REF1192 English Backgammon / Chess box.
Circa 1830-1850
Fine large English games box of rosewood & kingwood.
The exterior of rosewood with brass banded edges and kingwood boarders. The top inlaid as a chess board with ebony & ivory inlaid squares surrounded by a brass and Kingwood boarder.
The interior with an Ivory , ebony and rosewood backgammon board flanked on either end with compartments for pieces , the interior of the compartments lined in burgundy velvet, the exterior lids inlaid in fancy brass decoration and brass decoration repeated along the interior edges.
Set comes with thirty Ivory & horn backgammon pieces, ivory & horn dice shakers and four ivory dice. These pieces same period as the board.
Board (open) 73 CM by 36.5 CM Chess squares 4.2 CM
This board box is of a very high standard in craftsmanship & materials. Parallel in quality with furniture produced by a top cabinet maker.
Please note all prices include postage/shipping charges and Insurance valuation.
Instalment / lay away plans welcome.
£ 2400 Pounds
Includes shipping & insurance valuation