Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day One - 5th July 2023
Lot 131
A MAHOGANY RIDDLE BOARD
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £280
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Description
A MAHOGANY RIDDLE BOARD
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with incised diamond diapers
51 x 47.5cm
Catalogue Note
Riddle boards were used in Scotland and the North of England for making oatcake. For a discussion and examples see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, p.141, pl.144.