Lot Essay
The underside is branded with the three Murray mullets which may have been used as an indentifying device for items at Kenwood House, London.
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CIRCA 1805
Details
A LATE GEORGE III SATINWOOD-INLAID ROSEWOOD SOFA GAMES TABLE
CIRCA 1805
The crossbanded twin-flap top with a removable central sliding panel inlaid to the underside with a chequerboard, opening to reveal a recessed backgammon board, with two frieze drawers below, on end standards with splayed legs, one end standard repaired, the underside stamped with the three Murray stars (mullets) (twice)
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide (fully extended); 22½ in. (56 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1805
The crossbanded twin-flap top with a removable central sliding panel inlaid to the underside with a chequerboard, opening to reveal a recessed backgammon board, with two frieze drawers below, on end standards with splayed legs, one end standard repaired, the underside stamped with the three Murray stars (mullets) (twice)
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide (fully extended); 22½ in. (56 cm.) deep
Provenance
Possibly Kenwood House, London.
Removed to Scone Palace prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922.
Removed to Scone Palace prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922.
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