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LoveAntiques Dealersince Jun 2020Approved item1993 sales by dealerFree DeliveryAvailable for local pick-up
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Folding Game / Lamp Table Featuring - The Royal & Pleasant Game of Goose
An exquisitely crafted antique Edwardian folding game/lamp table incorporating the traditional “Royal and Pleasant Game of Goose” — one of Europe’s earliest and most enduring board games.
The rectangular top is finely veneered in figured mahogany with satinwood crossbanding opening on brass hinges to reveal a beautifully inlaid and engraved Game of the Goose board. The spiral track of sixty-three numbered squares is composed of contrasting wood veneers engraved with the game’s characteristic symbols: geese, the bridge, the maze, the ale house, the prison, the well, and death.
Beneath the hinged top is a fitted interior compartment containing:
Two sets of turned wooden playing pieces (natural and ebonised),
A pair of antique dice, and
A handwritten parchment scroll of rules titled “Rules to be observed when playing the Royal and Pleasant Game of Goose.”
When closed, the surface displays an elegant marquetry motif centred by a circular floral medallion.
The table stands on square tapering legs terminating in block feet. This piece combines fine English cabinetmaking with the charm of period parlour entertainment — making it both a functional table and a conversation piece of considerable historical interest.
measurements
Height:
51 cm
Width:
48 cm
Depth:
38.2 cm
measurements
declaration
London City Antiques has clarified that the Antique Edwardian Inlaid Folding Game / Lamp Table Featuring - The Royal & Pleasant Game of Goose (LA549378) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1901
declaration
condition
condition
Very good antique condition with light wear and a warm, even patina. Hinges, interior fittings, and inlay are intact; playing pieces and rule scroll preserved.