Antique Concertina

Each of the three trestle-form pedestals is attached to a wooden 'concertina' (accordion-action extension mechanism) invented in 1800 by Robert Gillow of London, England.

It has the desirable concertina action, which makes for a very sturdy table, and is highly sought after by collectors.

A very good Irish concertina action card table standing on bold carved legs with paw feet, a shaped frieze with a flame mahogany veneer and a figured mahogany top which fold over to ...

A George II period mahogany concertina action fold over top tea table, with lappets to the knees of the turned tapering legs on pad feet.

The drop-leaf end supports with a crisply carved mahogany thistle and reeded moulded frieze conceal a concertina superstructure which extends or retracts to accommodate the leaves.

A very finely drawn Anglo-Indian padouk wood shaped card table, fitted with concertina rear legs opening to a green baize lined shaped table with rounded corners for candlesticks. ci...

A pair of card tables supplied by Thomas Chippendale for the 5th Earl of Dumfries at Dumfries House, Scotland in 1759. A concertina-action card table, circa 1755-60, with quadrant hi...

George III mahogany bottle carrier with six compartments and pierced shaped handle on a concertina folding stand with fluted chamfered legs on leather castors, the hinges stamped "H,...

A fine quality George11 walnut concertina fold over card table.

George II mahogany concertina-action games table with egg & dart carved molded edge & raised on cabriole legs.

Two insert leaves can be added to allow eight diners and the double fold-over top concertinas out to allow the leaves to be inserted.

A fine quality 18th century George III period mahogany carved Rococo tea table with concertina action, acanthus leaf knees and pad feet.

A pair of concertina action card tables with molded legs and blind fret carved friezes.

The shaped top with turret corners, to accommodate candle trays, and money wells; the concertina frame enabling the look of a centre table when open.

A hinged rectangular brass bound top opens to a circular baize-lined playing surface above a concertina-action frieze; raised on square tapering brass bound legs terminating in large...

A matched pair of George II mid-18th century mahogany card tables with rectangular tops supported on concertina action bases with plain friezes and standing on lappet carved legs wit...

Intricate Turkish patterns decorate the pierced metal top of this concertina lantern. Famously used during the Crimean War, lanterns like these were designed with an inset domed lid,...

A rare Queen Anne burr walnut concertina card table, the quartered top inlaid with feather bandings, the interior also veneered in burr walnut and inlaid with feather bandings.

This was the year of the first patent for a concertina or scissors action extending dining table, which was taken out by Wilkinsons of Moorfields in London.

A superb quality and particularly slim George III Regency dining table in mahogany of exceptional color and patina, the top folding into a console table and opening on a concertina f...

This elegant and very good looking 19th century French figured mahogany fold over card table stands on delicate cabriole leg supports with a carved floral decoration and a concertina...

George II concertina action mahogany game table, circa 1730. Having a rectangular top opening to a tooled leather playing surface above a veneered frieze, supported by cabriole legs ...

This concertina corkscrew is according to Henry David Armstrong's second English design January 6, 1902.

late 18th century flip top table of mahogany, scroll carved legs with acanthus leaf motif terminate in ball and claw feet on the front legs, the rear set "plain but neat", beautiful ...

Early 20thC Concertina Folding Pierced Brass Fan Fire Screen - of Peacock’s Tail Guarding the fire folding into an upright cage supported on a scrolled base - 38" 910.5" (when closed...

Nickel plated brass handles marked ZIG ZAG on both sides and the disc area just below marked with manufacturers abbreviations for the model registrations etc. Spring to close concert...

18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE CONCERTINA CARD TABLE CIRCA 1760

Antique George I mahogany games table with concertina action, 18th century. With a rectangular top with turret front corners, a frieze with concertina action, when the top is opened ...

Early 19th century Regency cuban mahogany concertina dining table, the shaped and moulded top of rectangular form with reeded edge and drop leaf end support with brass hinge raised a...

a George III mahogany concertina action card / games table with hinged rectangular top above a continuous blind fretwork frieze / apron and Marlborough legs

A George III style mahogany concertina action card table on acanthus carved cabriole legs ending in foliate feet, circa 1860.

A mid eighteenth century George II Irish mahogany tea table of outstanding quality, the top opening out supported by a concertina leg mechanism, the edge of the top with blind-fretwo...

An extremely rare Regency Period Wilkinson Patent concertina action extending dining table in flame mahogany, Circa 1820 in date.

A George III mahogany concertina action card / games table. The concertina action when the table is opened, as shown in the pictures, has an internal slide with a small incorporated ...

George II mahogany games / tea table with elegant hand-carved cabriole legs with beautiful carved knees and ball and claw feet (front legs), hinged back legs (more plain with pad fee...

The extremely rare Regency Period Wilkinson Patent concertina action extending dining table in flame mahogany has three original extension leaves and eight twist reeded legs all fitt...

The extremely rare Regency Period Wilkinson Patent concertina action extending dining table in flame mahogany has three original extension leaves and eight twist reeded legs all fitt...

A mid-18th century Concertina-action folding games table, the frame and veneer in mahogany, the interior with sunken 'chip pockets' and tooled-gilt leather inset.

Antique 19th century concertina unusual expandable folding toast rack letter rack, English, Elkington & Co, C.1870.

Queen Anne concertina action flip top game table. The table is designed with lieu pockets and turreted porringer corners constructed of mahogany and matched mahogany veneers on Engli...

A bold and impressive George III carved mahogany serpentine concertina action card table, circa 1760. In the manner of William Vile & John Cobb, St Martin's Lane, London Willi...

A remarkable work of English ingenuity, the "concertina-action" games table was a creative solution for the wealthy clients of craftsmen who had a love for playing cards and a passio...

A remarkable work of English ingenuity, the “concertina-action“ games table was a creative solution for the wealthy clients of craftsmen who had a love for playing cards and a passio...

A superb Irish George II style serpentine mahogany concertina action card table of excellent color circa 1900 stamped by the famous 19th century cabinet makers Howard and Sons of Ber...

The Toast Rack is of the rare Concertina design and can extend to various sizes. This example stands on four ball feet and has a plain double arch design.

Oriental Metamorphic Concertina Sewing or Work Box Made in Golden Oak and very stylish, the wood is carved and dusted with liming polish it is decorated with bamboo and birds So m...

Leather concertina document case. A portable expanding leather concertina document case.

18th Century mahogany card table with blind fret decoration & concertina leg action & guinea wells in the top, circa 1770

Concertina action with rectangular hinged top with turret corners opening to a baize lined interior, cabriole legs and pad feet.

A George II mahogany concertina-action card table, with blind-fret decoration, circa 1760.

A FINE GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD TABLE, THE CABRIOLE LEGS CARVED WITH SHELLS AND BELLFLOWERS, THE INTERIOR WITH CANDLE CIRCLES AND GUINEA WELLS, CIRCA 1740.

A fine and rare Queen Anne walnut concertina action cross banded and inlaid games table with turret corners, a fitted interior and straight legs ending in pad feet, circa 1740.  

A rare English George I mahogany turret corner fold over game table with concertina action legs, fitted interior with candle and money recesses, floral upholstered top on turned legs...

Removable octagonal top and concertinaed base. Some minor losses to inlay (photographed) Measures: Height 24 1/4" width 24" depth 25 1/2".          

The longevity of this cult corkscrew is surely thanks to the satisfaction of its concertina-like mechanism. Based on a design patented by Jules Bart in 1919, it is an object of fun a...

George II Figured Mahogany Card Table with Fold Over Top of Serpentine Form supported by Concertina Action and Reeded Square LegsLegs c1740-60 - 36"w x 18"d x 28.5" closed - 36"w x 3...

A Superb Quality Regency Period Mahogany Concertina Action Extending Dining Table Having Three Removable Leaves Standing On Elegant Turned And Fluted Legs With Original Brass Casto...

Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl jewellery/sewing box having pretty pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay to the top and side, mother-of-pearl lock escutcheon, original pink interio...

A fine early 18th century figured walnut concertina action card table, having herring-bone inlaid and crossbanded top with rounded corners opening to reveal playing surface with cand...

Louis XV style rosewood games table with concertina action, circa 1900. The rosewood on this games table has excellent color and grain.

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Royal Estate stamped oxblood leather and oak circa 1840 throne armchair A very good looking well made and decorative thro...

Fine antique English hand-painted ironstone Imari decor platter with extraordinarily colorful "Imari" pattern. "Fraction-style" painted pattern number attributes maker of platter ...

A very fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu mounted (gilt bronze) kingwood and walnut bureau plat by H. Conquet after a model by Charles Cressent. The shaped rect...

With a wide brown leather seat and brass frame meant to surround a fireplace. The spindles of square brass rods. Nice brown leather comfortable to sit on. From a Manchester Mass estate.

Classic Queen Anne style mahogany game table. Folded: 29”w x 14.5”d Leg clearance 23.75”

A finely crafted and carved English Georgian Style Mahogany Pedestal and Galleried Wine Table, Candle Stand , Side Table. Measures 20.5" in width, 20.5" in depth and 25.5" in height....

A French Louis XV period game table from the 18th century with brown leather top, single drawer, carved apron and cabriole legs. This exquisite French Louis XV period game table, cra...

Queen Anne Drop Leaf Table in Walnut with Pad Feet, Early 18th Century England

Neoclassical hand painted commode with figures and scrolling foliage. Faux marble painted top.

A cute delicate but sturdy table all nicely French polished. Rectangular top with bamboo turned legs and turned X form stretchers.

Broken arched triangular stepped cornice above a pair of doors with arched mullions flanked by another shorter conforming pair, the base with a pair of panelled doors flanked by a na...

In two parts with molded cornice over three over three drawers. The base with three drawers. Bracket feet. Original handles.

A fine English George III period satinwood inlaid mahogany games table with a replaced green gilt-tooled leather interior lining. The flip-top is supported by double action rear swin...

Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...

Rectangular top with rounded corners over a drawer flanked bu carved Vitruvian scrolls. Trestle base with stretcher and ending on melon form feet. Floor to underside 24.75.

A large and very fine 19th century enameled glass casket or glove box. Typical of the enamel treatments by Ludwig Moser and reminiscent of Baccarat's Japonisme works. Likely B...