![](/CatCache/catcache.2/pictures/449315/449315_M_1.jpg)
Lot 1017 - A184 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 22. March 2018, 10.00 AM
GAMES BOARD,
Baroque, probably Augsburg ca. 1650.
Walnut and various fruitwoods, exquisitely inlaid with animals, nuts, flower garlands, reserves and decorative frieze. Rectangular, hinged body. The recessed top inlaid with a checker board, verso with a board for Nine Men's Morris, the inside with a "Back Gammon" board. Fine iron mounts.
48x48.5x(open 97)x12.5 cm.
Provenance:
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
For a similar board, see H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Munich 1970; II, Figs. 200 and 201 as well as G. Himmelheber, Spiele - Gesellschaftsspiele aus einem Jahrtausend. Kataloge des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums München, Munich 1976; XIV, pp. 48f. (No. 49).
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
For a similar board, see H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Munich 1970; II, Figs. 200 and 201 as well as G. Himmelheber, Spiele - Gesellschaftsspiele aus einem Jahrtausend. Kataloge des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums München, Munich 1976; XIV, pp. 48f. (No. 49).
CHF 5 000 / 9 000 | (€ 5 150 / 9 280)
Sold for CHF 16 100 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.