Antique 9' Brunswick Balke Collender Company Pool Table Circa 1884 "Nonpareil Novelty"

This ornate Brunswick pool table model was used for championship matches during the 1800s because of its superior playing qualities and its general excellence in construction. This 9-foot antique pool table features panels of French walnut burl and extensive hand inlays of exotic woods. Fancy inlaid scrollwork and turnings accent the lower edges of the cabinet. Original Catalog Description from 1878: J.M. Brunswick & Balke Co. Illustrated Price List: "All championship and match games are played upon these unrivaled tables, which for originality of design, beauty of finish, elegance of appearance, valuable playing qualities and general excellence and popularity are unequaled. It was a "Nonpareil Novelty" table taken at random out of our stock at 724 Broadway upon which were played the magnificent games of the New York Three Ball Tournament ending February 17, 1879, upon which Jacob Schaefer made his until then unapproached average of 85 5-7 in a game of 600 points against George F.