Gaming table [ Sports & Gaming accessories ]
… and Technical Aspects As a table chiefly designed to entertain (in every sense of the word), it was also endowed with a representative function, which may account for its marked decorative dimension. Although many tables remained … create varying patterns of colour alternating different types of woods imported from all over the world and contrasting with the previous years’ extensive use of walnut wood. Mahogany in particular became fashionable in England at the … triangular shape and most of them usually seated three to four players, creating a strong sense of intimacy if compared with wider dining tables for instance. In England, gaming tables became objects of luxury strongly inspired by the …
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