Here we have the finest of burr Walnut card hall games lamp tables by James Waterer and Sons Chertsey c1830. As you can see the table has outstanding colour and patina. The cabinet makers were not prolific so items of furniture by them rarely come up for sale. We believe all of their work was comissioned and therefore very fine and being in Chertsey their clientele were very affluent. It was in about 1826 that James Waterer moved from Walton-on-Thames to Chertsey to take on the business of cabinet maker and auctioneer which had already been carried out by an uncle and nephew, both of the name of Joseph Sparrow, the elder of whom died in 1823. There is a beautifully shaped top with moulded edge. The top has half matched veneers of superb grain and deep rich colour. There is a carved moulding to the front and the top opens to reveal and circular baize lined sufare with crossbanded Walnut border. There is space beneath the top for card etc which is all solid Mahogany lined. Often the top...