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Click here to subscribeA REGENCY STYLE SPECIMEN MARBLE, MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT TRIPOD TABLE 20TH CENTURY The square top inlaid with vari-coloured marbles for chess or draughts, on a tapering pedestal and tricorn base with scrolled feet and castors 62cm high, 58cm wide Condition Report: Good, structurally secure with minor dents marks and scratches and shrinkage cracks due to age and use.Condition Report Disclaimer
A Victorian Staunton type boxwood and ebonised chess set, bearing green labels with printed kite mark to the base, one of each boxwood and ebonised rooks, with red stained impressed crown motif, king 7.5 cm high, together with one volume GERALD ABRAHMS "Teach yourself chess" (1958 edition), one volume D BRINE PRITCHARD "The right way to play chess", GRIFFITH & WHITE "Modern chess openings", two small pamphlets PROFESSOR HOFFMAN "Selected patience games"and ALBERT BELASCO "How to win at draughts" 1d edition
A collection of books and booklets on sports, to include THE RUGBY ANNUAL 1926-27, Sporting Handbook Limited; DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT HELD IN GLASGOW JANUARY 1896, Bryson and Co, 1896; ANDREWS (CAPT) SWIMMING AND LIFE-SAVING, pictorial blue cloth, Toronto, William Briggs, 1889; with a Staunton type chess set and other card games etc, (qty).
A Romanesque madder stained walrus ivory Tableman or gaming piece, Cologne, c.1140-1180 AD the centre carved in high relief with a seated crossbowman firing upward, his squire behind him holding a shield over his head and a quiver of bolts or a flagon, the crossbowman wearing a mail hauberk and coif with his own shield placed in front of him showing the enarm or loop where his arm would be placed when wearing the shield; piercing his shield is a lance, within a border of repeating quatrefoils and rectangular fillets, remnants of madder stain, 56mm diameter, 12mm deepLiterature – The Victoria & Albert Museum includes a number of similar gaming pieces in its collection and their catalogue entry states -Round gaming pieces such as this one almost certainly belonged to sets of 'tablemen'. The game of tables, or backgammon was popular in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, draughts only becoming established in the later Middle Ages. There were fifteen counters to each side, and twelfth-century boards inlaid with bone settings have been excavated at Gloucester and Saint- Denis. Only one full set with two sides of fifteen counters and a board, that at Gloucester, still exists, but it is clear that a great variety of subjects was carved on the discs, ranging from single animals to scenes from classical mythology.Although some 250 examples of Romanesque gaming pieces decorated with figures are known to exist, most are held in museum collections and are scarcely seen for sale on the open market. It appears clear that the crossbowman is being protected by the soldier behind him. The crossbowman’s shield has been pierced by a lance, and he is firing up-wards presumably towards some sort of fortification. He wears a hauberk and coif, such is the usual method of depicting mail. The soldier behind him wears a surcoat, the edges of which are carved with dashes, probably an example of the so-called ‘pricked style’. He is also wearing a pointed helmet (or cap) but without the ubiquitous Bayeux tapestry nasal bar. His own shield has also been pierced by a well-defined lance head, and he is holding what may be a quiver of bolts for the crossbow. Such quivers, which are of various forms, but which always flare towards the base. Alternatively, this may represent a flask of wine, held to refresh the crossbowman. The border of the piece is carved with a repeated pattern closely similar to others of the same ilk. PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A stamp album and further loose world stamps, Robertsons enameled lapel pins, sets of vintage playing cards, dominoes, draughts, etc. (1 box) Notice from the the-saleroom.com: These items are listed on the basis they are illustrative of a bygone culture in which there were different social norms. We understand the potential controversy surrounding this type of item but believe that providing transparent information about historical context fosters greater understanding of our complex cultural history.
A BOX OF CHESS PIECES AND BOARDS, to include a boxed 'Lindop's Boxwood Chessmen' chess set, a similar set of turned wooden pieces, two travel chess sets, a boxed set of diecast metal Classical themed pieces marked 'Paris', a boxed Toys R Us Pavilion Premier wooden chess and draughts board with pieces (appears unused with pieces sealed in bags), a wooden chess board and two folding chess boards, all pieces present at time of cataloguing (1 box) (sd)
19th century brass banded rosewood box with bramah locks and key, inset handle; Chichester Cathedral box with set of draughts counters; modern burrwood cigarette box; jewellery box with sheraton style paterae; (4)Coromandel brass bound box is in good condition with only minor splits to the veneer. Key is present. Considerable surface dirt. Patination to inset handle consistent with use. has been used as cigar box. See further images.
Large collection of mainly ex Shop 1950's-60's Corner shop pocket money toys and a few larger toys, Vulcan Junior Child's Sewing Machine and Arrow Telephone Set, both boxed, Klikatelle mini Bagatelle (6, all boxed), Toys in plastic bags with card headers, Scissors (5), Magnet (2), Clime a Clown (2), Compass (2), Shooting Dolls (2), on card Teeth, Squirt Ring, Peter Pan Solitaire (2), boxed items, Snap Cards (5), Salco Try Your Luck, Word Puzzle, Bell Sitting Boy (4, one boxed), Draughts (2), Chess Set, Magnetic Polar Bears Ivy and Brumas, Pepys Picture Dominoes, Pen and Maths Set, various unboxed plastic toys incl Pipes and Ducks, Slikka DCMT Toy Set, Space Jet Water Guns (3), Birds on String, in original paper bags (14), F-VG, boxes P-G (QTY)
A Victorian coromandel games compendium. The hinged lid and front opening to reveal a fitted interior comprising ; a stained box wood chess set (King 6cm high), Chequers, bone dominoes, Bridge, Cards and other related parlor games. Box 33cm wideCondition Report: long crack to the lid.General wear to the board.Cribbage board is new27 dominoes, 28 draughts. Damages to the black chess pieces. The knights have cracking varnish. Few chips to bishops. King might have re-glued crown. 2 pawns with reel damageWhite pawn damaged. Bishop has split head. Kings crown damaged.Various loose counters within storage areas may be later editions.
A Victorian games compendium, with a mahogany case and opening to reveal a chess set, bone dominoes, playing cards, draughts etc (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: There is no makers name on the box itself, however the chess set has red crowns to one rook and one castle and is probably Staunton.
Y A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD, SATINBIRCH AND HAREWOOD GAMES TABLE CIRCA 1820 The top inlaid with a chess and draughts board, the concealed frieze drawer containing turned wood draughts counters 70.5cm high, the top 45cm x 45cm Provenance: Purchased from Jeremy Ltd, 23rd January 2002 (£7,000) A copy of the original invoice is available with this lot
Y A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD GAMES AND WORK TABLE CIRCA 1835 The hinged top enclosing a parquetry chequer board, above a sliding U shaped drawer, with recessed casters to the scroll feet 75cm high, 50.5cm wide, 38cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useSplits and cracks, some chips and losses, the top with old splits tthrough the veneersThe work bag has been fabric covered previously - this surface is entirely missing and the unfinished timber is now visible - this would benefit from being recovered (probably to match the buyer's interior decor) The interior is darker in colour than the exterior (reflecting lesser UV exposure), some marks including to the 'white' chess squares Included in the work bag is a chess and draughts set (unchecked and not guaranteed to be complete) Please see additional images for visual reference to condition and appearance Condition Report Disclaimer
A mahogany chess board and pieces c.1900, the folding board with a part set of Staunton pattern chess playing pieces, lacking a white knight,the board 46 x 54cm together with a set of hardwood Back Gammon pieces,including 30 pieces, a part set of draughts playing pieces,including twenty-three pieces with one white missingand a set of cold painted diecast chess piecesCondition ReportThe chess/ backgammon board is with knocks and wear, the Staunton set are playworn with some cracking to the wood, please see additional images.
A BOX AND LOOSE TREEN AND MOSTLY WOODEN ITEMS to include a sarcophagus style tea caddy, two candlesticks with candles, a souvenir boomerang, three. gourd maracas, bellows, animal figures, a Jerome and Co clock in an American gothic style, a chess and draughts set, early twentieth century wooden box with mother-of-pearl inlay (Condition Report: clock is overwound and case has visible damage, key and pendulum included, two boxes have damage to the hinge, s.d)
ROBERT HOPE RSA (SCOTTISH 1869 - 1936), LOTHIAN LANDSCAPE oil on canvas, signedframed image size 64cm x 76cm, overall size 92cm x 106cmNote: Born in Edinburgh in 1868, Robert Hope died there on the 10th of May 1936. He was originally a lithographic draughts- man, afterwards working at designs for printers, and book illustration. As a student of the School of Design, Edinburgh, he was awarded a National gold medal, and in the Royal Scottish Academy Life School gained, in the years 1893 to 1895, prizes for painting and drawing and the Chalmers Bursary. Afterwards he studied in Julian’s Academy in Paris. His election to the Academy as Associate was in 1911 and as full Member in 1925. In 1910 he was Chairman of the Society of Scottish Artists. His Diploma Work is a figure subject entitled “ Glints of Gold.” and the Scottish Modern Arts purchased “ An Old Herd ” in 1935. “ The Charm ” is in the Glasgow Corporation Collection, and he is also represented in Wellington Art Gallery, New Zealand. Mr. Hope was varied in his work, painting landscape and figures, portraits and some large decorative schemes. His first notable commission in decoration was for the ballroom of Manderston House. He also painted the “ Blue Blanket ” in Edinburgh City Chambers, and the apse of St. Cuthbert’s Church. In 1921 he painted an important picture of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland addressed by Karl Haig, a work necessitating a great many portrait studies of the principal figures. Much of his subject-matter was derived from Scottish ballad and song, as the “ Bonnie Kilmeny,” which was purchased by the King of Romania.
The Leeds Fireclay Company Ltd Wortley: A square draughts board under turquoise glaze, length 21cm (firing crack to left corner) with turquoise/green counters.Condition report:See description and diagonally opposite corner has loss of glaze. Counters seem ok.WE TAKE GREAT CARE in the accuracy of our condition reports and may record damage and restoration if obvious. The information is provided in good faith along with detailed photographs where requested and is for guidance only. However, this does not imply that there may not be further condition issues associated with the lot and we DO NOT provide any guarantee to the buyer.WE STRONGLY ADVISE BIDDERS TO EXAMINE PERSONALLY ANY LOT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN BEFORE THE AUCTION.
A late Victorian oak combined Tantalus and games compendium, the three matching cut glass decanters with six silver spirit labels, Whisky, Brandy, Port, Sherry, Vodka, Gin, similar in style but different makers and dates. The games compendium comprises Chess, Draughts, Dominoes, Cribbage, Bezique, Lexican, Dice and Playing Cards, it includes a silver pencil holder (with pencil) and 20 gaming counters in treen box all marked "In Memory of the Good Old Days 1788" and miniature dice in treen box, key present, 33.5cm x 35.5cm x 27.5cm
(Naval history) The Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture Thirty three plates (out of 37) of various ship draughts. Elephant folio, all folded, varying degrees of conditions with most being good to very good, plates 2, 26, 32, 34, 36, and 37 are in a poor state with some loss, please see the final photograph for a list of the plates, Published as the Act Directs, P. Steel, London, 1804/5. (33)This seminal work, published in 1805, at a time when naval power was of paramount importance to the British Empire. The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were ongoing, making advancements and standardizations in ship design and construction critical for maintaining naval supremacy. The work is renowned for its detailed illustrations and diagrams, and were crucial for understanding the complex geometries and structural details of shipbuilding. These visual aids helped bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical application (Lavery, Brian. Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men, and Organization, 1793-1815. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1989). Discovered in the attic of Field House, a newly purchased home in Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly, forty years ago. This house, constructed by William Gluyas (a boatbuilder from Town Beach), had been occupied by the same family for generations. Gluyas was also known for building 'The Gleaner' between 1870 and 1880.
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