Excellent game chess table in the Boulle style, made of ebony, with the original end arrangement of drawers and picturesque brass overlays on a green and brown background, made using the marquetry technique. Mounted on cabriole legs, with rocaille bronze overlays emphasizing the curves. Decorated with a twisted bronze belt around the perimeter of the tabletop and acanthus edging around the playing field, where the fields are made of bone and tortoise shell. Nameplate Netltefolds Lever, Aubin Makbr. France. The turn of the 19th-20th centuries. Dimensions: H. 74. W. 99. D. 55 cm. Professional restoration was carried out. Width: 99cm, Height: 74cm, Depth: 55cm, Weight: 15kg, Condition: Earlier restoration, Material: Brass, ID: ID-ANTQ-8315

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