Games table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1730
Materials
Mahogany, baize, brass, holly, stained sycamore
Measurements
76 x 84 x 41.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246004
Summary
A mahogany combination tea and games table, English, circa 1730. The top formed from two hinged parts. The bottom leaf folding open to reveal a baize-lined gaming surface with mahogany-veneered candlestands and counter wells. The other surface inlaid in holly and stained sycamore with a backgammon board. A drawer to the rear frieze. On four lappet-carved legs - a fifth supporting the top when open to the rear - with pad feet.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust in 1977.