Lot Essay
Georg Himmelheber, Spiel - Gesellschafsspiele aus einem Jahrtausen, 1972, catalogue entry no. 49.
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POSSIBLY LATE 17TH 18TH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN FRUITWOOD AND STAINED BIRCH FOLDING GAMES BOARD
POSSIBLY LATE 17TH 18TH CENTURY
With incised foliate decoration and demarcated for chess playing, the reverse numbered for Glückshaus, the interior for backgammon, restorations
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high; 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) deep; 13¼ in. (33.3 cm.) wide
POSSIBLY LATE 17TH 18TH CENTURY
With incised foliate decoration and demarcated for chess playing, the reverse numbered for Glückshaus, the interior for backgammon, restorations
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high; 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) deep; 13¼ in. (33.3 cm.) wide
Literature
Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 115, page 145.
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