George III Satinwood and Kingwood Crossbanded Demi-Lune Card Table, circa 1800

A particularly attractive George III satinwood card table, dating to circa 1800, of elegant demi-lune form and displaying a lovely warm colour and figure.

The hinged top is beautifully figured and edged with kingwood crossbanding, opening to reveal a green baize-lined playing surface and supported by the rear swing-out rear legs.The curved frieze is similarly crossbanded and decorated with restrained inlaid foliate motifs above the legs.

Raised on four slender square tapering legs, the table has the light, refined proportions characteristic of the late Georgian period.

When closed, its elegant demi-lune form makes it equally useful as a console or side table, allowing it to sit neatly against a wall when not required for cards.

A fine and versatile late 18th/early 19th-century card table, with particularly attractive satinwood figuring and delicate decorative detail.

English, circa 1800.