A BOHEMIAN RELIEF-CARVED WALNUT AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY EBONISED GAMES BOX

Lot 124
31.10.2023 12:00UTC +00:00
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£ 9 450
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1057407
Lot 124 | A BOHEMIAN RELIEF-CARVED WALNUT AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY EBONISED GAMES BOX
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
Of square form, the lid decorated with an elaborately relief-carved panel depicting a boar-hunting scene with a castle on hills in the background, within a panelled border set to the corners with bun finials, the reverse with a chess board with each square inlaid with flowerheads, hinged and enclosing a recessed tric-trac games board with the fields divided by pictorial friezes depicting mountainous landscapes and castles, the games fields alternating as stylised dolphins, on bun feet
5 in. (13 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
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