Antique German Backgammon Board

Antique German Backgammon BoardA German inlaid wooden games board box for backgammon, chess and nine men morris, 19th century the interior for backgammon, with inlaid points in satinwood and polished mahogany against satin birch, the exterior for chess, alternate squares in ebony, with numbered, paper inventory label, hand written in ink, 30 turned wooden counters, turned wooden shaker and two die, each chess square 4. 5cm wide, 74. 5cm wide (when open flat), 37cm wide, 8cm high.

king is 23cm high

and have found in every instance that there is a perfect correspondence between the conformation of the healthy skull of an individual and his known characteristics

It was also used for dressing table sets

with rosewood banding

lovely figuring to the wood

the pawn 6cm high

circa 1973

Stock Reference: LH 1123

with small sections of ivory in places

Exhibited: British Museum

An Indian Export Ivory Figural Chess Set

Stock Reference: JF 1355