A black-lacquer and chinoiserie-decorated games table

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A black-lacquer and chinoiserie-decorated games table
with overall figures in scenic pagoda landscapes, the top with concave sides and reversable lid inlaid with mother-of-pearl for chess, the interior for backgammon, above a frieze drawer fitted with lidded compartments, on baluster-turned column with carved splayed legs terminating in dragons heads with open mouths, Chinese Export, late 19th century -- 35in. (89cm.) wide

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