Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Walnut Marquetry Card Game Console Tables, Circa 1820 Redo The plate decorated in under-glazed

The plate decorated in under-glazed blue depicting a mountainous landscape

to the front is a reservoir to receive a wick which is guarded by two rats (a symbol of good fortune in Hindu culture)

The work by Picasso of the 1920s inspired Zacharia Mbutha ’s powerful

The vase being wheel-engraved to expose canary yellow background overlaid with mauve-colored flowers

Each statue is hand carved as a male Hindu four armed temple guard

Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Walnut Marquetry Card Game Console Tables, Circa 1820 Redo The plate decorated in under-glazedAn exceptional & rare pair of antique early 19th century Dutch marquetry walnut card or game tables, circa 1820. Each table is of reverse serpentine shape and having a hinged fold over top, both tops are sumptuously inlaid with a central flowering urn with scrolling acanthus, surrounded by flowers & foliate and interspersed with birds & butterflies. When open the tops are supported by a gateleg, each top is fitted with a green baize felt playing