Games table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Brown oak, ebony, sycamore, rosewood, velvet
Measurements
73 x 61 x 43 cm
Place of origin
England
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Killerton, Devon
NT 922064
Caption
This graceful table can be used as a games table for chess or draughts or remove the top and play backgammon.
Summary
A brown oak and rosewood games table, English, circa 1820, in the manner of George Bullock, the centre section pulling out as a chessboard with ebony and sycamore squares, revealing a leather-lined backgammon tray lifting to a velvet-lined well below, the side drawers opening by swivel action, standing on ring-turned rosewood tapering legs.
Provenance
Acland collection. Purchased from the Acland family from Sprydon on 5/11/2001.