RARE ENGLISH GEORGE II COCUS WOOD GAMING TABLE
c. 1725: striped geometric parquetry inlay to top; rounded, outset corners; when open, gaming piece wells and inlaid drink rests; original tooled leather playing surface; drawer to apron; carved knees, pad feet; 29"h; 36"w; 18"d;
Cocus wood was imported from the West Indies, is referred to as West Indian ebony. See Bowett, Myths of English Furniture History: Laburnum Wood Furniture', Antique Collecting, June 1998, pp.22-23) Illustrated in Dictionary of English /Furniture (1954), Vol.3, p. 188, Fig.10.
Veneer loss here and there; leather age cracked and separation at fold when open.
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Realized: $2,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 138 : RARE ENGLISH GEORGE II COCUS WOOD GAMING TABLE
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