A most impressive vintage Moorish Middle Eastern inlaid gaming table with additional games boards and accessories. Property from the magnificent Estate of Phyllis McGuire.
Outstanding, very rare and hard to find, an exquisite work of functional art, featuring very fine quality Islamic craftsmanship, exceptionally executed, the handcrafted table having a rectangular hinged lid flip-top profusely inlaid with intricate micro-mosaic geometric and asymmetric marquetry panels of various exotics including brilliant mother of pearl and precious woods.
The swivel top rotates to reveal an open interior storage compartment for game pieces, backgammon surface fitted with removable hinged lid box that opens to similarly inlaid interior with checkers board surface with reversible baize green felt cards table surface. Additional portable traveling hinged decorative box with chess board and backgammon game boards with open interior game piece storage.
Includes scarce large 1.5" Crisloid bakelite backgammon checkers dice set as well as a vintage Lebanese...
Category
1960s Asian Moorish Vintage Shell Card Tables and Tea Tables
MaterialsMother-of-Pearl, Hardwood