Furniture & Works of Art - 9th November 2010

Lot 339

A late Victorian sycamore games compendium

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £350

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Description

A late Victorian sycamore games compendium, the hinged cover with a folding board for chess, backgammon and horse race, a lift-out tray with Cribbage board, above partitions for turned bone counters, natural and stained red, Bezique and Whist markers, a gavel, dominoes, lead horses, to a hinged front with boxwood and ebony chess pieces, four pieces marked with a red crown, three pieces replaced, 7in (18cm) h, 13in (33cm) h, 8.75in (22cm) d.