Antique Demi Lune Folding Card Table, English, Walnut, Games, Side, Victorian

Our Stock # 18.8311

This is an antique demi-lune folding card table. An English, walnut and amboyna half-round games or side table, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. 

• Striking and exceptional, a treat for any drawing room or club lounge
• Displays a desirable aged patina and in very good order
• Select walnut shows fine grain interest and warm caramel hues
• Inlaid amboyna with boxwood stringing a perfect contrast

• Beautifully figured d-shaped top ideal for central room or wall placement
• Fold-over top rotates smoothly through 90-degrees to reveal the generous playing surface
• Delightful inset cobalt blue baize ideal for four players, with a diameter of 77cm (30.25")
• Deep drum apron with beaded edge hosts a useful internal compartment

• Graceful quintet of turned baluster supports rising from a domed carved bulb
• Inset knees skilfully accentuated with oak leaf frieze
• Four decorated cabriole legs with scrolled oak leaf toes
• The table riding smoothly upon a set of brass castors

This is a striking antique demi-lune card table, presented with desirable stocks of walnut and amboyna with a tactile bright blue card baize. Solid joints and construction, delivered waxed, polished and ready for the home.

Dimensions:
Max Width: 91cm (35.75'')
Max Depth: 46cm (18'')
Max Height: 74cm (29.25'')

Extended Width: 91cm (35.75'')
Extended Depth: 91cm (35.75'')
Extended Height: 71.5cm (28.25'')