Lot 48
48
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A REGENCY CALAMANDER GAMES-TABLE, the canted rectangular twin-flap top cross-banded in ebony and satinwood and centred by a sliding panel enclosing a red leather-lined backgammon well, the reverse with a chess board, on a turned shaft and giltmetal-mounted quadripartite base with panelled downswept legs, repair to one foot, the base possibly associated

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A REGENCY CALAMANDER GAMES-TABLE, the canted rectangular twin-flap top cross-banded in ebony and satinwood and centred by a sliding panel enclosing a red leather-lined backgammon well, the reverse with a chess board, on a turned shaft and giltmetal-mounted quadripartite base with panelled downswept legs, repair to one foot, the base possibly associated
46¾in. (119cm.) wide; 27½in. (70cm.) high; 25in. (63.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The claw-supported Pembroke-table featured in Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, 1793-1802; while the 'sofa writing-table' and an 'occasional-table' incorporating chess and backgammon boards first appeared in his Cabinet Dictionary, 1803. Combined with the introduction of exotic veneer, the transformation of formal drawing-rooms into confortable living-rooms at this period saw the introduction of a wide variety of en suite tables. The elegant brass reed embellishing the claws, combined with the cut-cornered tops, reflects the contemporary French taste.

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