Chinese Export Black Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Chinoiserie Games Table

mid 19th century, in the Regency taste, shaped top with removable checkerboard insert and backgammon interior, baluster support with foliate decoration, tripod base with figural dragon's head legs, old Sotheby's sticker on underside, includes glass cover, 30 x 35 x 27 in.

Provenance: Per consignor notes, Sotheby's, New York, September 17, 2001, lot 435; Property from the Collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Condition Report: structurally sound, removable top rests somewhat unevenly on base, top with scattered surface losses and shrinkages throughout, painted retouches throughout, base with scattered small losses and thin cracks, other wear as expected with age and use