ANTIQUE GAMING TABLE, MAHOGANY OVAL PEMBROKE TABLE, WRITING AND WORK TABLE, ANTIQUE SERVING TABLE, REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLES
A LARGE GEORGE III SEMI-CIRCULAR GAMING TABLE
with a baize-lined interior with six square tapering legs,
4ft. 5in. wide (135cm.) circa 1780.
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SEMI-CIRCULAR MAHOGANY CARD TABLES, the tops crossbanded in satinwood and each with a [...]

TABLES, card, games and tea, centre pedestal
The centre pedestal applied to side and card tables is a late Georgian or early Regency form.
This table is in rosewood, with elegant curved legs ending in brass paw castors. The top is cross-banded in satinwood and the octagonal centre column has an inlaid boxwood line at the edge [...]

TABLES  folding card, 1720-1750
On the previous page we show how, from early sacred examples, tables could be adapted for profane purposes. The move from turned or turned and faceted leg to a cabriole form followed quite simply the general furniture pattern (see Chairs). The fold-over as opposed to hanging flap type was ideal for the [...]

Sutherland table
These slim, practical folding tables were reputedly named after Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria during the early decades of her long reign. The combination of a cheval-type construction and gate-leg is far more successful and elegant than it sounds and they are among the few really successful designs [...]

Late XVIII Century Tables
18th Century tables, although not described as such in Chippendale’s Director, were a new type of table. During the first half of the 18th century, people tended to sit at small tables to eat, arranged in groups in a dedicated eating room.
Around the 1750s, people began to eat at longer tables. Quite [...]

Occasional Tables
In the 18th century occasional tables became more varied in style. They were small and light, and so could be moved into reception rooms as required. Many of these tables were highly
decorative, but gradually they became more utilitarian and were often designed for specific purposes.
A passion for games and gambling resulted in a proliferation [...]

Early 18th Century Tables
Changing social customs at the beginning of the 18th century created a need for many new types of table. The fashion for entertaining small groups of people led to a demand for light, portable tables that could be arranged wherever required. Specific tables were made for playing cards, taking tea, and writing [...]