Chessboard Occasional Table

Neoclassical games table with reversible top. The frame consisting of double columns in patinated gunmetal brass, rest on gilt bronze sabots, the stretcher supporting a gilt bronze and gunmetal fire pot. The reversible top with a checkerboard of woods within a radiating frame of shagreen sections, the other green baize

France, circa 1960

This exact model is a documented Maison Charles chessboard coffee table from the mid-20th century. The key distinguishing detail of the design house is the flaming urn finial to the centre of the brass strechers.