ART & CURIOSITIES
Lot 100:
This lot features an antique Mahogany game table, mounted on casters for easy movement. This table measures (when folded out), 28.5” H x 38” W x 37.5” D. When folded up, this table measures 28.5” H x 38” W x 18.75” D. Antique Card Tables or also known as the Antique Games Table was first introduced in the early 18th Century in the Queen Anne design, with figured walnut or Oyster veneering. They stood on cabriole legs, usually with carved decorations like a shell motif and the legs were on a gate leg action to support the top when opened up. These types of antique tables were uncomfortable to sit at, as the stretchers and legs got in the players way so cabinet makers came up with a better idea. Games Tables were fitted with a single hinged back leg that swung out to support the top and then a concertina mechanism was introduced in the mid 17th century to extend the back legs and frame. When the tops were open they had dished recesses for candlesticks and wells for counters or coins called counter wells.
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