English Queen Anne Style Mahogany Fold-Over Card Table
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Here we have an English Queen Anne Style mahogany fold-over card table, a charming little gaming table designed to open into a baize-lined surface for cards and counters. It borrows all the right historic cues: cabriole legs, carved knees, a shell to the frieze, and that elegant compact footprint collectors always enjoy.
Now, in spirit it nods to the early Georgian world, but in date it appears rather later. The form descends from early 18th-century English card tables, yet the details here suggest a Georgian Revival example, likely from the early 20th century, when such furniture was widely produced for traditional interiors.
The mahogany has decent color, and the table is nicely proportioned. But the underside tells the tale: visible machine-made screws, practical interior construction, replaced green baize, and repair work all point away from a true Queen Anne period origin. Those repairs are not a crime in themselves—indeed, old furniture often carries them honestly—but here they accompany construction features more typical of revival manufacture.
Condition is good overall, with expected wear, replacement playing surface, and underside restorations. So, the crucial conclusion: attractive and useful, yes; period Queen Anne, likely not. My authenticity score sits at 22% for an early 18th-century date, with identification as a revival card table at 95% confidence.
At auction, I’d estimate this at $150 to $400 as a revival piece. If it were a genuine early Georgian example, we’d be in the roughly $2,500 to $5,000 bracket. A delightful survivor of historic taste rather than history itself... Charles here, signing off: Let the Mink have a Think!
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Item Report
English Queen Anne Style Mahogany Fold-Over Card Table
By:Unknown maker
Style:Queen Anne Style / Georgian Revival furniture
Origin:England or possibly America in the English taste
Condition:Good (structurally serviceable, replaced baize, underside repairs and later screws, age-related wear)
Value:Auction estimate if authentic early 18th-century period example: $2,500-$5,000; auction estimate as the more likely early 20th-century revival/reproduction example: $150-$400
Maker's Marks / Writing:No maker's mark or legible inscription visible in the provided images.
Date:2026-03-22 04:07:39.813354
Description:
A small rectangular fold-over games or card table with green baize playing surface, carved shell to the frieze, cabriole legs with carved knees and pad/trifid-type feet. The construction and underside details suggest an early 20th-century revival piece rather than an early 18th-century period table. Visible later screws, replaced baize, and interior repairs are present.
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
This appears to be a Queen Anne style fold-over card table made as a revival piece in the early 20th century, borrowing 18th-century English forms such as cabriole legs, shell carving, and a shaped frieze. The silhouette is attractive, but the carving is somewhat routine, the finish and wear pattern are inconsistent with true early Georgian age, and the underside shows later machine-made screws and fairly workmanlike interior construction. The green baize is a replacement, and there are signs of repair and reinforcement underneath. A word about copies.. card tables are a category full of reproductions, Georgian revivals, and decorative later adaptations, so one must assume revival manufacture unless the joinery, underside, wear, and carving clearly prove period origin.
Individual Images:
whole card table side view
front of card table closed
back of card table closed
detail of legs and apron
underside detail with screws
whole card table open
detail of green baize
underside of card table
overhead of card table open
detail of shell carving
underside interior view
front of card table open
Provenance:
No provenance documentation provided.
Condition:
Good (structurally serviceable, replaced baize, underside repairs and later screws, age-related wear)
Identification Score: 95%
The fold-over top, baize-lined playing surface, corner dishes/counters, and gate-leg support clearly identify the piece as a card or games table. The Queen Anne-inspired cabriole legs and shell carving make the stylistic classification straightforward.
Authenticity Score: 22%
Fakery check: the table reads as a Georgian revival rather than an authentic Queen Anne period piece. The carved knees and shell are competent but lack the crisp yet organically worn refinement expected of early 18th-century work; the underside shows modern screws and later interventions; the interior wood and construction look more utilitarian than period; and the overall surface lacks the deeply developed, undisturbed patina one expects on a genuine early Georgian card table. The repairs themselves do not disqualify age, but taken together with the construction details they point strongly to a 20th-century revival table.
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Keywords
English card table, Queen Anne Style, Georgian Revival, mahogany card table, fold-over games table, shell carving, cabriole legs, green baize, England, revival furniture
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