HERE OFFERED IS
AN ANTIQUE BRITISH CHESS SET AND A LARGE MOROCCAN FOLDING CHESS BACKGAMMON BOARD
THIS PARTICULAR CHESS SET AND GAMES BOARD WERE HAND MADE IN ENGLAND FROM AROUND 1870-1890 OR SO, THE CHESS SET SHOWING A CLEAN BARLEY TWIST PATTERN PROBABLY INSPIRED BY JAQUES LONDON PATTERN WHICH IS SIMILAR, THE PIECES ARE WELL TURNED AND CARVED FROM BOVINE COW BONE IN RED AND NATURAL MILKY WHITE, IS AN OLD USED CHESS SET CONSEQUENTLY IS NOT PERFECT BUT STILL NICE ON DISPALY AND FULLY USEABLE
THE KING STAND AT 10.1cm OR FULL 4" THE BASE IS 30mm THE PAWN IS 38mm THE BASE IS 28m
THE LARGE CHESS BACKGAMMON BOARD IS INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING
SIMILAR GAMES BOARD WERE FIRST MADE IN ENGLAND MADE BY JAQUES LONDON AND LEUCHAR, CRAFTED TO LOOK LIKE A BOOK WHEN FOLDED AND TO THE SPINE IS STILL VISIBLE THE LABEL WHICH READ
" HISTORY OF ENGLAND" VOL 1 AND 2
THE STRUCTURE IS MADE FROM WOOD AND THE WHOLE THING WAS COATED WITH BONDED LEATHER IN BROWN AND RED COLOUR WITH GOLD ACCENTS BETWEEN THE SQUARES, THE RED SQUARES ARE SLIGHTLY RAISE IN COMPARE THE BROWN SQUARES, THE BACKGAMMON BOARD IS IN BRAWN LEATHER WITH RED AND BLACK TRANGLES, THE BOARD IS NOT PERFECT AS SEEN BETTER DAYS BUT IS STILL IN GOOD FOR PLAY
BOARD DIMENSION WHEN UNFOLDED;
50 X 45cm OR 19.75" X 17" inches APPROX, THE CHESS SQUARES ARE 50mm
CONDITION REPORT
THE CHESS SET IN IN USEABLE CONDITION BUT THERE ARE STABLE HAIRLINE TO SOME PIECES AND THERE IS A RESTORATION TO THE STEM OF 1 WHITE PAWN AND TO THE STEM OF 1 RED KNIGHT
GAMES BOARD; SOME PIECES OF LEATHER MISSING HERE AND THERE AND THERE SOME SOME STAINS TO BOTH BOARDS, THE RED AND BLACK TRIANGLES ARE PARTIALLY WORNED TO FEW CORNERS AND SHOWING THE WOOD BENIETH , FOR BETTER DETAILS PLEASE REFER THE PHOTOS PROVIDED, I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO HOW I SEE IT SO PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKEUP YOUR MIND SOLD AS SEEN
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