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Victorian Burr Walnut Compendium of Games Box
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Victorian Burr Walnut Compendium of Games Box

19th century
Description

A wonderful quality and very complete Victorian walnut cased compendium of games.

The case is made of mahogany with beautiful, almost rich plum pudding burr walnut veneer, with ebony base and fine ebony embellishments to the edges and trays. All the polish is original, un-restored and perfect.

The compendium contains a complete set of draughts, a boxwood and ebony chess set, a cribbage board, two sets of dominoes, Bezique markers, three complete sets of Bezigue cards, various dice, counters, and a Steeplechase horse racing game.

The folding board have chess on one side, backgammon on the reverse and opens up to form a steeplechase track. It still retains the original water jump and two fences.

Size: closed: 13" wide (33cm) x 9" deep (23cm) x 7.5" high (18.5cm)

Circa 1880

Stock no: 4689

Physical Dimensions
Height
18.5cm (7.28")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Declaration

John Hubbard Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Games Compendium to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1012727
Dealers Internal Reference
4689
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Description
A wonderful quality and very complete Victorian walnut cased compendium of games.
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The case is made of mahogany with beautiful, almost rich plum pudding burr walnut veneer, with ebony base and fine ebony embellishments to the edges and trays.
John Hubbard Antiques

All the polish is original, un-restored and perfect.

fig 1. An opened Victorian burr walnut games compendium displaying wooden chess pieces, draughts, cribbage board, and an inlaid game board attached inside the lid.
fig 1. Victorian Burr Walnut Compendium of Games Box

The compendium contains a complete set of draughts, a boxwood and ebony chess set, a cribbage board, two sets of dominoes, Bezique markers, three complete sets of Bezigue cards, various dice, counters, and a Steeplechase horse racing game.

fig 2. An opened Victorian burr walnut games compendium displaying wooden chess pieces, draughts, cribbage board, and an inlaid game board attached inside the lid.
fig 2. Victorian Burr Walnut Compendium of Games Box

The folding board have chess on one side, backgammon on the reverse and opens up to form a steeplechase track. It still retains the original water jump and two fences.

Size: closed: 13" wide (33cm) x 9" deep (23cm) x 7.5" high (18.5cm)

Circa 1880

Stock no: 4689

Height
18.5cm (7.28")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Date of Manufacture

John Hubbard Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Games Compendium to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1012727
Dealers Internal Ref
4689
John Hubbard Antiques
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Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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Victorian Burr Walnut Compendium of Games Box

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Telephone 01562 701020
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Birmingham Road
Blakedown
Worcestershire
DY10 3JE
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An opened Victorian burr walnut games compendium displaying wooden chess pieces, draughts, cribbage board, and an inlaid game board attached inside the lid.
Victorian burr walnut compendium of games box
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A Victorian games compendium is a self-contained fitted wooden box or casket designed during the mid-to-late nineteenth century to store multiple parlour games, such as chess, draughts, cribbage, and playing cards, within structured compartments.

These boxes were predominantly crafted using high-grade timber veneers such as burr walnut, mahogany, or rosewood, often accented with brass escutcheons, leather linings, and turned bone or wood gaming pieces.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces feature hand-cut dovetail joinery, original brass hinges, period-correct gaming pieces, and natural age-related wear or patina on the internal folding boards and linings.

Position the box open on a coffee table, library desk, or bookshelf to showcase the interior gaming pieces and decorative wood grain, serving as a functional conversation piece.

Keep the box away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent the veneer from lifting, and clean the wood surface periodically with a high-quality beeswax polish using a soft microfibre cloth.
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