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ANTIQUE LARGE MOROCCAN JAQUES STYLE CHESS AND BACKGAMMON BOARD

£132.99

HERE OFFERED IS A LARGE ANTIQUE BRITISH MOROCCAN FOLDING CHESS BACKGAMMON BOARD THIS PARTICULAR GAMES BOARD WAS HAND MADE IN ENGLAND SIMILAR BOARDS WERE ALSO MADE BY JAQUES LONDON AND LEUCHAR, CRAFTED TO LOOK LIKE A BOOK WHEN FOLDED AND TO THE SPINE READ "ENGLISH GAMES" VOL 1 AND 2 PROBABLY DATING FROM AROUND 1880-90s OR SO, THE STRUCTURE IS MADE FROM WOOD AND THE WHOLE THING IS COATED WITH BONDED LEATHER IN THAN AND RED COLOUR WITH GOLD ACCENTS BETWEEN THE SQUARES AND TO THE EDGES, THE RED SQUARES ARE SLIGHTLY RAISE IN COMPARE THE BROWN SQUARES, THE BACKGAMMON BOARD IS IN THAN COLOUR WITH RED AND BLACK WITH GOLD EDGINGS TRANGLES, THE BOARD IS NOT PERFECT AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM SUCH A OLD BOARD BUT IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER STILL VERY NICE FOR PLAY OR DISPLAY BOARD DIMENSION WHEN UNFOLDED; 52 X 46cm OR 20.

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