An ebony tric-trac table
An ebony tric-trac table,
19th century, French, the turn-over top with tooled leather skiver, reversing to show an inlaid chequerboard beneath, over an ivory and stained ivory inlaid backgammon board with two single counter drawers beneath, and raised on slender cabriole legs with gilt-metal sabot feet,
75cm wide
58cm deep
78cm high,
together with thirty turned wooden gaming counters,
5cm diameter,
a pack of Dunhill ‘Motorities’ playing cards in original box,
a cased set of draughtsmen by Jaques, London, and
a further set of turned wooden draughtsmen in a mahogany box with sliding cover (qty.)
Provenance: A Private Collection, Mayfair, London.
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An ebony tric-trac table,
19th century, French, the turn-over top with tooled leather skiver, reversing to show an inlaid chequerboard beneath, over an ivory and stained ivory inlaid backgammon board with two single counter drawers beneath, and raised on slender cabriole legs with gilt-metal sabot feet,
75cm wide
58cm deep
78cm high,
together with thirty turned wooden gaming counters,
5cm diameter,
a pack of Dunhill ‘Motorities’ playing cards in original box,
a cased set of draughtsmen by Jaques, London, and
a further set of turned wooden draughtsmen in a mahogany box with sliding cover (qty.)
Provenance: A Private Collection, Mayfair, London.