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19th‑century Damascus Envelope Games Table
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19th‑century Damascus Envelope Games Table

19th century
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A finely crafted 19th‑century Syrian Damascus envelope games table, richly decorated with traditional geometric parquetry and marquetry in walnut, fruitwoods, bone and coloured tesserae. The folding envelope top opens to reveal a reversible games surface: one side a crisply inlaid chessboard, the other a newly felted playing surface, with a backgammon board housed beneath.

The exterior displays the classic Damascus aesthetic — intricate micro‑mosaic inlay, checkerboard banding, and symmetrical geometric panels — all showing excellent colour, clarity and patination. The table stands on elegant cabriole legs, each decorated with matching inlay, giving the piece a sculptural presence.

A functional and decorative object, combining Levantine craftsmanship with European furniture form, and increasingly sought after by collectors of Middle Eastern decorative arts.

W60cm (opening to 85cm), H75cm

Date of Manufacture

Buckingham Interiors has dated this Damascus Envelope Games Table to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09660498
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Envelope folding mechanism: design widely produced in the late nineteenth century.
Damascus micro-mosaic parquetry: Levantine workshop work tailored for European interiors.
Oxidised brass flap hinges: aged hardware original to the folding leaves.
Softening of the wood along table edges: decades of normal domestic handling.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1237214
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A finely crafted 19th‑century Syrian Damascus envelope games table, richly decorated with traditional geometric parquetry and marquetry in walnut, fruitwoods, bone and coloured tesserae.
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The folding envelope top opens to reveal a reversible games surface: one side a crisply inlaid chessboard, the other a newly felted playing surface, with a backgammon board housed beneath.
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fig 1. A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs.
fig 1. 19th‑century Damascus Envelope Games Table

The exterior displays the classic Damascus aesthetic — intricate micro‑mosaic inlay, checkerboard banding, and symmetrical geometric panels — all showing excellent colour, clarity and patination. The table stands on elegant cabriole legs, each decorated with matching inlay, giving the piece a sculptural presence.

fig 2. A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs.
fig 2. 19th‑century Damascus Envelope Games Table

A functional and decorative object, combining Levantine craftsmanship with European furniture form, and increasingly sought after by collectors of Middle Eastern decorative arts.

W60cm (opening to 85cm), H75cm

Date of Manufacture

Buckingham Interiors has dated this Damascus Envelope Games Table to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09660498
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Envelope folding mechanism: design widely produced in the late nineteenth century.
Damascus micro-mosaic parquetry: Levantine workshop work tailored for European interiors.
Oxidised brass flap hinges: aged hardware original to the folding leaves.
Softening of the wood along table edges: decades of normal domestic handling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1237214
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Archive I A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs.

19th‑century Damascus Envelope Games Table

Archive II A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs. View II
Archive III A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs. View III
Archive IV A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs. View IV
Archive V A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs. View V
Archive VI A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs. View VI
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A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs.
19th‑century Damascus envelope games table
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A square 19th-century Damascus games table featuring geometric wood marquetry inlay, an envelope-style folding top with a central chessboard, and cabriole legs.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectGames Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleOttoman
  • MaterialWalnut, Bone, Fruitwood, Mother of Pearl
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGeometric micro-mosaic inlay, Chessboard centre, Cabriole legs, Envelope folding leaves

This 19th-century Syrian Damascus games table demonstrates Ottoman style, rendered in walnut, fruitwoods, bone, and mother of pearl with a warm brown colour palette. The square envelope folding top presents complex geometric parquetry, intricate micro-mosaic inlay, checkerboard banding, red diamond accents, and a central inlaid chessboard, supported by curved cabriole legs decorated with matching inlay. Additional observable details include square corner panels with multi-pointed star motifs and visible surface patination. The table measures W60cm opening to 85cm by H75cm. In a contemporary home, this piece functions as a decorative table or games surface placed in an empty corner, a gentleman's library, or a living room.

FAQs

A Damascus envelope games table is an occasional table originating from Syria, characterised by triangular hinged flaps that unfold like an envelope to reveal a playing surface, often adorned with geometric marquetry and micro-mosaic wood inlay.

Traditional Damascus inlaid furniture typically utilises a structural frame of walnut or fruitwood, intricately ornamented with mother-of-pearl, bone, camel bone, and contrasting woods such as olive, lemon, and rosewood.

Authentic 19th-century pieces feature hand-cut marquetry tiles, slight irregularities in geometric patterns, original oxidation on metal hardware, and natural wear patterns along hinged joints and table edges.

A Syrian games table can serve as an occasional side table in a reading nook, a accent piece in a study, or a focal point in a living room, pairing well with neutral tones and textured fabrics.

Keep the piece in a stable environment with controlled humidity to prevent wood movement, dust regularly with a soft dry microfiber cloth, and avoid liquid cleaners or direct sunlight.
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