Stock Number: no.121
Interesting late 19th century north Indian printed coloured Cloth Chess Board.
The padded material square board printed in vivid colours with a Muslim chess set up on the Chess Board and surrounded by playing cards to each corner. On each side of the border the word “Chess” written in English Hindi,Urdu and Arabic. Board Size :
26.75 x 26.75 inches ( 68 x 68 cm.).
Playing Square size 1.75x1.75 inches (4.4x4.5 cm.)
Price £380
Interesting Continental 19th century “Roll Up”
Travelling Chess Board.
The sectioned playing squares of alternate satinwood and walnut backed on canvas thus
enabling the board to be rolled up.
Board 13.75 x 13 inches (35 x 33 cm.)
Playing square size 1.35 x 1.35 inches
(3.5 x 3.5 cm.)
SOLD
Stock Number: no.671
Mid 20th century folding Chinese export Lacquer Games Board.
The black lacquer decorated with gilt. One side with a chessboard for the lead black and red Staunton pattern chess set. the inside with a backgammon board with wooden counters and dice.
Size open 12.6 x 12.6 x 1.58 inches (32 x 32 4 cm.)
Price £680
Stock Number: no. 528
Good mid 19th century Chinese gilt decorated black Lacquer folding Games board. The shaped outside with a chessboard surround by a border and edges of fine gilt Chinese decoration and scenes. The interior opening to reveal a fine backgammon board in gilt . Comes with black and red turned wood lacquered backgammon men, black lacquered shakers and dice.
Size open 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.97 inches ( 50 x 50 x 5 cm.)
Price £1450
Attractive early 19th century Marble Chess Board
the coloured marble squares of a yellow sienna and a
black variegated marbles. with a border of pink and white
marble design. Contained within a shaped mahogany frame
With an interesting green paper makers label to the back.
15. x 15. inches (38 x 38 cm)
Playing squares 1.18 inches (3 cm.).
Price £1050
Stock Number: no. 111
Fine Continental 19th century “Roll Up”
Travelling Chess Board.
The sectioned playing squares of alternate satinwood
and rosewood surrounded by a shaped wavy frieze of
figured walnut backed on canvas thus enabling the board
to be rolled up. To the back of the board an interesting
original green paper inventory label.
The patina and colour of the wood on this board is
exceptional.
Board 16.5x16.5 inches (42x42 cm.)
Playing square size 1.57x1.57 inches (4x4 cm.)
SOLD
Stock Number: no. 861
Unusual English Arts and Crafts silver plated engraved
chessboard mounted on ebonised wood base.
The alternate playing squares with different designs.
Plate board 11.75 x 11.75 inches ( 30 x 30 cms.)
Overall size 16 x 16 inches. ( 41 x 41cms.).
Square size 1.25 inches (3 cms.)
Price £880
Stock Number: no. 431
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Stock Number: no.112
Stock Number: no.416
Fine early 19th century Regency Pen Work decorated folding Games Board.
The outside with alternate decorated black and off white playing squares. The border and edges smothered in fine decorated pen work foliate, designs in an attractive mellow yellow on a black background. The inside revealing a fine tooled leather backgammon board. Comes with turned boxwood and ebony backgammon men contained in a slide lid wood storage box.
Board open 18.5 x 18 x 2 inches ( 46 x 46 x 5 cm.)
Playing squares 1.5 x 1.5 inches (4 x 4 cm.)
Price £1650
Stock Number: no. 226
Good mid 19th century Irish Arbutus Wood inlaid Killarney folding chess and backgammon games board.The Killarney work Arbutus folding games board with a chess side having an attractive serpentine inlaid shamrock border and the inside revealing a Backgammon Board.
Comes complete with Arbutus wood counters in a slide wood storage box and dice.
Killarney Ware was produced in Ireland from around the 1830"s. Arbutus wood was the main wood used as well as yew and holly. James Egan was one of the main manufacturers and this board can be attributed to him.
Board open 21 x 20 x 1.75 inches
(53 x 50 x 4.5 cm.)
Price £1850
A good selection of reasonably priced old fixed inlaid wood chessboards always in stock
Only sold with the purchase of one of our chess sets
A good quality large size inlaid mid 20th century inlaid wood
large Chessboard
Inlaid with rosewood and birds eye maple with a raised border of rosewood
The large size would be suitable for a tournament size chess set.
Overall 22.5 x 22.5 inches (57 x 57cm.)
Playing square 2.15 inches ( 5.5 cm.) square
£580
Only sold with one of our sets
Stock Number: no. 688
Stock Number: no.476
Good early 20th century inlaid large Chessboard
The inlaid rosewood and satinwood playing squares
framed by an inlaid mahogany border and stringing
and with a beveled edge.
Overall Size 21.5 x 21.5 inches (55 x 55 cm.)
Playing square 2 x 2 inches ( 5 x 5 cm.)
Only sold with one of our Chess Sets
£680
An important and rare large late 17th century German folding
Games Board veneered in field maple, one side with an inlaid
Chessboard in contrasting timbers and a Merrill's game, the reverse
with a Backgammon board, the place tips inlaid with ebony and
ivory points. Complete with a set of fine and large double sided
engine turned counters in rosewood and boxwood (30). Circa !660
This games board has had a recent stand made for it so as to enable
the board to be used with a clear plate glass top as a stunning and
original low coffee table.
Overall Size on stand 49.5 x 25.5 x 23.5 inches
( 125 .75 x 64.77 x 59.69 cm. )
Counters 2.85 to 2.95 inches (7.2 5 to 7.5 cm.) diameter
Price on Application
Stock Number: no. 756
Good late English19th inlaid Chess Board
The rosewood and dark satinwood playing squares
surround by a narrow mahogany shaped raised border.
The base with green baize.
Overall size 17.75 x 17.5 inches (45 x 45 cm.)
Playing squares 2 x 2 inches ( 5 x 5 cm.)
Sold
Only sold with one of our Chess Sets
Stock Number: no.331
