How do I know what games a table was made for?

Examine the inlaid surface on the top or beneath the folding leaf. Tables with checkered squares indicate chess or draughts, while plain veneered surfaces often reveal baize or leather playing areas once opened. Multi-game tables feature reversible or sliding tops that conceal backgammon layouts and storage wells for counters beneath the playing surface.

Can I use an antique gaming table daily?

These pieces were built for regular domestic use and function well as side or hall tables when closed. Opening and closing the top requires care to protect the original hinges and pivoting wooden supports. Avoid placing hot cups or liquids directly on the polished timber veneer to protect the historical finish and inlay work from moisture damage.

How do I distinguish Georgian from Victorian tables?

Georgian and Regency examples tend to feature straight-grained mahogany or rosewood with restrained brass stringing and classical proportions. They often utilise fold-over swivel tops supported by a single pivoting rear leg. Victorian tables frequently display burr walnut veneers, heavier carved columns, elaborate serpentine edges, and French or Louis XV revival styling with ormolu mounts.

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An inlaid gaming table brings centuries of social evening pastimes into a modern room with timber surfaces and contrasting veneers.

A Victorian Walnut and Ebonised Card Table.

19th century

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A Victorian Walnut and Ebonised Card Table.

From Long Melford Antiques

£895

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19th century

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19th Century Inlaid Walnut Sorrento Table

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,650

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An Unusual and Rare Edwardian Satinwood Games and Drinks Table.

1900 - 1920

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An Unusual and Rare Edwardian Satinwood Games and Drinks Table.

From Long Melford Antiques

£1,495

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Antique Regency Mahogany Foldover Card Table

19th century

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Antique Regency Mahogany Foldover Card Table

From Penderyn Antiques

£495

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Victorian Rosewood Fold- Over Card Table

19th century

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Victorian Rosewood Fold- Over Card Table

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£1,250

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A Fine Regency Rosewood & Brass Inlaid Card Table

19th century

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A Fine Regency Rosewood & Brass Inlaid Card Table

From W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

£1,750

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19th century

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Victorian Games/sewing Table

From witchantiques.com

£1,950

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Georgian Style Satinwood Card Table, Circa 1900

1900 - 1920

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Georgian Style Satinwood Card Table, Circa 1900

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,200

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Unusual-style Decorative, Victorian Inlaid Rosewood and Satinwood Centre Table

19th century

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Unusual-style Decorative, Victorian Inlaid Rosewood and Satinwood Centre Table

From Georgian Antiques

£975

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Good Antique Rosewood English Chess Board, Circa 1890

19th century

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Good Antique Rosewood English Chess Board, Circa 1890

From Luke Honey Ltd

£490

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Maltese patience tables appear alongside grand rosewood consoles, proving that Georgian and Regency folk took their solitary card games remarkably seriously.

A Games Table Attributed to Maples of London

1900 - 1920

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A Games Table Attributed to Maples of London

From Butchoff Antiques Ltd.

£9,500

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Regency Mahogany and Ebony Stylish Side Table; of an Eccentric Design

19th century

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Regency Mahogany and Ebony Stylish Side Table; of an Eccentric Design

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£2,800

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Geo III Sheraton Period Pembroke Games Table

18th century

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Geo III Sheraton Period Pembroke Games Table

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£2,500

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Early 19th Century Antique Folding Tea Table

18th century

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Early 19th Century Antique Folding Tea Table

From The Fine Art Fund

£740

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A British Chess Company Chess Board, Circa 1900

1900 - 1920

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A British Chess Company Chess Board, Circa 1900

From Luke Honey Ltd

£1,200

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19th century

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19th Century French Napoleon III Ebonised & Inlaid Card Table with Brass and Mother-of-pearl Detail

From Antiques Decorative (Sussex)

£1,095

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Inlaid Gaming Table

A Victorian Walnut and Ebonised Card Table.

19th Century Inlaid Walnut Sorrento Table

An Unusual and Rare Edwardian Satinwood Games and Drinks Table.

Antique Regency Mahogany Foldover Card Table

Victorian Rosewood Fold- Over Card Table

A Fine Regency Rosewood & Brass Inlaid Card Table

Victorian Games/sewing Table

Georgian Style Satinwood Card Table, Circa 1900

Unusual-style Decorative, Victorian Inlaid Rosewood and Satinwood Centre Table

Good Antique Rosewood English Chess Board, Circa 1890

A Games Table Attributed to Maples of London

Regency Mahogany and Ebony Stylish Side Table; of an Eccentric Design

Geo III Sheraton Period Pembroke Games Table

Early 19th Century Antique Folding Tea Table

A British Chess Company Chess Board, Circa 1900

19th Century French Napoleon III Ebonised & Inlaid Card Table with Brass and Mother-of-pearl Detail

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