Furniture, Clocks, Pocket Watches & Tribal Art - 3rd April 2012

Lot 337

A Victorian macassar ebony games compendium

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £360

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Description

A Victorian macassar ebony games compendium, the lid fitted a folding leather games board with a chequer board, backgammon and horse racing game, the divided interior with a lift-out tray with boxwood and ebony draught pieces, bone dominoes, dice, Bezique and Whist markers and lead horses and jockeys, the hinged front with a boxwood and ebony Staunton pattern part chess set, the rook and knight marked with a red crown, 7.25in (18cm) h, 13.5in (34cm) w, 9in (22.5cm) d. One black pawn missing.