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A fine and rare George II mahogany games table, circa 1760, the…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
24-Apr-2007
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Description:
A fine and rare George II mahogany games table, circa 1760, the serpentine shaped double hinged top with cartouche carved edge opening with a card table, chess and backgammon and a storage compartment, above two cross-hatched cartouches with central carved decoration above scroll carved brackets and raised on square legs with bell flower decoration and block feet, 93 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 77 cm high Provenance: Purchased by the current owners from Mallett Antiques, New Bond Street, London in the early 1990s Literature and Reference For an identical example see 'The Oxford Magazine', October 1779, page 232, figure 214 For a similar example see 'English Furniture, From Gothic to Sheraton', Herbert Cescinsky, Dover Publication, New York, page 242 MacQuoid, Percy: 'A History of English Furniture, The Age of Mahogany', G P Putnam's Sons - London: Lawrence & Bullen, Limited.
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Unclassified