EditorialRegency dandies in a gambling hell, 40 Pall Mall, London. Gentlemen playing card games and betting at green baize tables. A Modern Hell, Bobs first introduction to gaming. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Henry Alken from Rea...
EditorialCard and backgammon table, 1760?90, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, rosewood and satinwood inlays, beech, tulip poplar, 28 5/8 x 35 x 33 5/8 in. (72.7 x 88.9 x 85.4 cm), Furniture, The upper playing surfa...
EditorialCard and backgammon table, 1760?90, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, rosewood and satinwood inlays, beech, tulip poplar, 28 5/8 x 35 x 33 5/8 in. (72.7 x 88.9 x 85.4 cm), Furniture, The upper playing surfa...
EditorialRegency dandies in a gambling hell, 40 Pall Mall, London. Gentlemen playing card games and betting at green baize tables. A Modern Hell, Bobs first introduction to gaming. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Henry Alken from Rea...
EditorialMechanical casket, 1800?1810, Russian, St. Petersburg, Burr-maple, ebony and ebonized fruitwood, mahogany, birch, gold-colored silk and green baize, Overall: 7 1/4 x 16 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 40.6 x 24.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The design of this rectang...
EditorialMechanical casket, 1800?1810, Russian, St. Petersburg, Burr-maple, ebony and ebonized fruitwood, mahogany, birch, gold-colored silk and green baize, Overall: 7 1/4 x 16 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 40.6 x 24.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The design of this rectang...
EditorialCard and backgammon table, 1760?90, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, rosewood and satinwood inlays, beech, tulip poplar, 28 5/8 x 35 x 33 5/8 in. (72.7 x 88.9 x 85.4 cm), Furniture, The upper playing surfa...
EditorialCased Pair of Percussion Pistols, mid-19th century, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, wood (ebony), gold, velvet, brass, baize, L. of each pistol (a, b) 16 9/16 in. (42 cm); L. of each barrel 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. ...