ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED WOOD CHESS AND CHECKERBOARD GAME TABLE. HEIGHT: 20 1/2", WIDTH: 11", DEPTH: 12 1/2"PROVENANCE: A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN NEW ENGLAND, USA. MICHAEL FRANKLIN, ACQUIRED FROM THE ABOVE. MICHAEL FRANKLIN IS A NOTED SCHOLAR OF CHINESE ART, WHO HAS PUBLISHED EXTENSIVELY ON THE SUBJECT OVER A TIME SPAN OF MORE THAN 50 YEARS. IN 1972, MICHAEL JOINED HIS FATHER DR. GERALD FRANKLIN’S ASIAN ART GALLERY IN TORONTO, CANADA. THE FATHER-AND-SON TEAM OPENED THEIR NEW YORK LOCATION ON MADISON AVENUE IN 1977, AND DURING THE NEXT 45 YEARS, THE GALLERY HELD A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF EXHIBITIONS, SELLING TO MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS ACROSS THE GLOBE, EVENTUALLY ADDING FURTHER LOCATIONS IN SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG.