A PAIR OF GERMAN WALNUT GAMES-TABLES, each with rectangular removable top decorated with kingwood banding and two starbursts, above a hinged section, one fitted with a game of skittles flanked by four lidded compartments and two drawers, the other with padded baize-covered sides and base, now lacking its baize cover, this section lifts to reveal another hinged section fitted for a pinball game, one with skittles and with lever mechanism for righting the skittles but now lacking part of ball-firing mechanism, the other with metal rings and compartments numbered for scoring, each lifting to reveal a further removable target-shooting game, one with single cannon with sights and cube parquetry decoration with balustraded sides and hinged adjustable circular target with paper cover, the other with six wooded cannon (one now lacking) and thirteen target holes each numbered for scoring, with parquetry decoration, on bun feet, each with waved panelled frieze fitted with two adjustable candle-holders on channelled cabriole legs joined by waived X-shaped stretchers, on scrolled feet, one with repair to stretcher, with thirteen ivory balls numbered 2 to 14 and two larger ivory balls, with one set of nine and two sets of eight skittles and three spinning tops, small variations in dimensions, mid-18th Century 45½in. (115.5cm.) wide; 33½in. (85cm.) high; 26in. (66cm.) deep 44½in. (113cm.) wide; 32½in. (83cm.) high; 26in. (66cm.) deep (2)
A PAIR OF GERMAN WALNUT GAMES-TABLES, each with rectangular removable top decorated with kingwood banding and two starbursts, above a hinged section, one fitted with a game of skittles flanked by four lidded compartments and two drawers, the other with padded baize-covered sides and base, now lacking its baize cover, this section lifts to reveal another hinged section fitted for a pinball game, one with skittles and with lever mechanism for righting the skittles but now lacking part of ball-firing mechanism, the other with metal rings and compartments numbered for scoring, each lifting to reveal a further removable target-shooting game, one with single cannon with sights and cube parquetry decoration with balustraded sides and hinged adjustable circular target with paper cover, the other with six wooded cannon (one now lacking) and thirteen target holes each numbered for scoring, with parquetry decoration, on bun feet, each with waved panelled frieze fitted with two adjustable candle-holders on channelled cabriole legs joined by waived X-shaped stretchers, on scrolled feet, one with repair to stretcher, with thirteen ivory balls numbered 2 to 14 and two larger ivory balls, with one set of nine and two sets of eight skittles and three spinning tops, small variations in dimensions, mid-18th Century 45½in. (115.5cm.) wide; 33½in. (85cm.) high; 26in. (66cm.) deep 44½in. (113cm.) wide; 32½in. (83cm.) high; 26in. (66cm.) deep (2)
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