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MID-18TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN IVORY, EBONY INLAID FIGURED WALNUT AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY GAMES BOX
MID-18TH CENTURY
The top inlaid for Nine Men Morris with floral corner spandrels centred by a medallion of fruits, the reverse inlaid for chess, the interior inlaid for backgammon, the engraved gilt-metal hinges and locking clasp later associations, restorations
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) high; 23¼ in. (59.2 cm.) deep; 23¼ in. (59 cm.) wide
MID-18TH CENTURY
The top inlaid for Nine Men Morris with floral corner spandrels centred by a medallion of fruits, the reverse inlaid for chess, the interior inlaid for backgammon, the engraved gilt-metal hinges and locking clasp later associations, restorations
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) high; 23¼ in. (59.2 cm.) deep; 23¼ in. (59 cm.) wide
Provenance
By repute Napoleon Louis von Sagan de Tallyrand-Perigord (Duke Ludwig zu Sagan) (1811-1898) The collection of the late Ralph II Wark, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Literature
Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 1-4, page 133.
Wilfried Seipel, Spielwelten der Kunst - Kuntskammerspiele, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Exhibition Catalogue, Wein, 1998, fig. 27, page 102
Wilfried Seipel, Spielwelten der Kunst - Kuntskammerspiele, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Exhibition Catalogue, Wein, 1998, fig. 27, page 102
Special notice
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