The Butler Heritage Tilt Top Game Table is an excellent example of a reproduction of a fine style of tilt top table used for games. This particular table is 29" high with a top diameter of 30".
Table features a built-in chess or checkers game. Of course, the top tilts or folds for optimal space usage. The table top features an etched brass chess board inset cherry veneer top. The attention to detail makes this a very attractive piece of furniture to use as a gaming table or when the top is tilted as a focal point in a corner of the room. Obviously, the style and wood veneer sets this table apart, making it ideal for a more formal setting.
The hand carved portions of the table add to the quality as well as the price. The claw and ball foot style definitely places this selection in a more formal family room or den. This table is also ideal as a side table with a couple of chairs in a classical home office or a library.
As tilt top tables found their way into homes in Colonial times, many men enjoyed a game of chess or checkers after dinner while enjoying time together in the library following a dinner. During the early Colonial times gaming tables were quite often found in plantation homes.
This style tilt top table was not an essential piece of furniture, but rather an piece that was used for enjoyment. When not in use it was often set aside with the table top tilted to display the fine wood work on the table top.
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