A Connoisseur's Eye - Michael Foster Ltd - The Personal Collection of the late Michael & Margaret Susands - 2nd July 2025
Lot 743
λ A GEORGE IV AMBOYNA GAMES TABLE
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £5040
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Description
λ A GEORGE IV AMBOYNA GAMES TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE MERRIFIELD, C.1825-30
inlaid with ivory and ebony, the top with a chequer board above a pair of hinged counter trays on a quatreform base and ivory ball feet
73.5cm high, 53.2cm wide, 48.5cm deep
Literature
See Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, 1700-1840, p328 figs 626 and 627, for a similar chess table by George Merrifield
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE