Bespoke 1975 Custom Needlepoint & Oak Pedestal Game Table With Matching Cover

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Introduce an unparalleled element of bespoke historical luxury to your interior with this extraordinary, one-of-a-kind custom needlepoint game table. Commissioned … Read more Introduce an unparalleled element of bespoke historical luxury to your interior with this extraordinary, one-of-a-kind custom needlepoint game table. Commissioned and meticulously hand-executed in the spring of 1975, this table serves as a dual-threat asset: an elite piece of functional furniture that doubles as a museum-grade folk art textile installation. The centerpiece of the table is a beautifully dense, hand-stitched wool needlepoint game board safely preserved beneath a thick sheet of custom-fit protective glass. Surrounding the playing field is a wide, heavy oak border anchored by a massive, solid oak pedestal base featuring classic baluster architectural turnings. Demonstrating incredible luxury versatility, this heirloom piece comes complete with its original, custom-made padded textile protective table cover. This allows the piece to seamlessly transform from a high-drama card table into a sophisticated, understated entryway or library center table when games are not in session.

The Stitched Latin Provenance Woven directly into the lower border of the green needlepoint grid is a stylized, classical Latin signature and dedication that reads: "IEFEADER FECIT APRIL 1975 AD THE DE & BERLUMIA."
Artist Attrib. & Date: Utilizing historic script (where the classical "I" functions as a "J"), it proudly signs the artist's hand: "J.E. Feader Fecit" (Latin for "J.E. Feader made this") in April 1975 AD. Bespoke Dedication: The concluding phrase marks it as a highly exclusive, private family commission or estate piece, elevating its status to a completely unique work of 20th-century American material history.

The needlepoint showcases a magnificent, deeply tactile gaming composition rendered in vibrant, unfaded colors: Four distinct, highly detailed poker hands (including a Royal Flush in hearts). Towering stacks of multi-colored betting chips and scattered dice. A stylized vintage mid-century cigarette box and matches. Two beautifully detailed, flanking equestrian scenes depicting thoroughbred horse racing. See less