A Mahogany and Ivory Games Board/Box
A Mahogany and Ivory Games Board/Box
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A Mahogany, Ebony and Ivory inlaid Games Box/Board for Chess and Backgammon, circa 1860
the exterior for chess with alternate chess squares (4.5cm wide) in boxwood and ebony and with four inlaid ivory cribbage boards, the interior for backgammon, the points inlaid in ebony and ivory, with a decorative inlaid lozenge motif, incorporating a green baize lined tray with twenty four draught counters in black and yellow
Dimensions: the box/board 46cm (18 inches) long, 54.5cm wide (21 ½ inches) (when open), 12.5cm (5 inches) high (when closed)
Draughts 3.9cm (1½ inches) in diameter
Stock Reference: JR 1085