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A CONTINENTAL ROSEWOOD IVORY BRASS INLAID GAMES BOX
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A CONTINENTAL ROSEWOOD IVORY BRASS INLAID GAMES BOX

IN THE MANNER OF FRANZ XAVER FORTNER, MID 19TH CENTURY

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A CONTINENTAL ROSEWOOD IVORY BRASS INLAID GAMES BOX
IN THE MANNER OF FRANZ XAVER FORTNER, MID 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine sides inlaid pierced pewter foliate motifs
11in. (28cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

This elegant games box, inlaid with pewter on a dark rosewood ground, is conceived in the South German 'Boulle' revival style of the mid-19th Century. It relates to the oeuvre of Franz Xaver Fortner, the celebrated Munich cabinet-maker. See Christie's, South Kensington, 11 June 2003, lot 662.

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