Live Auction 5936The Country House Sale - Property of the 14th Earl of Kintore & The Collection of the Late Bernard Lyons, C.B.E.
AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY AND FRUITWOOD GAMES TABLE
Lot 119

AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY AND FRUITWOOD GAMES TABLE

CIRCA 1840

Closed18 March 2009

Price Realised

GBP 1,500

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY AND FRUITWOOD GAMES TABLE
CIRCA 1840
The rounded rectangular top enclosing a marquetry draughts board, above a cedar-lined frieze drawer on each side, the underside with a label inscribed 'FROM THE COLLECTION OF SIMON MARKS', and a railway label inscribed 'BOUGHT OFF UNCLE THOMAS BY W. J. HOWLES NOVEMBER 1877', the handles probably original
26¾ in. (68 cm.) high; 19¾ in. (50 cm.) wide; 18¼ in. (46.5 cm.) deep

Purchased by W. J. Howles, November 1877.
Simon Marks, 1st Baron Marks of Broughton (1888-1964).

Specialist note

Simon Marks was the son of Michael Marks (d.1907), co-founder of the High Street retailer Marks & Spencer.