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George II Concertina Action Games table browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Furnishings:Furniture:English:Georgian: Pre 1800: item # 9661 Please refer to our stock # 2630 when inquiring.
STUDIO ANTIQUES & FINE ART, INC. 524 North Washington Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 703-548-5188 $6500. |
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George II Concertina Action Mahogany Games table. Circa 1730.
The games table has a rectangular top opening to a tooled leather playing surface above a veneered frieze and supported by cabriole legs ending in pad feet. Note the good proportions and extremely fine cartouche and leafage carving on the front knees. The accordion action allows for a complete skirt under the entire table when it is open.
Separate tables for playing cards became popular during the Queen Anne period and the form developed from gateleg and drop leaf tables. The folding top allowed the table to be pushed against the wall when not in use. When opened, the top leaf was supported by one or both back legs which were hinged and swung out or in the finest examples, such as this, the back legs were mounted on a hinged frame. When this was pulled out, it provided a very stable and more finished appearance since there was a complete skirt on all four sides. The earliest tables had wood playing surfaces, sometimes with rounded corners for candlesticks and/ or small dished areas for loo chips. By about 1730, baize or inset leather surfaces were common. Folding top tables were sometimes made in pairs, one with a wood surface for serving tea and one with a lined surface for gaming. Such pairs are extremely rare today. Closed Size: 29" high x 33" wide x 16" deep. |
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