Games table
Artist: William Burges (1827-1881)
Location: Cardiff Castle
Date: 1872 - 1874
Materials: walnut, inlaid with rosewood and box
Grant:
Amount Paid: £21,000 (Total: £70,000)
Vendor: H Blairman & Sons Ltd
Review number: 4805 (2000)
Provenance:
Commissioned for the Clock Tower rooms; sold (Stephenson & Alexander, 17/6/1949, lots 37 and 38); sold (S, Margam Park, 20/10/1999, lot 725); present vendor.
Description:
Gothic revival rectangular table with central chess board flanked by a pair of snails at one end and lizards at the other, surrounded by a trefoil and arched border within chequer board corner spandrels. Has 2 drawers, the whole on trestle supports.
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