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THE TABLE LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE CHESS-PIECES ENGLISH, CIRCA 1840
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY GAMES-TABLE WITH A SET OF CARVED IVORY CHESS-PIECES
THE TABLE LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE CHESS-PIECES ENGLISH, CIRCA 1840
Crossbanded overall in satinwood and inlaid with ebonised and boxwood stringing, the twin-flap top with rounded angles and centred by a reversible panel with a chessboard on one side, concealing a backgammon well, the frieze with a drawer and a simulted drawer to one side and two simulated drawers to the reverse, on square tapering legs and castors, 16 of the 32 chess-pieces stained red, the remaining 16 in natural ivory colour, in a later padded pine-wood box
28½ in. (72 cm.) high; 33¼ in. (84 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
THE TABLE LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE CHESS-PIECES ENGLISH, CIRCA 1840
Crossbanded overall in satinwood and inlaid with ebonised and boxwood stringing, the twin-flap top with rounded angles and centred by a reversible panel with a chessboard on one side, concealing a backgammon well, the frieze with a drawer and a simulted drawer to one side and two simulated drawers to the reverse, on square tapering legs and castors, 16 of the 32 chess-pieces stained red, the remaining 16 in natural ivory colour, in a later padded pine-wood box
28½ in. (72 cm.) high; 33¼ in. (84 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
Provenance
Bought from Moss Harris.
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