- 149
After a Design by John Maclean
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- Backgammon and Chess Table
- brass, parcel-gilt, boxwood stringing, rosewood, satinwood, leather
- 76.5 by 82 by 43cm., 30 by 32¼ by 17in.
- Made circa 1810.
the pull-out top with inlaid chess board to one side over a tooled leather interior playing surface
Provenance
Probably acquired from L. Loewenthal, London, ‘antique inlaid rosewood games table with brass gallery and mounts’ for £110, 12 April 1950, (Laurence Olivier Archive, The British Library, London, Add MS 79840);
The underside with a metal label branded 'Barber / Dealer of Antique Furniture / Windsor' and a paper depository label stamped 'Sir L. Olivier'.
The underside with a metal label branded 'Barber / Dealer of Antique Furniture / Windsor' and a paper depository label stamped 'Sir L. Olivier'.
Literature
Photographed at Notley Abbey in the library circa 1959.
Condition
Nice quality. Playing surface with scuffs Old marks and scratches from age and use. Underside with abel inked in manuscript E L . Hamil. Repairs to old breaks on legs. Losses to parcel-gilt. Marks, including ring marks to rosewood surface. Some old splits. A nice thing.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This Regency table closely relates to a design for a 'Pouch Table' in Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, 1803, pl. 65. Sheraton comments, 'The design was taken from one executed by Mr M'Lean in Mary-le-bone Street, near Tottenham Court Road, who finishes these small articles in the neatest manner'. Comparable tables include an example with a veneered top, illustrated in Frances Collard, Regency Furniture, 1985, p.75 and a games table sold, Sotheby's, Tyninghame, East Lothian, 28 September 1987, lot 93 (interestingly Tyninghame was also a Colefax and Fowler project).