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A Most Unusual Early Victorian Games Compendium in Rosewood
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A Most Unusual Early Victorian Games Compendium in Rosewood

19th century
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A most unusual early Victorian games compendium in rosewood with inlaid panels of cut brass work.  The box opens to reveal a comprehensive array of fitments including a leather lined backgammon board, a rosewood and maple chequer board and cribbage markers.  Further openings reveal a hinged velvet lined writing slope, a pen tray and two inkwells and stamps tray and a compartment containing turned ebony ad boxwood counters and a pair of tooled red leader dice shakers and two dice.  Also, a removeable box with two sliding lids and a fixed box with three pull-off lids all with ivory knobs.  Circa 1840  IVORY SELF DECLARATION:  G433YVR2

John Beazor Antiques is a family firm, established in 1875 and based in Cambridge since 1940. We are a traditional antiques shop, but very much in the 21st century. We deal in 18th and early 19th century furniture, barometers and clocks. We choose our stock for its originality and for the quality of its colour, patination and design.

We are members of the BADA. We do not exhibit at fairs preferring to deal from our Cambridge shop where we hold Open Weekends from time to time.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
26.5cm (10.43")
Declaration

John Beazor Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Games Compendium to the Victorian era.

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SA1106018
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9545
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A most unusual early Victorian games compendium in rosewood with inlaid panels of cut brass work.
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  The box opens to reveal a comprehensive array of fitments including a leather lined backgammon board, a rosewood and maple chequer board and cribbage markers.
John Beazor Antiques

  Further openings reveal a hinged velvet lined writing slope, a pen tray and two inkwells and stamps tray and a compartment containing turned ebony ad boxwood counters and a pair of tooled red leader dice shakers and two dice.  Also, a removeable box with two sliding lids and a fixed box with three pull-off lids all with ivory knobs.  Circa 1840  IVORY SELF DECLARATION:  G433YVR2

fig 1. An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section.
fig 1. A Most Unusual Early Victorian Games Compendium in Rosewood

John Beazor Antiques is a family firm, established in 1875 and based in Cambridge since 1940. We are a traditional antiques shop, but very much in the 21st century. We deal in 18th and early 19th century furniture, barometers and clocks. We choose our stock for its originality and for the quality of its colour, patination and design.

We are members of the BADA. We do not exhibit at fairs preferring to deal from our Cambridge shop where we hold Open Weekends from time to time.

Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
26.5cm (10.43")
Date of Manufacture

John Beazor Antiques has dated this Victorian Rosewood Games Compendium to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1106018
Dealers Internal Ref
9545
John Beazor Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2017

Specialists in 18th and early 19th century furniture, barometers and clocks - chosen for their quality, colour and patination

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John Beazor Antiques is a registered member of BADA 

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Archive I An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section.

A Most Unusual Early Victorian Games Compendium in Rosewood

Archive II An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View II
Archive III An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View III
Archive IV An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View IV
Archive V An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View V
Archive VI An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View VI
Archive VII An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View VII
Archive VIII An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View VIII
Archive IX An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View IX
Archive X An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View X
Archive XI An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View XI
Archive XII An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View XII
Archive XIII An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View XIII
Archive XIV An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section. View XIV
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78-80 Regent Street
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CB2 1DP
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An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section.
A most unusual early Victorian games compendium in rosewood
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An open early Victorian rosewood games compendium featuring small wooden drawers, a green velvet playing surface, and a red gilt-tooled backgammon interior section.
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A games compendium is a specialized wooden box or cabinet designed during the nineteenth century to contain multiple parlour games such as chess, draughts, backgammon, and cards within a single organised case.

High-grade hardwoods like rosewood, mahogany, and walnut were typically used for the exterior casing, paired with brass fittings, velvet playing surfaces, bone gaming pieces, and hand-gilded leather interiors.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces feature period joinery such as hand-cut dovetails, original brass hinges and locks, natural surface patina, and historical lining materials like embossed leather or silk velvet.

An antique games compendium functions well as a decorative accent displayed open on a coffee table, console table, or library bookshelf, adding historical character and rich visual texture to a room.

Keep the wood away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent warping or veneer lifting, dust regularly with a soft dry cloth, and apply a specialized beeswax polish sparingly to protect the finish.
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