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A Georgian Games Box - For Bezique & Piquet
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A Georgian Games Box - For Bezique & Piquet

19th century
Sold 14 August 2024 · Opus Antiques
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This is a Georgian whitewood games box with a transfer of two children and a dog in the central pannel of the lid. The interior with its original pink lining paper is divided into sections for cards and counters. There are two sets of 32 cards from Ace -7 in each suit, to play Bezique or Piquet etc. They are made by Reynolds * sons and date to around the 1860's. There are also a number of games counters.

This box measures 15cm w x 15cm d x 4.5cm h.

c1820

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Games Box to the 19th Century.

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This is a Georgian whitewood games box with a transfer of two children and a dog in the central pannel of the lid. The interior with its original pink lining paper is divided into sections for cards and counters. There are two sets of 32 cards from Ace -7 in each suit, to play Bezique or Piquet etc. They are made by Reynolds * sons and date to around the 1860's. There are also a number of games counters.

This box measures 15cm w x 15cm d x 4.5cm h.

c1820

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Games Box to the 19th Century.

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Archive I An open rectangular wooden games box displaying four internal compartments filled with playing cards and coloured gaming counters, alongside its detached lid featuring a round painted portrait medallion. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Georgian Games Box - For Bezique & Piquet

Archive II An open rectangular wooden games box displaying four internal compartments filled with playing cards and coloured gaming counters, alongside its detached lid featuring a round painted portrait medallion. View II
Archive III An open rectangular wooden games box displaying four internal compartments filled with playing cards and coloured gaming counters, alongside its detached lid featuring a round painted portrait medallion. View III
Archive IV An open rectangular wooden games box displaying four internal compartments filled with playing cards and coloured gaming counters, alongside its detached lid featuring a round painted portrait medallion. View IV
Archive V An open rectangular wooden games box displaying four internal compartments filled with playing cards and coloured gaming counters, alongside its detached lid featuring a round painted portrait medallion. View V
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An open rectangular wooden games box displaying four internal compartments filled with playing cards and coloured gaming counters, alongside its detached lid featuring a round painted portrait medallion.
A Georgian Games Box - for Bezique & Piquet
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An open rectangular wooden games box displaying four internal compartments filled with playing cards and coloured gaming counters, alongside its detached lid featuring a round painted portrait medallion.
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  • ObjectDecorative Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialWood, Paper, Bone
  • ColourBrown
  • MotifsPainted medallion, Compartmentalised interior, Inlaid banding

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Georgian games boxes were crafted during the 18th and early 19th centuries to house parquetry, cards, and bone counters used in fashionable parlour pastimes such as piquet, bezique, and whist.

These boxes were typically constructed from native and exotic timbers such as mahogany, walnut, or pine, often featuring inlaid banding, hand-painted lid medallions, and segmented paper-lined interiors.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut dovetail joints, period-appropriate aged patina, hand-pressed bone or mother-of-pearl counters, and traditional typography on internal paper ephemera rather than modern machinery marks.

An antique games box makes a tactile display object on a coffee table or sideboard, introducing historical texture, warm wood tones, and conversational charm to contemporary living spaces.

Preserve wooden gaming boxes by keeping them out of direct sunlight and away from central heating vents, applying periodic applications of microcrystalline wax to protect the historic timber and finish.
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