Lot 29
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, BOIS SATINE AND HAREWOOD PARQUETRY EXTENDING GAMES TABLE
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, BOIS SATINE AND HAREWOOD PARQUETRY EXTENDING GAMES TABLE
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, BOIS SATINE AND HAREWOOD PARQUETRY EXTENDING GAMES TABLE
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, BOIS SATINE AND HAREWOOD PARQUETRY EXTENDING GAMES TABLE

ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, BOIS SATINE AND HAREWOOD PARQUETRY EXTENDING GAMES TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Inlaid overall with trellis-parquetry, the pull-out extension mechanism with hinged fold-over swivelling rectangular top, the reverse with a baize-lined playing surface and removable roulette board, the interior fitted with two baize-lined backgammon boards, with a removable roulette wheel with counters and two leather dice cups, and with a games box with sliding-lid, inset to the front and reverse with a relief-cast panel of putti studying, the angles adorned with flower-filled vases, on fluted tapering legs with stiff-leaf cast sabots
30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 37¼ in. (97.5 cm.) wide, closed; 53 in. (135 cm.) wide, open; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This games table is almost certainly a variant of index number 1464 by François Linke. The distinctive extending mechanism also features on an exhibition quality table à jeux by Linke which sold Christie's, London, 19 March 2008, lot 200 (£180,500).

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