Antique Victorian Snooker / Dining Table C1900 & 8 Chairs

About the Item

A superb antique Edwardian metamorphic snooker billiards table /dining table by E.J.Riley Circa 1900 in date restored by the renowned billiards table makers Hamilton & Tucker with a set of eight Regency Revival barback dining chairs. This table will stand out in your living room, can comfortably seat eight, and will definitely become a talking point. This impressive table is exemplary of the late Edwardian era, and is made from superb quality flame mahogany. This amazing dining table has a rise and fall mechanism snooker / billiards table and is raised on decorative turned legs. It features a precision ground Italian slate bed to guarantee a flat playing surface and is fitted with a dual-height rise and fall mechanism and levelling system to raise and lower the table easily between playing snooker and dining height. The table has five mahogany leaves that can easily be removed to reveal the snooker table. Genuine English moulded leather covers the pocket plates and the cotton bag net pockets can be hidden away when in the dining position. It comes complete with the original scoreboard, four cues, balls, two triangles, a wall mounting cue rack, a brush and a rest. This antique table is in superb condition and has been well cared for, each leg has a brass leveller which can be adjusted to ensure that the table is level for playing snooker. The delightful set of eight superb back dining chairs date from the second half of the 20th Century and compliment the table perfectly. They comprise six side chairs and two armchairs and are made of solid mahogany with fabulous satinwood crossbanded decoration accented with boxwood and ebony line inlay. They stand on elegant reeded tapering front legs with sabre back legs. They all have drop in seats which are upholstered in a striking burgundy and gold fabric. The seat cushions can be removed to reveal cane seats which allow for cooler and more comfortable dining in the warmer summer months. The snooker table baize, cushions, and pockets have been completely refurbished and are in excellent condition, please see the photographs to confirm condition. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THESE ITEMS ARE MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and the chairs reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 79 cm x Width 233 cm x Depth 128 cm - Dining table Height 89 cm x Width 233 cm x Depth 128 cm - Snooker table Height 93 cm x Width 48 cm x Depth 46 cm - Chairs Height 95 cm x Width 56 cm x Depth 53 cm - Armchairs Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 7 foot, 8 inches x Depth 4 foot, 2 inches - Dining table Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 7 foot, 8 inches x Depth 4 foot, 2 inches - Snooker table Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches - Chairs Height 3 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 9 inches - Armchairs E.J. Riley started as a local chain of sports retail stores, before branching out into manufacturing in the 1880s. The company first gained fame as a cricket equipment maker,and has been described as the world's largest manufacturer of cricket bats at the time. From the 1890s, the brand expanded its range to a variety of sports and indoor games, including golf, tennis, lawn bowls, and billiards, the latter becoming its main calling card around 1910.[1] It acquired rights to use Crystalate plastic in its early products,and later marketed a proprietary compound called "Ri-leene". As its manufacturing business outgrew its retail division by a wide margin, E.J. Riley sold its shops in the early 1920s to focus on its Accrington factory.Founder Riley died in 1926, but the company kept expanding through various acquisitions, and eventually went public in 1977 amidst the British snooker boom of the era. Our reference: A3896a

Dimensions:

Height: 31.11 in (79 cm)Width: 91.74 in (233 cm)Depth: 50.4 in (128 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 9

Style:

Edwardian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Mahogany

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

1900-1909