Rare and Important Eighteenth Century South German Bombe Gaming Box

 

 

DATE: Circa 1745

 

 

CAPTION: Rare and Important Eighteenth Century South German Bombe Gaming Box consisting of Backgammon and Chess designed in a parquetry and marquetry of various burr and exotic woods . The whole in a most artistic fashion, picturing to the top a square with a marquetry frightened stag amongst a forest ,cornered by four inlays of bone . The four bold bombe sides are inlaid with eight panels with a profusion of flowery vines and display overall of tulips. The top and bottom edge are highlighted with strong metal mouldings as are the four corners with shaped floral engraved cornerstone panels. The escutcheon to the lock is shaped in an armorial fashion with a royal coronet above. Dimensions 46 cm square height 18 cm Circa 1745 

 

Note  Research at present being actioned on the corner brass panels and the Royal Brass Escutcheon 

 

 

Of note , See John Channon and Brass Inlaid Furniture 1730-1760 by Christopher Gilbert and Tessa Murdoch . Discussing the merits of brass inlay decoration .

 

Page 30 Plate 22 Top of Games Table by Martin Bohme , Berlin c 1720 made for Queen Sofia Dorothea Schloss Charlottenburg , Berlin

 

Dimensions 48 cm square    18cm High

 

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