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Click here to subscribeA Late XIX Century Games Compendium, the hinged cover opening to a fully fitted interior with lift-out trays containing: draughts, cribbage board, steeplechase horses, whist/bezique markers, dominoes etc, the hinged front opening for chess pieces.Outside of box with many surface scratches and marks, no key, chess, dominoes and checkers pieces all appear to be present, one horse missing from steeplechase, board with all over wear, everything with general wear commensurate with usage. See images.
A Napoleonic bone prisoner-of-war cribbage board, early 19th century, with carved and pierced decoration, and a pivoted 'pocket' to the underside, raised on turned wooden feet,22cm long3.4cm wide2cm highProvenance: From the Collection of Nigell and Heather D’Oyly.Condition ReportSome wear and discolouration but overall in good condition.
Edwardian oak tantalus and games compendium, with brass mounts, vacant brass cartouche, and twin drop handles, containing three hobnail and octagonal cut glass decanters with globe stoppers before a mirrored back plate, with twin hinged doors opening to reveal a compartmented interior with cribbage board, bone counters, markers, and cards, the lower section swivelling to reveal eight glass holders containing six cut glasses, bearing plaque verso detailed 'C.S. and Co. Reg no. 270995', H36.5cm W35cm D31.5cmCondition Report: Please note plaque is simulated ivory.
Ten friendship albums and books, late 19th c and later, typically inscribed in manuscript with sentiment, verse and wit, with approx. 119 original watercolour, pen-and-ink, &/or pencil illustrations and drawings, including two early 19th c Italian Grand Tour gouaches of Mount Vesuvius erupting, "A Cold Steam Guard" (Serpentine) - a cartoon parody of a Coldstream Guard bathing, dated 1907, Spring Cleaning in two scenes, anthropomorphic cats in the manner of Louis Wain, an 18th c rake oddly inscribed with Chinese calligraphic characters, playing cards and a cribbage board, caricatures, chess, others, some ephemera in places, including a b/w group photograph of Boer War period British Army soldiers, etc., mixed bindings and sizes, (10)
A Scottish red leather cased games compendium, late 19th century, with brass carrying handle, the hinged lid with gilt-tooled leather folding chess/draughts board to interior, with a twin handled leather tray containing red-stained and natural bone chess pieces, draughts and cribbage pegs, bone dice, and a cribbage board marked W. & J. MILNE, Makers. 126 Princes St. EDINBURGH, above a compartmentalised interior with gilt-tooled leather Bezique registers, Bezique cards and playing cards by Goodall, London, and two ebonised shakers, 15.3cm high, 31.8cm wide, 23.7cm deep
A Scottish Calamander cased games compendium, by R. Watthew, Glasgow, late 19th century, with scrolling foliate engraved brass mounts inset with banded agate cabochons, the interior with a plaque engraved R. WATTHEW 78, Buchanon St. GLASGOW, containing a cribbage board and pegs, two Goodall & Son Whist Counters, and playing cards, 7.5cm high, 31.8cm wide, 19.2cm deep; together with 'The Marlborough' mahogany cased games compendium, by Charles Goodall, early 20th century, containing Whist and Bezique markers, Bridge tablets and playing cards, 13cm high, 23.5cm wide, 12cm deep; a inlaid burr walnut games compendium, of octagonal form, with bone escutcheon, containing playing cards and mother-of-pearl counters, 5.5cm high, 26.7cm wide, 21cm deep; and two games counter holders, with Bakelite counters (qty)
A Victorian mahogany games compendium, opening to reveal a chess/backgammon board and horse racing game, thirty-two chess pieces, thirty-two draughts pieces, bone dominoes, cribbage board, playing cards, shakers, lead horses, counters, die and tokensIf there is no condition report shown, please request
A group of collectables - including a 19th century brass and pine cribbage board with engraved animal portrait decoration and incised name 'Wheatly', 20.3cm long; a 1920s beaded and blue silk evening purse with bright-cut sleeve fasteners; a pair of pierced brass chambersticks; a gilt metal rabbit pepper caster, 6.7cm high; a 1936 Edward VIII brass commemorative matchbox cover; a carved marble book-shaped paperweight; a brass and striped agate claw foot page marker; two 1937 Coronation medals; a folding boxwood and brass 2ft rule; etc.
A Victorian burr walnut games and sewing table. Folding swivel top, inlaid for chess, backgammon and cribbage, with a fitted frieze drawer above a wool well, on turned and carved supports, height 74cm, width 67cm and depth 43.5cm.There are no obvious signs of woodworm and all the casters are the same. There are small areas of veneer loss and one side of the wool well is missing its decorative edging. The table top has various scratches/marks/bubbles to the veneer.
A Victorian rosewood games compendium, with hinged cover and twin front doors, opening to reveal boxwood and ebony chess and draughts pieces, a tooled leather chess board, an ivory and rosewood cribbage board and ivory dominoes, 18.5 cm x 34 cm x 22 cm, together with a Victorian rosewood writing box, with central handle, opening centrally to a compartmentalised interior and tooled leather 'Letters' sections, 15 cm x 28.5 cm x 24 cm.Ivory certification reference X7QBSDTF Qty: 2 Condition is generally good, with age and use-related wear throughout both items. Some splits to the cover of the games compendium, and scuffs/scratches to the interior elements. Game pieces all appear original, but it is difficult to confirm 100%.
A Victorian rosewood games/sewing table, the lift up top enclosing a swivel chess, backgammon and cribbage board, with sewing drawer and compartment below, raised on shaped supports united by stretchers, 51cm wide, 38cm deep, 72cm highAll over good condition with some scuffs and scratches commensurate with age and use. Mark to games board as pictured. small split to pleated silk basket. Split to base of basket.