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Lot 141TP

A George II mahogany and crossbanded combination card/games table

23 – 24 February 2021, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,402.50 inc. premium

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A George II mahogany and crossbanded combination card/games table

Circa 1745, the eared and shaped hinged top with double moulded edges, opening to reveal four recessed counter wells, four circular candlestick dishes and a baize surface, inset with two central retractable slides enclosing an ebonised, walnut and fruitwood inlaid backgammon playing surface, above one short frieze drawer, on lappet headed tapering legs, repaired shrinkage to the top, 90cm wide x 46cm deep x 76cm high, (35in wide x 18in deep x 29 1/2in high)

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A comparable George II mahogany combination card/games table, albeit one with a triple foldover top as opposed to the twin hinged top on the offered lot, is shown in three separate illustrations in H. Cescinsky, English Furniture from Gothic to Sheraton, 1937, New York, p. 242.

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