拍品專文
Major Charles Peter Hay of the 22nd Bengal regiment, Commandant of the Chumparun Light Infantry and of the Nepal frontier post of Mullye Tirhoot, died 28 July 1820, aged 38.
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VIZIGAPATAM, CIRCA 1815 - 20
細節
AN ANGLO-INDIAN ENGRAVED AND STAINED IVORY AND MARQUETRY FOLDING GAMES BOARD
VIZIGAPATAM, CIRCA 1815 - 20
The outer surface decorated with a chess board within Greek key borders, the interior of sandalwood inlaid for backgammon with ivory and ebony, and with two roundels bearing the monogram 'GH', inscribed in ink 'TO GEORGE HAY / FROM HIS AFFECT. FRIEND / C P HAY / MULLYE 20TH SEPT. 1819', and with two turned dice shakers in ivory and tortoiseshell, a pair of dice, and thirty two chequers in ivory and horn
The board 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide; 9½ in. (24 cm.) deep when closed
VIZIGAPATAM, CIRCA 1815 - 20
The outer surface decorated with a chess board within Greek key borders, the interior of sandalwood inlaid for backgammon with ivory and ebony, and with two roundels bearing the monogram 'GH', inscribed in ink 'TO GEORGE HAY / FROM HIS AFFECT. FRIEND / C P HAY / MULLYE 20TH SEPT. 1819', and with two turned dice shakers in ivory and tortoiseshell, a pair of dice, and thirty two chequers in ivory and horn
The board 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide; 9½ in. (24 cm.) deep when closed
來源
George Hay, 1819.
出版
Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London, 2001, p. 210
注意事項
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
榮譽呈獻
Celia Harvey
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