AN ANGLO-INDIAN EBONY AND IVORY GAMES BOARD in the form of two volumes entitled HISTORY OF PERSIA 1 and 2, the hinged rectangular top inlaid with a chess board within scrolling foliate arabesque borders enclosing a calamander-lined interior inlaid with a backgammon board, with three further rectangular ebony and ivory counter boxes similarly decorated and with calamander interiors, one containing thirty playing pieces, four ivory dice and a pair of shakers, the spines inscribed HISTORY OF PERSIA 1 and 2 respectively, restorations, first quarter 19th Century, possibly Vizagapatam

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AN ANGLO-INDIAN EBONY AND IVORY GAMES BOARD in the form of two volumes entitled HISTORY OF PERSIA 1 and 2, the hinged rectangular top inlaid with a chess board within scrolling foliate arabesque borders enclosing a calamander-lined interior inlaid with a backgammon board, with three further rectangular ebony and ivory counter boxes similarly decorated and with calamander interiors, one containing thirty playing pieces, four ivory dice and a pair of shakers, the spines inscribed HISTORY OF PERSIA 1 and 2 respectively, restorations, first quarter 19th Century, possibly Vizagapatam
18¼in. (46cm.) wide; 20in. (51cm.) deep, open

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