Antique Syrian marquetry game table, signed with Arabesque characters and in English "Benj. W. Van Riper, Damascus July 1913", having a hinged top opening to the felt top interior divided into two hinged parts opening again to a chess and backgammon boards, all rising on stretcher joined shape legs, the interior holding two extra support legs, the whole with inlaid squares, rectangles, and diamond shaped set with colored woods accented with mother of pearl, exterior with numerous inlay loss places, minor loss on interior, table top open: 35" x 35", top closed: 32.5"h, 35"w. 17.5"d Start Price: $100.00
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