Lot Essay
A related table is illustrated in M. Jourdain, Regency Furniture 1795-1830, London, 1949, p. 118, fig. 119.
Details
A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID AND MOUNTED ROSEWOOD GAMES-TABLE
Inlaid overall with lines, the hinged and sliding ratcheted square top with removable book-stop, above a backgammon board, flanked on each side by demi-lune hinged wells with pierced galleries, above a sliding chessboard and a yellow pleated-silk work-basket, on lyre-end supports joined by a ring-turned baluster stretcher, on square tapering downswept legs, brass paw caps and castors, the hinged wells previously fitted, restorations
18¾ in. (73 cm.) wide; 30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep
Inlaid overall with lines, the hinged and sliding ratcheted square top with removable book-stop, above a backgammon board, flanked on each side by demi-lune hinged wells with pierced galleries, above a sliding chessboard and a yellow pleated-silk work-basket, on lyre-end supports joined by a ring-turned baluster stretcher, on square tapering downswept legs, brass paw caps and castors, the hinged wells previously fitted, restorations
18¾ in. (73 cm.) wide; 30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep
Sale room notice
The games-table is 28¾ in. (73 cm.) wide and not as stated in the catalogue.