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Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5
Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration. This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5

LOT NO 6144

STOCK NO 151227

Mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandlewood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board, circa 1860, rectangular games box the borders engraved with a stylized scrolling leaf decoration and spine engraved History of Persia the interior inlaid for backgammon, with three internal sandalwood boxes with covers, containing 16 ivory pieces and 16 horn pieces, comprising, kings and queens with pierced crowns on baluster carved shafts; bishops with carved mitres; knights represented by horses’ heads; and rooks as towers with imbricated decoration.

This item has been registered for sale under section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act, submission reference G68PNYA5

Dimensions:
Height: 9cm Length/Width: 46cm Depth/Diameter: 24cm

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Discover a stunning mid-19th-century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam ivory, sandalwood, and horn veneered backgammon/chess board from around 1860. This exquisite piece showcases intricate craftsmanship typical of the period, combining luxurious materials to create a unique and elegant gaming board.

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this backgammon/chess board features a harmonious blend of ivory, sandalwood, and horn veneer. The expertly applied veneers create a visually striking pattern that is both decorative and functional, enhancing the gaming experience for players.

The board's Anglo Indian origin adds to its allure, reflecting the colonial influences prevalent in 19th-century decorative arts. The use of exotic materials and intricate techniques exemplifies the skilled artisanship of the Vizagapatam region, renowned for producing high-quality luxury items.

Own a piece of history with this exquisite backgammon/chess board, a testament to the opulence and sophistication of the mid-19th century. Don't miss the opportunity to add this exceptional item to your collection. Bid now at Duggleby Auctioneers and elevate your gaming experience with a touch of antique luxury.


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