Lot 185
185
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD GAMES-TABLE, inlaid with satinwood banding, the rounded rectangular top with sliding central section, the reverse inlaid with a chessboard, the green velvet-lined interior fitted for backgammon, with two mahogany-lined narrow frieze drawers and two simulated drawers, on solid end-supports mounted with flowerheads and on scrolled legs and brass caps

Details
A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD GAMES-TABLE, inlaid with satinwood banding, the rounded rectangular top with sliding central section, the reverse inlaid with a chessboard, the green velvet-lined interior fitted for backgammon, with two mahogany-lined narrow frieze drawers and two simulated drawers, on solid end-supports mounted with flowerheads and on scrolled legs and brass caps
37½in. (95cm.) wide; 28½in. (72cm.) high; 23¼in. (59cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This multi-purpose table with pilaster-ends and ormolu-rosette mounts is designed in the early 19th Century French-influenced antique style, popularised by George Smith's Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808. It evolved from his 'backgammon work-table', with central sliding games-board top and concealed drawers illustrated plate 78. Its scrolled plinths correspond with that found on a card-table bearing the label of George Simson (fl. 1780-1839), cabinet-maker of St. Paul's Church Yard, which was sold anonymously, Sotheby's London, 8 July 1988, lot 126.

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