GEORGE MORLAN (1763-1804), BEACH WITH BOATS AND FIGURES Oil on canvas. Signed. Old restoration. Needs cleaning. Dim.: 36x44.5 cm.

La Course de chevaux. Board game, patented S. G. D. G. (Saussine. Paris. Circa 1910) La Course de chevaux. Board game, patented S. G. D. G. (Saussine. Paris. Circa 1910). Wood-cardboard box, size 61 x 34.5 x 9.5 cm. Chromolithography on the lid: scene of an obstacle race at Longchamp. The box contains a large chromolithographed cardboard sheet (59 x 23 cm) / a track occupying the entire box with a central median / five horses with their riders / a flag and a bag of tokens. There's a crank in the thickness of the box and the key to a music box. The rules are glued under the lid (in Spanish, French and English). First print run. The board stands vertically against the long side of the box, representing the spectators in the stands. The horses, whose legs are made of thin metal filaments, are placed on the track; turning the crank, the horses jerk forward, driven by vibrations under the board. As you wind the key, lively music adds to the fun. A very spectacular Saussine chasing game, part of the new generation of games from this manufacturer, exploiting a patent filed by Georges Saussine in 1909: invention of a trembler that makes it possible to manufacture "racing games or toys with all kinds of figures: horses, donkeys, small cars, boats, etc.". In very good condition.