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A RARE AND IMPORTANT GUJARATI MOTHER-OF-PEARL REVERSIBLE GAMES BOARD
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL REVERSIBLE GAMES BOARD
GUJARAT, CIRCA 1600
Details
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL REVERSIBLE GAMES BOARD
GUJARAT, CIRCA 1600
The square board composed of pinned sections of mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell forming the squares of a chess board, surrounded by a bands, the reverse all mother-of-pearl with five roundels on a fish-scale ground, a raised architectural motif on two opposing sides of the board, in an ebony frame
19 ¾in. x 20in. (50 x 51cm.); including frame
GUJARAT, CIRCA 1600
The square board composed of pinned sections of mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell forming the squares of a chess board, surrounded by a bands, the reverse all mother-of-pearl with five roundels on a fish-scale ground, a raised architectural motif on two opposing sides of the board, in an ebony frame
19 ¾in. x 20in. (50 x 51cm.); including frame
Provenance
By repute collection of a former diplomat, France, who acquired the board in the Middle East in the 1950s
Brought to you by
Louise Broadhurst
Director, International Head of Department
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