A Viziagapatnam lac highlighted ivory and horn veneered sandalwood folding games board, circa 1855

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A Viziagapatnam lac highlighted ivory and horn veneered sandalwood folding games board, circa 1855
Modelled as two volumes, the spines with HISTORY OF PERSIA in black script, the interior for backgammon, with thirty associated ivory playing counters
3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) high when closed, 18in. (45.7cm.) wide

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Furniture From British India and Ceylon, Amin Jaffer, V & A Publications, 2001. See page 209 for a similar example

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