Billiard table
Thurston and Co.
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850 - 1870
Materials
Mahogany, baize, ivorine label, string pockets
Measurements
89 x 378.5 x 198 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 540755
Summary
A mahogany eight leg billiard table, English, circa 1850-1870. Made by Thurston and Company, London. With green baize top and cushions, the upper section of each side applied with roundels, the lower section with moulded edge, standing on octagonal tapering legs with bun feet, ivorine label IMPROVED PATENT CUSHIONS BY THURSTON & COMPY LONDON / TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN & HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES, string pockets.
Marks and inscriptions
Set into table frame at one end: IMPROVED PATENT CUSHIONS BY THURSTON & COMPY LONDON / TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN & HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Makers and roles
Thurston and Co., maker