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LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND TORTOISESHELL-INLAID BOIS CITRONNIER AND AMARANTH GAMES TABLE
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular hinged top with geometric banding in ebony and mother-of-pearl centred by a chessboard flanked by the monogram 'C.A.' above a laurel-wreath, enclosing a baize-lined playing surface with featherbanded and flowerhead-inlaid wells to the corners, above a panelled frieze, on square tapering legs headed by mille-raie panels, the top distressed, extended in width
29¼ in. (74 cm.) high; 39 in. (99 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular hinged top with geometric banding in ebony and mother-of-pearl centred by a chessboard flanked by the monogram 'C.A.' above a laurel-wreath, enclosing a baize-lined playing surface with featherbanded and flowerhead-inlaid wells to the corners, above a panelled frieze, on square tapering legs headed by mille-raie panels, the top distressed, extended in width
29¼ in. (74 cm.) high; 39 in. (99 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired in the first half of the 19th century
Recorded in the 1864 inventory (illustrated here)
Thence by descent
Recorded in the 1864 inventory (illustrated here)
Thence by descent
Special notice
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