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19th Century Late English Regency Period Penwork Games/chess Table
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
for sale €2,165     $2,350
£1,850
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19th Century Late English Regency Period Penwork Games/chess Table

19th century
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An Anglo-Indian Late Regency Period Penwork Games or Chess Table.

This lovely table is ebonised and decorated with inlaid panels in the tripartite platform base and penwork on the top. Supported by a turned central column. The two ivory rings and wonderful reeded bun feet are clear indicators that this piece was produced in India for the English market. The games board, which can be used for draughts or chess etc., has a beautiful border of English taste penwork with scrolls, flowers and exotic birds in the chinoiserie style. The inlay on the feet is of a more formal character associated with baroque ornament in Europe. This table is a fusion of design influences, of cultures and of cabinetmaking techniques.

A highly decorative piece of furniture.

Physical Dimensions
Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
52cm (20.47")
Declaration

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this Regency Penwork Games Table to the Regency era.

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SA1080265
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3487
Description
An Anglo-Indian Late Regency Period Penwork Games or Chess Table.
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This lovely table is ebonised and decorated with inlaid panels in the tripartite platform base and penwork on the top.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

Supported by a turned central column. The two ivory rings and wonderful reeded bun feet are clear indicators that this piece was produced in India for the English market. The games board, which can be used for draughts or chess etc., has a beautiful border of English taste penwork with scrolls, flowers and exotic birds in the chinoiserie style. The inlay on the feet is of a more formal character associated with baroque ornament in Europe. This table is a fusion of design influences, of cultures and of cabinetmaking techniques.

A highly decorative piece of furniture.

Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
52cm (20.47")
Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this Regency Penwork Games Table to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1080265
Dealers Internal Ref
3487
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
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A 19th-century Regency ebonised square games table featuring a chess board top decorated with detailed penwork foliate borders on a turned pedestal column and triform base.
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Archive I A 19th-century Regency ebonised square games table featuring a chess board top decorated with detailed penwork foliate borders on a turned pedestal column and triform base.

19th Century Late English Regency Period Penwork Games/Chess Table

Archive II A 19th-century Regency ebonised square games table featuring a chess board top decorated with detailed penwork foliate borders on a turned pedestal column and triform base. View II
Archive III A 19th-century Regency ebonised square games table featuring a chess board top decorated with detailed penwork foliate borders on a turned pedestal column and triform base. View III
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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Telephone 01858 882005 or 07811 127428
Location
Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

By appointment only
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A 19th-century Regency ebonised square games table featuring a chess board top decorated with detailed penwork foliate borders on a turned pedestal column and triform base.
19th Century Late English Regency Period Penwork Games/Chess Table
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A 19th-century Regency ebonised square games table featuring a chess board top decorated with detailed penwork foliate borders on a turned pedestal column and triform base.
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Penwork is a decorative technique popular during the early 19th century in Britain, involving light or lacquered wood decorated with fine black ink drawings depicting classical, oriental, or botanical motifs.

These tables were typically constructed from solid timber coated in black lacquer or paint, detailed with India ink illustrations, and protected with a clear varnish overlay.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-drawn line work with subtle variations in ink density, natural surface craquelure in the protective varnish, and traditional period joinery on the pedestal support.

Place the table in a fireplace alcove, library nook, or beside a reading chair to serve as a decorative focal point and functional accent piece.

Dust gently with a soft microfibre cloth and avoid water or spirit-based chemical polish, which can dissolve the historical lacquer and inkwork.
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