games table

Regency Games Table

Mathieu Vathamaranth, Veneering - Marquetry, regency, games table
Ebénisterie Mathieu Vath

Restoration of a Regency period games table converted into a desk, resting on four cabriole legs. It is veneered with thick amaranth leaves. It opens with two side drawers, known as "chétrons," and a removable top, secured by a push-button mechanism. This top is lined with leather on its facing and, on the reverse, with a checkerboard veneered in ebony and inlaid with ivory. When the top is removed, it reveals a backgammon set in ebony and ivory. The molded astragal surrounding the top is made of solid amaranth wood. The legs and stretchers are made of beech, the […]

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Louis XVI games table

Mathieu Vathmahogany, Bronzes, Veneering - Marquetry, furniture restoration, Louis XVI style, 18th century
Ebénisterie Mathieu Vath

Restoration of a late 18th-century games table (circa 1785). It is veneered in mahogany burl, with inlaid stringing of brass, ebony, and ferreol. This South American wood is named after a 17th-century governor of Guyana. The legs are solid mahogany, and the interior is veneered with ebony and bone dyed green and natural. Its reversible top is leather-covered on one side and mahogany burl veneer on the other. The interior has two niches, a drawer on each side, and […]

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