Regency Sofa Games Table circa 1810

A Regency period rosewood sofa games table attributed to Gillows of Lancaster; the top with rounded ends covered in the original distressed leather, with a central reversible chess board which can be removed to display a backgammon board beneath, the frieze with a dummy drawer retaining its original gilded handles and decorated with ormolu mounts; having elegant lyre ends raised on outswept legs terminating in acanthus cap castors. English, circa 1815. Provenance: Hermione Countess of Ranfurly The Countess of Ranfurly was the author of ‘To War with Whitaker’ her memoirs of life in Cairo with Eisenhower. Her husband was the 6th Earl of Ranfurly and the Governor General of Bahamas between 1953 and 1956. Footnote: The design for a rosewood sofa table in the sketch book of 13 April 1813, made for John Gladstone of Liverpool, father of the future Prime Minister, is published in Susan E Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 2008 Vol I, p.265, pl. 270. When the firm made the ‘sofa backgammon table, to suit the above’ (p267, pls 272 and 273) no expense was spared. With the extra tooled morocco...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, fully restored Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 extending sofa table with removable top, Chess board and...

A regency brass inlaid and gilt bronze mounted exotic wood sofa table Gillows, designed by George Smith, circa 1810 Measures: Height 28 3/4in (73cm); width closed 39in (99.1cm); width open 61 1/2in (156.2cm); depth 31 3/4in (80.6cm) Footnotes: Literature Smith, George. A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture...

An antiqued wood games table, the rectangular top with a slide-out chessboard section revealing a backgammon board below, with two frieze drawers and turned finials, on twin turned b...

A fine quality Regency period Rosewood and Satinwood inlaid chess table, raised on a square section pedestal with canted brass mounted corners, rais...

A Superb Quality Regency Period Rosewood And Brass games table, With Chess Board Inlaid, Reversible, Removable Top Enclosing Backgammon Board, Flanked By Curved Ends With Original Br...