.

Positioned against a wall as an entryway console or placed behind a sofa, a Victorian card table provides rich timber tones and classic geometry, serving as a display surface for lamps, ceramics, or framed artwork.

Maintain walnut furniture by placing it away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent veneer movement, dusting regularly with a clean microfibre cloth, and applying a thin coat of high-grade beeswax polish annually.
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