A sofa table/Chess/Checkers and Backgammon gaming table with simulated drawers William IV (1830-1837) Coromandel ebony with ivory inlays double-sided sliding top, one with ivory marking for Chess/Checkers with gilt metal band, interior with ivory and mahogany marking for Backgammon, two turned columns resting on a platform and four feet with zoomorphic bronze tips on casters English minor defects, wear to the metal gilt, signs of use Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (fechada) 71 x 91 x 70,5 cm; (aberta) 71 x 143 x 70,5 cm Notes: vd. similar copy in ANDREWS, John - “British Antique Furniture - Price Guide & Reasons for Values”. London: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1989, p. 348, no. 882.

a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: nr 23PTLX10822C;
b) Several countries prohibit the import of goods that incorporate materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and turtle;
c) In Portugal, according to the forecast transposition into the Portuguese legislation of the more recent EU guidance document concerning ivory commerce, the issuing of reexport certifications for non EU countries is suspended;
d) We therefore advise potential buyers to inform themselves in advance on the applicable legislation, in particular the customs regulations in force in the countries concerned.