A Killarney Arbutus marquetry games table, Irish, circa 1860
Estimate $4,000 – $6,000
the hinged rectangular top ornately inlaid with a central Muckross Abbey roundel flanked by fern leaves within an ornate foliate and berry border, opening to an interior inlaid for chess, backgammon and cribbage, within shamrock borders flanked by roundels depicting ruins and a cottage above a leaf and acorn frieze, raised on a shamrock inlaid quadripartite claw foot base
78 cm high, 79.5 cm wide, 42 cm deep
- Lot Sold $4,000 (Hammer Price)
- $4,880 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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