A small table equipped with an inlaid chess board and sometimes a backgammon board. They are often fitted with drawers to hold games pieces, pencils, score sheets and so on. The tops of these tables are sometimes reversible, sometimes opening to reveal the chess board beneath. Examples dating from the 18th century are known, but most still available are of Victorian origin. Many Australian games tables have survived, with the chess board made of stained woods or sometimes consisting of many different inlaid native timbers. Card tables are a variant of the games table.

Also known as 'gaming tables'. From the early 18th century there have been a wide variety of styles and designs. The playing tops are usually covered with cloth or green baize. Queen Anne and early Georgian examples, with simple cabriole legs, often had recesses for gambling chips. Fold-over card tables, either rectangular or circular were introduced during the mid-18th century, and continued to be made until this century. In some versions, the table legs opened by a concertina or gateleg action to provide support for the top. Other tables, dating from the early 19th century, had a swivel more...

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An English games table with tilt top, hand-painted papier-mche,…

19th Century Hand-Painted English Games Table with Tilt Top

An English games table with tilt top, hand-painted papier-mche, 19th century, 65 cm high, 54 cm across

A Victorian fold over card table in bur walnut veneer on tri…

Victorian Bur Walnut Fold Over Card Table

A Victorian fold over card table in bur walnut veneer on tri form base

Georgian cross banded mahogany card table, fold over top raised…

Georgian Mahogany Card Table with Cross Banding

Georgian cross banded mahogany card table, fold over top raised on square tapering legs

Envelope card table, English 19th century mahogany with satin…

Mahogany Envelope Card Table with Satin Wood Stringing

Envelope card table, English 19th century mahogany with satin wood stringing, felt interior, single drawer. Height 73 cm depth 77 cm fully extended width 77 cm

An English Regency period rosewood games table fold over games…

Regency Rosewood Fold Over Games Table

An English Regency period rosewood games table fold over games table having a green beige playing surface height 75 cm, length 91.5 cm

19th century walnut ladies work table/games table with inlaid…

Inlaid Walnut Ladies Work/Games Table

19th century walnut ladies work table/games table with inlaid top, the hinged top revealing a fitted interior

An Edwardian specimen wood chequerboard top games table,…

Edwardian Wood Games Table with Chequerboard Top

An Edwardian specimen wood chequerboard top games table, possibly Australian, with cross banding and stringing to the surface above an open compartment and slatted sides, 76.5 cm high, 56 cm wide, 57 cm deep

Antique walnut sewing / games table, with fold over swivel top…

Antique Walnut Sewing/Games Table with Tunbridge Inlay

Antique walnut sewing / games table, with fold over swivel top and two drawers, the top with Tunbridge inlay depicting a castle scene, 56 cm wide, 41 cm deep, 74 cm high approx closed

George III demi-lune tea / games table mahogany cross banded in…

George III Tea/Games Table with Cross Banding and Gate Action

George III demi-lune tea / games table mahogany cross banded in satinwood, on tapered and moulded legs, with double gate action. c.1780, 95 cm open diameter, closed width 42.5 cm, height 71 cm

Antique card table, approx 75 cm high, 92 cm wide, 90 cm depth

Antique Card Table, 19th Century

Antique card table, approx 75 cm high, 92 cm wide, 90 cm depth

A Victorian plum pudding mahogany games table, the fold - over…

Victorian Plum Pudding Mahogany Games Table

A Victorian plum pudding mahogany games table, the fold - over top raised on a vase pedestal ending on three downswept legs., 77 x 92 x 90 cm.

An Australian games top wine table with tilting mechanism,…

1880 Australian Games Top Wine Table with Tilting Mechanism

An Australian games top wine table with tilting mechanism, cedar and huon pine, circa 1880, 72 cm high, 51 cm diameter

A magnificent 19th century inlaid marquetry foldover card table,…

19th Century Marquetry Card Table

A magnificent 19th century inlaid marquetry foldover card table, single hinged rear leg to support open top, condition: in overall very good condition, floral inlays in tact, 72 x 78 x 39.5 cm (Closed)

An 1840s rosewood fold over card table, 73 cm high. 90 cm x 90…

Rosewood Fold Over Card Table from 1840s

An 1840s rosewood fold over card table, 73 cm high. 90 cm x 90 cm

A French Louis XV style kingwood sunburst top demi-lune card…

Louis XV Demi-Lune Card Table with Sunburst Top

A French Louis XV style kingwood sunburst top demi-lune card table on square tapering legs. 75 cm high, 85 cm long, 42 cm depth

Antique French marquetry card table circa 1890. Approx 71 cm…

Antique French Marquetry Card Table

Antique French marquetry card table circa 1890. Approx 71 cm high, 75.5 cm wide, 37.5 cm deep

A Sheraton Revival marquetry decorated card table. The envelope…

Sheraton Revival Marquetry Card Table

A Sheraton Revival marquetry decorated card table. The envelope top, with a frieze drawer, on square tapering legs, with an x stretcher. 76 cm high, 56 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A Dutch inlaid mahogany games table, 19th century, the…

A Dutch inlaid mahogany games table, 19th century, the triangular fold-over top above a frieze raised on square tapering supports, the top strung and inlaid with a classical design of a vase and flowering foliage, the frieze and supports similarly inlaid.…

Games table, Victorian burr walnut, folding top with serpentine…

Victorian Burr Walnut Folding Games Table

Games table, Victorian burr walnut, folding top with serpentine edge, over turned column stretcher base, with finial and pokerwork foliate decoration, on white porcelain castors, height 71 cm, width 93 cm, depth 94 cm

A Regency period games/work table, the flap top revealing a…

Regency Games Table with Chess Board and Work Bin

A Regency period games/work table, the flap top revealing a chess board. With single drawer above a pull-out work bin. On column supports, stretched base on four scroll feet. England, circa 1810. Width 54 cm, depth 38.5 cm, height 73 cm

A good Regency rosewood games table, finely veneered in…

Regency Rosewood Games Table with Green Baize Surface

A good Regency rosewood games table, finely veneered in Brazilian rosewood, the flip top opening to reveal a green baize surface and compartment, set above a broken pedestal quadraform base with gadrooned edges. All on Vetruvian scrolled feet. England,…

A walnut marquetry games table, 19th century rectangular top…

19th Century Walnut Marquetry Games Table

A walnut marquetry games table, 19th century rectangular top sliding to unfold to the felt lined top, above tapering legs united by a single stretcher 71 cm x 86 cm x 45 cm

Lovely William IV games table, in flame mahogany, with hinged…

Lovely William IV games table, in flame mahogany, with hinged top, above a carved acanthus and molded apron, on a facetted baluster support, on a circular base raised on four well carved paw feet, 74 cm x 94 cm

A Victorian walnut foldover card table, 19th century, of…

A Victorian walnut foldover card table, 19th century, of serpentine profile with rounded ear corners, carved to the skirt and raised on a curvaceous birdcage base with splayed cabriole legs with whorl ends and brass casters, 71 cm high, 92 cm wide, 46 cm…

An Australian specimen wood games table with chequer-board top,…

Australian Wood Games Table with Chequer-Board Top

An Australian specimen wood games table with chequer-board top, on a pedestal base with splayed legs, includes a small game pieces drawer underneath, 68 cm high, 60 x 60 cm wide and deep

A Victorian walnut serpentine demi-lune fold-over card table,…

Victorian Walnut Card Table with Baize Lining

A Victorian walnut serpentine demi-lune fold-over card table, the interior with baize lining, raised on a fluted bulbous column from a quadruped scroll carved base with white porcelain casters. 91 x 46 x 72 cm

A French rosewood card table, with serpentine front, a hinged…

French Rosewood Card Table with Cabriole Legs

A French rosewood card table, with serpentine front, a hinged top enclosing baize interior on cabriole legs. 76 cm high, 85 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Victorian walnut games table with fold over swivel top, 92 cm…

Victorian Walnut Games Table

Victorian walnut games table with fold over swivel top, 92 cm wide, 45 cm deep (closed), 75 cm high

Victorian walnut and marquetry oblong fold over card table on…

Victorian Walnut Marquetry Card Table

Victorian walnut and marquetry oblong fold over card table on cathedral pillar base

A wooden games table with Roulette and chess boards length 43.5…

Wooden Games Table with Roulette and Chess Boards

A wooden games table with Roulette and chess boards length 43.5 cm, width 43 cm, A/F

A games top wine table, blackwood and pine, circa 1880, 74 cm…

Circa 1880 Wine Table in Blackwood and Pine

A games top wine table, blackwood and pine, circa 1880, 74 cm high, 48 cm diameter

A burr walnut mid Victorian card table. Height 70 cm x 93 cm x…

Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table

A burr walnut mid Victorian card table. Height 70 cm x 93 cm x 93 cm

Antique French rosewood fold over card table, approx 75 cm high,…

French Rosewood Card Table - Antique Fold Over Design

Antique French rosewood fold over card table, approx 75 cm high, 43.5 cm wide

Art Deco card table, approx 77 cm high, 85 cm long

Art Deco Card Table - 77cm x 85cm

Art Deco card table, approx 77 cm high, 85 cm long

Games table late 19th century, walnut on carved pedestal base,…

Walnut Games Table on Carved Pedestal Base

Games table late 19th century, walnut on carved pedestal base, height 71 cm, length 86 cm, depth 86 cm

Victorian burr walnut card table with marquetry inlay, on…

Burr Walnut Marquetry Card Table on Carved Base

Victorian burr walnut card table with marquetry inlay, on carved base

Late 19th century New Zealand burr Totara D-shaped fold over…

Late 19th Century Totara Card Table with Carved Legs

Late 19th century New Zealand burr Totara D-shaped fold over card table, on reeded column with floral and scroll carved legs and lions paw feet

A Victorian rosewood card table

Victorian Rosewood Card Table

A Victorian rosewood card table

A honey oak campaign games table 19th century. The folding…

19th Century Honey Oak Campaign Games Table

A honey oak campaign games table 19th century. The folding table with an 'X' frame stretcher base, having fold out metal rings to each corner and four shallow metal bound wells for game pieces, two drawers, one lockable and both fitted with various…

An Edwardian painted and decorated, cross banded mahogany…

Edwardian Cross Banded Mahogany Card Table

An Edwardian painted and decorated, cross banded mahogany fold-over card table 76 cm high, 83 cm wide, 42 cm deep

Antique Victorian walnut card table

Victorian Walnut Card Table

Antique Victorian walnut card table

Rosewood games table, late 19th century, pedestal base shaped…

Late 19th Century Rosewood Games Table

Rosewood games table, late 19th century, pedestal base shaped edges and felt top, height 69 cm, length 92 cm, depth 92 cm

Games table Victorian burr walnut, bow front with, four scroll…

Victorian Burr Walnut Games Table with Cabriole Legs

Games table Victorian burr walnut, bow front with, four scroll & arched supports on cabriole legs, circular felt top height 69 cm, width 94 cm, depth 91 cm

Victorian card table with burr walnut top

Burr Walnut Victorian Card Table

Victorian card table with burr walnut top

A Victorian rosewood fold over games table, mid 19th century,…

Victorian Rosewood Games Table with Carved Leaf Legs

A Victorian rosewood fold over games table, mid 19th century, the hinged serpentine top and conforming frieze raised on a lobed pedestal with four finely carved outswept leaf capped legs with brass casters, 73 cm high, 94 cm wide, 62 cm deep

A Victorian walnut games table, the top inlaid with a chess…

Victorian Walnut Games Table with Inlaid Chess Board

A Victorian walnut games table, the top inlaid with a chess board, opening to reveal further games board, with single frieze drawer, raised on tripod pedestal base. 54.5 x 40 x 64 cm.

Regency rosewood veneered card table. Mahogany crossbanding and…

Regency Rosewood Card Table with Gun Barrel Pedestal

Regency rosewood veneered card table. Mahogany crossbanding and finely gadrooned edge. Gun barrel pedestal with stylised acanthus leaf. Raised on quadraform base with scroll feet. 70.5 x 91 x 45 cm

A Victorian burr walnut foldover games table, mid 19th century,…

Burr Walnut Games Table with Provenance

A Victorian burr walnut foldover games table, mid 19th century, a serpentine shaped table with a ruby baize interior, raised on a well carved, and knopped stem and splayed cabriole legs terminating in porcelain casters, provenance six generations of…

A fold over Victorian burr walnut games table, mid 19th century,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Games Table

A fold over Victorian burr walnut games table, mid 19th century, with a serpentine shaped book end veneer top opening to a finely refurbished, green baize and tooled leather playing surface, a knopped and carved pedestal, splayed cabriole legs with…

19th century French walnut ormolu & painted foldover games…

French Romantic Games Table with Watteau-style Painting

19th century French walnut ormolu & painted foldover games table serpentine shaped rectangular top, hand painted with a romantic cartouche in the manner of Watteau and raised on cabriole legs wi, 92 x 46 x 73 cm

A fine Victorian burl walnut fold over games table, 19th…

Victorian Burl Walnut Fold-Over Games Table with Carved Details

A fine Victorian burl walnut fold over games table, 19th century, the rotating fold-over top enclosing a green velvet interior with superbly carved end supports on carved legs, bearing a stamp of the Irish Antiques Dealers Association. Height 74 cm,…

A fine George III Chinese Chippendale type card table, crafted…

George III Mahogany Card Table with Chinese Chippendale Style

A fine George III Chinese Chippendale type card table, crafted in solid Cuban mahogany with mahogany veneers. The elegant serpentine shape on straight fluted legs with pierced and carved fretwork brackets. The top opening to reveal a baize lining. England…

Victorian walnut games table, of shaped demi lune form, on a…

Victorian Walnut Games Table with Carved Fruit Decoration

Victorian walnut games table, of shaped demi lune form, on a well carved base decorated with carved fruit, raised on three scrolled legs,76 cm x 100 cm

Late Regency card table, with a shaped rectangular top, opening…

Regency card table with lyre supports

Late Regency card table, with a shaped rectangular top, opening to inset felt insert, supported on carved lyre supports, united by a turned stretcher, 73 x 98 x 49 cm

Envelope card table. Late Victorian in walnut with 1 drawer.…

Victorian Walnut Envelope Card Table with Drawer

Envelope card table. Late Victorian in walnut with 1 drawer. Rich patina. VG condition

George III mahogany demilune card table, with D shaped fold…

George III Mahogany Demilune Card Table with Boxwood Stringing

George III mahogany demilune card table, with D shaped fold over top on square tapered boxwood legs, the whole with boxwood stringing, 92 cm wide, 75 cm high

Colonial cedar games table with fold over top supported by a…

Cedar Games Table with Fold-Over Top and Drawers

Colonial cedar games table with fold over top supported by a rear gate leg above 2 drawers to the front, 109 cm x 109 cm, open, 75 cm high

Chippendale style rosewood card table with carving & claw &…

Rosewood Chippendale Card Table with Claw Feet & Carving

Chippendale style rosewood card table with carving & claw & ball feet

Antique brass inlaid envelope card table, approx 78 cm high,…

Antique Brass Inlaid Envelope Card Table - 78cm x 55cm

Antique brass inlaid envelope card table, approx 78 cm high, and 55 cm Sq (closed)

Regency mahogany D shaped foldover card table with rosewood…

Regency Mahogany Card Table with Rosewood Top and Brass Accents

Regency mahogany D shaped foldover card table with rosewood crossbanded top on ringed tapering legs with original brass caps and casters

A Georgian mahogany demilune flat-top crossbanded card table,…

Georgian Mahogany Card Table with Green Baize Interior

A Georgian mahogany demilune flat-top crossbanded card table, the interior lined with green baize, central single drawer and two dummy side drawers, restrained boxwood stringing and four elegant tapering square section legs with original brass roller…

Games table William IV mahogany lion paw foot pedestal base…

William IV Mahogany Games Table with Lion Paw Feet

Games table William IV mahogany lion paw foot pedestal base with carved foliate detail, height 72, width 85 cm

Victorian games table, walnut with tumbridgeware inlays, turned…

Walnut Games Table with Tumbridgeware Inlays

Victorian games table, walnut with tumbridgeware inlays, turned pedestal column on three feet

Mahogany pedestal card table, with fold over swivel top…

Mahogany Swivel Top Pedestal Card Table with Brass Castors

Mahogany pedestal card table, with fold over swivel top supported by a turned carved column on platform base with brass castors, 86 cm wide, 80 cm high

Antique mahogany card table, with fold over swivel top, 93 cm…

Antique Mahogany Swivel Card Table - 93cm Wide

Antique mahogany card table, with fold over swivel top, 93 cm wide

George III mahogany demi lune card table on square tapered legs.…

George III Mahogany Demi Lune Card Table

George III mahogany demi lune card table on square tapered legs. The British Antique Dealer's Association seal attached, 91.5 cm diameter, 74 cm high

A George III mahogany fold over games table, early 19th century,…

George III Mahogany Games Table with Green Baize Surface

A George III mahogany fold over games table, early 19th century, the 'D' shape table with crossbanding and ebony and boxwood stringing opening to a good green baize playing surface, with fold out double gate legs of tapering square section form with…

Antique French demi lune large size fold over games table,…

French Antique Demi Lune Games Table

Antique French demi lune large size fold over games table, brass banded trim, inlaid and cross banded decoration, standing on square tapering legs, 75 cm high, 112 cm diameter

Antique card table, approx 73 cm high, 91 cm wide, 90 cm deep (…

Antique Card Table: 73x91x90cm (Opened)

Antique card table, approx 73 cm high, 91 cm wide, 90 cm deep ( opened)

Good oak games table with fold over top supported by double…

Oak Games Table with Fold Over Top and Drawers

Good oak games table with fold over top supported by double gate legs, 7 player's drawers and barley twist supports, forms a demi-lune table when closed, 117 cm diameter, 81 cm high

Ornately inlaid games table with lift off top which reverses to…

Multi-functional Inlaid Games Table

Ornately inlaid games table with lift off top which reverses to a backgammon board and lifts off to reveal a chess board, this lifts out to reveal a roulette table that sides out to reveal the roulette wheel and sectional compartments, the legs can be…

A Chinoiserie black lacquered games table, with inbuilt chess…

Chinoiserie Lacquered Games Table with Chess Board

A Chinoiserie black lacquered games table, with inbuilt chess board, 93 cm high, 61 cm wide, 50 cm deep

George III mahogany demi lune games table on square tapered…

George III Demi Lune Games Table with Gate Action

George III mahogany demi lune games table on square tapered legs with anklets, panelled frieze, double gate action, 92 cm in diameter, 72 cm in height.

Victorian burr walnut serpentine fold over card table the front…

Victorian Burr Walnut Card Table with Cabriole Legs

Victorian burr walnut serpentine fold over card table the front with applied foliate moulding on acanthus top cabriole legs, with rear pull out drawer, 74 cm high, 86 cm wide, 42 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany card table, late 19th century, with a…

Victorian Mahogany Card Table with Foliate Scroll Feet

A Victorian mahogany card table, late 19th century, with a folder over top above an apron with restrained scroll embellishment, a turned and shaped pedestal to a plinth base with four foliate scroll feet. Height 77 cm. Width 91 cm. Depth 45 cm. Extended…

An antique French mahogany games table, latter half 19th…

French Mahogany Games Table with Baize-Lined Surface

An antique French mahogany games table, latter half 19th century, the serpentine rectangular top folding over and supported on a slide-action to reveal a baize-lined playing surface, on moulded cabriole legs, with carved floral decoration to the shaped…

Victorian rosewood fold over card table with facetted centre…

Victorian Rosewood Card Table with Lion Paw Feet

Victorian rosewood fold over card table with facetted centre column and lion paw feet

Antique English faded mahogany William IV fold over card table,…

William IV Mahogany Card Table

Antique English faded mahogany William IV fold over card table, approx 92 cm long, 76 cm high

George III mahogany and inlaid D-shape fold over card table the…

Inlaid Mahogany Card Table with Drawer and Tapered Legs

George III mahogany and inlaid D-shape fold over card table the top with inlaid shell paterae, frieze drawer on square tapering legs

A Colonial cedar fold-over card table, original baize interior,…

Colonial Cedar Fold-Over Card Table (1860)

A Colonial cedar fold-over card table, original baize interior, South Australian origin, circa 1860, 74 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep

George II mahogany foldover card table with outset rounded…

George II Mahogany Card Table with Claw Feet

George II mahogany foldover card table with outset rounded corners, faux drawer on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet

Regency rosewood twin pedestal card table, with green baize top.…

Regency Rosewood Card Table with Lion Feet

Regency rosewood twin pedestal card table, with green baize top. Four splay legs with brass lion feet, height 71 cm, (91 x 91 cm. Provenance: Luciano Sita collection, Sydney.

A Regency mahogany fold over games table, early 19th century,…

Regency Mahogany Games Table with Baize Top

A Regency mahogany fold over games table, early 19th century, with a richly toned and well figured surface opening to a plum baize playing surface, a shaped apron with relief carved embellishments above a turned stem to four sabre legs with stiff leaf…

Victorian games table, 19th century, the circular top raised on…

Antelope Horn Victorian Games Table

Victorian games table, 19th century, the circular top raised on five antelope horn legs, height 38 cm diameter 31 cm

An Edwardian Sheraton revival mahogany envelope top games table,…

Sheraton Revival Mahogany Games Table

An Edwardian Sheraton revival mahogany envelope top games table, 73 cm high, 56 cm wide, 56 cm deep.

A Victorian fold over burr walnut games table, 19th century,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Games Table

A Victorian fold over burr walnut games table, 19th century, with a vigorously figured book end veneer serpentine top opening to a green, baize interior above a knopped carved stem and four splayed cabriole legs, with leaf carved knees and whorl feet,…

A Victorian rosewood foldover games table, 19th century, the…

Victorian Rosewood Games Table

A Victorian rosewood foldover games table, 19th century, the rectangular table with a serpentine front opening to a baize lined interior, raised on a knopped carved stem and four splayed curvaceous legs with knees and feet relief carved with leafy and…

A Regency mahogany fold over card table. 74 cm high, 92 cm long,…

Regency Mahogany Card Table

A Regency mahogany fold over card table. 74 cm high, 92 cm long, 46 cm deep

A fine George IV burr walnut fold over card table, circa 1830,…

A fine George IV burr walnut fold over card table, circa 1830, the hinged swivel and fold over top with moulded edges and rounded corners above a foliate finely carved apron, with circular green velvet playing surface, raised on a central tapering…

A Victorian burr walnut serpentine card table, the foldover top…

Victorian Burr Walnut Serpentine Card Table

A Victorian burr walnut serpentine card table, the foldover top on a carved baluster pedestal and four swept legs with scroll toes, height 77 cm, width 93 cm, depth 45 cm (closed)

Victorian flame veneered mahogany fold-over card table on heavy…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Card Table with Scroll Legs

Victorian flame veneered mahogany fold-over card table on heavy baluster column and four scroll legs

A Victorian burr walnut and ebonised card table, the top with…

Burr Walnut and Ebonised Card Table with Acanthus Carvings

A Victorian burr walnut and ebonised card table, the top with the central panel in burr walnut with an ebonised decorated border, green baize and a further ebonised border to the interior, the turned ebonised side supports with stretcher base and acanthus…

19th century inlaid octagonal top sewing table with games table…

Inlaid Sewing and Games Table

19th century inlaid octagonal top sewing table with games table top on facetted pedestal and carved triform base, 70.5 cm high, 44 cm wide, 44 cm deep, key in office

Regency Brazilian rosewood foldover card table circa 1820,…

Regency Brazilian Rosewood Card Table

Regency Brazilian rosewood foldover card table circa 1820, lacking brass appliques, height 75 cm, length 91 cm

19th century mahogany fold over card table on Lapet carved…

Mahogany Card Table on Carved Pedestal & Base

19th century mahogany fold over card table on Lapet carved pedestal & Quadraform base

William IV rosewood card table fold over swivel top with…

William IV Rosewood Card Table with Storage Compartment

William IV rosewood card table fold over swivel top with storage compartment beneath, supported by a plain pedestal column on platform base with carved feet and metal castors, 90 cm wide, 75 cm high