A SOUTH GERMAN WALNUT, FRUITWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY GAMING BOARD, the exterior for chess and nine-men's morris within raised borders each centred by a crowned female head and flanked by perched eagles and scrolling acanthus, the gilt-brass lockplate with conforming head, the interior for backgammon, the points divided by a band inlaid with a boar hunt and a deer hunt, the raised borders with urns, a basket of flowers and scrolling acanthus, restorations, early 18th Century

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A SOUTH GERMAN WALNUT, FRUITWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY GAMING BOARD, the exterior for chess and nine-men's morris within raised borders each centred by a crowned female head and flanked by perched eagles and scrolling acanthus, the gilt-brass lockplate with conforming head, the interior for backgammon, the points divided by a band inlaid with a boar hunt and a deer hunt, the raised borders with urns, a basket of flowers and scrolling acanthus, restorations, early 18th Century
21in.(53.5cm.)square, closed
42in.(107cm.)wide, open
Provenance
The Rons Lench Collection, Sotheby's London, 3 July 1986, lot 475

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