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Auction archive: Lot number 395

A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND IVORY-INLAID GAMES TABLE

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,159 - US$3,598
Price realised:
£2,750
ca. US$3,958
Auction archive: Lot number 395

A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND IVORY-INLAID GAMES TABLE

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,159 - US$3,598
Price realised:
£2,750
ca. US$3,958
Beschreibung:

A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND IVORY-INLAID GAMES TABLE
MID-19TH CENTURY
A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND IVORY-INLAID GAMES TABLE MID-19TH CENTURY The leather top with opposing baize surface, enclosing an ebonised and ivory-inlaid backgammon board, the sides with frieze drawers, with eleven plain and ten green-stained ivory playing pieces IMPORTANT NOTICE ON LOTS CONTAINING IVORY: The USA has recently changed its policy on the import of property containing elephant ivory. Only Asian Elephant ivory may be imported into the USA, and imports must be accompanied by DNA analysis and confirmation the object is more than 100 years old. Buyers will be responsible for the costs of obtaining any DNA analysis or other report required in connection with their proposed import into the USA. A buyer’s inability to export or import a lot is not a basis for cancelling their purchase. 29 ¼ in. (74.5 cm.) high; 43 in. (109.25 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep

Auction archive: Lot number 395
Auction:
Datum:
13 Jan 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND IVORY-INLAID GAMES TABLE
MID-19TH CENTURY
A FRENCH MAHOGANY AND IVORY-INLAID GAMES TABLE MID-19TH CENTURY The leather top with opposing baize surface, enclosing an ebonised and ivory-inlaid backgammon board, the sides with frieze drawers, with eleven plain and ten green-stained ivory playing pieces IMPORTANT NOTICE ON LOTS CONTAINING IVORY: The USA has recently changed its policy on the import of property containing elephant ivory. Only Asian Elephant ivory may be imported into the USA, and imports must be accompanied by DNA analysis and confirmation the object is more than 100 years old. Buyers will be responsible for the costs of obtaining any DNA analysis or other report required in connection with their proposed import into the USA. A buyer’s inability to export or import a lot is not a basis for cancelling their purchase. 29 ¼ in. (74.5 cm.) high; 43 in. (109.25 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep

Auction archive: Lot number 395
Auction:
Datum:
13 Jan 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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