HERE OFFERED IS

AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH COMPENDIUM GAMES BOX PROBABLY FROM F. H. AYRES ?

THE BOX CONTAIN A "ST. GEORGE PATTERN" CHESS SET, ALSO SOME GAMES GUIDE BOOKLETS, 30 BACKGAMMON-DRAUTS COUNTERS ,2 CARDBOARD BEZIEQUE-RUBICON MARKERS AND 2 WOODEN SCORES ,1 CRIBBAGE BOARD AND 2 WHITE AND 2 RED PEGS, THERE IS A WOODEN SHAKER AND 2 MINI DICES, ALSO THERE IS A DOUBLE SIDE SOLITAIRE GAME BOARD AND ALMOST A FULL SET OF GLASS MARBLES 2 ARE MISSING, THERE IS A 3 GAMES BOARD FOR CHESS AND DRAUGTS, BACKGAMMON AND  HORSES RACE INCLUDING 6 METAL HORSES, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GAMES CHIPS AND A NUMBER OF COUNTERS FOR A DIFFERENT GAME

 THIS GAMES BOX WAS PROBABLY MADE FROM AROUND 1900-1910 OR SO, THE BOX HAND CRAFTED FROM SOLID POLISHED MAHOGANY WOOD THE CONTENTS SEEM TO BE FROM SIMILAR PERIOD, THE CHESS PIECES ARE WELL TURNED FROM BOX WOOD AND EBONY, THE CRIBBAGE BOARD IS MADE FROM A SINGLE LOG OF POLISHED MAHOGANY WOOD AND INLAID WITH BIRCH SATIN, THE BACKGAMMON COUNTERS ARE TURNED FROM EBONY WOOD AND BOXWOOD

BOX DIMENSION 33.2 X 20 X 9.5cm

THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 2.242 kg (in my scale)



CONDITION REPORT
THE BOX SHOW MARKS AND SIGN FROM USAGE-STORAGE BUT THERE ARE FEW STABLE HAIRLINE HERE AND THERE, FEW SMALL THERE IS A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD MISSING FROM THE UPPER PART OF 1 JOINT VISIBLE TO THE BACK OF THE BOX, AND JUST ABOVE SHOW WHAT SEEM TO BE AN OLD RESTORATION, THE LOCK IS THERE BUT NO KEY SO UN-TESTED, OTHER THAN IS STILLIN GOOD ORDER AS PER PHOTOS.
THE 3 GAMES BOARD SHOW MINOR SIGN OF USAGE AND AGE BUT THE SPINES ARE SOUND
 THE BACKGAMMON COUNTERS SET IS COMPLETE AND IN GOOD ORDER, THE CHESS PIECES ARE ALL IN PRISTINE USED CONDITION BUT COUPLE OF THEM MAY BE REPLACEMTS, THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHT SIGN OF USAGE ON SOME PIECES AS EXPECTED FROM AN OLD SET THE DICES AND SHAKER ARE IN GOOD ORDER 2 MARBLES ARE MISSING , SOME LEGS ARE MISSING FROM THE RACING HORSES THE BUYER WILL RECEIVE WHAT IS IN PHOTOS AND AS SEEN NO MORE NO LESS
I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO HOW I SEE IT BUT PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKE UP YOUR MIND

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