Abbey Antiques is selling a sensational burl walnut George III / George IV / Regency design games roulette table. The table stands on a very attractive burl walnut and carved gilt paw and wing foot tripod base with the paws with decorative Eros wings rising back from the feet. Each foot has a different figure or mask featuring a theatrical mask, a sitting frog and a lion. Rising over this are the splay burl walnut veneered legs and solid mahogany column with a faux burl walnut painted finish with a standard solid mahogany block. Rising over this is the circular drum table with six flush fit and push open and close drawers, each draw fitted with a different architect's style lecturn which folds up to store playing cards.
Abbey Antiques is selling this fabulous table for only $1,641 US Dollars.
Either side there are chip stores, each place marked by a diamond in different colours, matching or near matching the leather inlays on the lecturns. To the centre is a very decorative 'lazy susan' style spinning centre, the top cover having radial burl walnut veneers which match the panels to the top. On the reverse side is a green baize for card playing, the underside having an inset black, almost velcro covered centre piece and a third layer forming a mahogany polished layer. The table comes complete with chips and a roulette wheel!
A very nice quality and most unusual games table having excellent quality burl walnut veneers which would be very expensive, having a rich walnut colour. The roulette table is Italian made by "Treviso - Made in Italia" "Dal negro" and in solid mahogany with a chromium plated wheel to the centre.


























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