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Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box - Circa 1850
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Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box - Circa 1850

19th century
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A Good Sized English Victorian Mahogany Chess and Backgammon Games Box with rosewood, boxwood and ebony detailing to either side. The box opens to reveal a stunning interior of mahogany, maple, boxwood, rosewood and ebony that make up the backgammon board, with the chess board on the opposite side. This games box has a fabulous working lock with original key and is of the best quality – circa 1850.

Measurements (closed):

Height: 4" (approx. 10cm)

Width: 18" (approx. 46cm)

Depth: 10 1/2" (approx. 26.5cm)

Measurements (open):

Height: 2" (approx. 5cm)

Width: 18" (approx. 46cm)

Depth: 21" (approx. 53cm)

Width of chess squares: 1 1/2" (approx. 4cm)

Total weight: 2680g

In good condition – has minor wood splits as is commensurate with an antique of this age.

Physical Dimensions
Height
2cm (0.79")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
21cm (8.27")
Declaration

Kingsdown Antiques has dated this Victorian Wooden Games Box to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1110248
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P51182
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A Good Sized English Victorian Mahogany Chess and Backgammon Games Box with rosewood, boxwood and ebony detailing to either side.
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The box opens to reveal a stunning interior of mahogany, maple, boxwood, rosewood and ebony that make up the backgammon board, with the chess board on the opposite side.
Kingsdown Antiques

This games box has a fabulous working lock with original key and is of the best quality – circa 1850.

fig 1. A Victorian folding wooden games box featuring a hand-inlaid checkered chessboard surface surrounded by figured timber borders.
fig 1. Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box - Circa 1850

Measurements (closed):

Height: 4" (approx. 10cm)

Width: 18" (approx. 46cm)

Depth: 10 1/2" (approx. 26.5cm)

Measurements (open):

Height: 2" (approx. 5cm)

Width: 18" (approx. 46cm)

Depth: 21" (approx. 53cm)

Width of chess squares: 1 1/2" (approx. 4cm)

Total weight: 2680g

In good condition – has minor wood splits as is commensurate with an antique of this age.

Height
2cm (0.79")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
21cm (8.27")
Date of Manufacture

Kingsdown Antiques has dated this Victorian Wooden Games Box to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1110248
Dealers Internal Ref
P51182
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Archive I A Victorian folding wooden games box featuring a hand-inlaid checkered chessboard surface surrounded by figured timber borders.

Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box - Circa 1850

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A Victorian folding wooden games box featuring a hand-inlaid checkered chessboard surface surrounded by figured timber borders.
Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box - circa 1850
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A Victorian folding games box is a nineteenth-century portable wooden box designed to hold gaming pieces inside while providing hinged exterior and interior playing surfaces, typically for chess, draughts, and backgammon.

These boxes were predominantly crafted using fine hardwood veneers such as rosewood, walnut, and mahogany, with playing squares created from contrasting inlays of boxwood, ebony, or bone.

Authentic pieces feature period joinery, natural timber patination, small brass hinges, and hand-cut marquetry or parquetry squares rather than printed surfaces.

An antique games box can be displayed flat or partially open on a coffee table, desk, or sideboard to serve as a decorative focal point with historical texture.

Keep the wood away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent cracking or lifting veneer, and dust regularly with a soft dry cloth before applying natural beeswax sparingly.
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