Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
Auction: Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Preview: 10 to 13 November 2023
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm
Monday 10am - 6pm
The auction has ended
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LOT 4:
England
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Start price:
€
3,300
Estimated price :
€4,000 - €5,000
Buyer's Premium: 32%
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England: MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM
MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM.
England.
Date: 1907-08.
Technique: Mahogany, boxwood. Inside green felt amongst others.
Description: Rectangular shape, the slender legs on castors. The top opens and underneath there is a
roulette wheel and small compartments for the tokens.
Measurement: Closed 79x93,5x56,5, opened 77x93,5x113cm.
Provenance:
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia, acquired at art dealer John Bly, London.
The roulette table was commissioned by King Edward VII in 1907 from the American inventor Sir Hiram Maxim. He was to develop a tamper-proof roulette table. The table in question was completed and put to the test in September 1908. Lord Rosslyn, a notorious London gambler sat down at the table with a £10,000 stake and lost it all in the course of ten days. The so-called King's Table remained in the possession of the inventor and was later passed on to his grandson, Colonel Maxim Joubert, who then passed it on to his doctor.
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