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Immaculate Edwardian Rosewood Games Compendium with Original Contents
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Immaculate Edwardian Rosewood Games Compendium with Original Contents

1900 - 1920
Sold 26 August 2025 · Sturmans Antiques
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An immaculate Edwardian rosewood cased games compendium complete with all the original unused contents c.1910. Polished rosewood box with hinged top and double doors to the front. The hinged top and doors opening to reveal a fully fitted interior in original condition, complete with all original contents. Contents includes ebony and boxwood chess set sat on the shelved doors, leather chess board plus back gammon board to the rear. Two lift out mahogany trays, the top one with cribbage board, markers and original bone dice (still with the custom and excise duty marks), along with a full set of bone dominoes. The lower tray with four sets of period playing cards and leather scoring cards. To the base of the interior four more sections housing two turned boxwood dice shakers and two sets of bone gaming counters (red and white). Brass inset to the front lip inscribed 'The Royal Cabinet Of Games' along with London retailers label. Superb quality and presented in immaculate complete and unused condition. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 13" wide x 9" deep x 8" high.

Postage and packing cost (tracked and insured) for this item is £27.00 for mainland UK. Please contact us for delivery abroad.

Physical Dimensions
Height
20.5cm (8.07")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Declaration

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Antique Games Compendium to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1156741
Dealers Internal Reference
Stock number 41756
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Description
An immaculate Edwardian rosewood cased games compendium complete with all the original unused contents c.1910. Polished rosewood box with hinged top and double doors to the front.
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The hinged top and doors opening to reveal a fully fitted interior in original condition, complete with all original contents.
Sturmans Antiques

Contents includes ebony and boxwood chess set sat on the shelved doors, leather chess board plus back gammon board to the rear. Two lift out mahogany trays, the top one with cribbage board, markers and original bone dice (still with the custom and excise duty marks), along with a full set of bone dominoes. The lower tray with four sets of period playing cards and leather scoring cards. To the base of the interior four more sections housing two turned boxwood dice shakers and two sets of bone gaming counters (red and white). Brass inset to the front lip inscribed 'The Royal Cabinet Of Games' along with London retailers label. Superb quality and presented in immaculate complete and unused condition. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 13" wide x 9" deep x 8" high.

Postage and packing cost (tracked and insured) for this item is £27.00 for mainland UK. Please contact us for delivery abroad.

Height
20.5cm (8.07")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Date of Manufacture

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Antique Games Compendium to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1156741
Dealers Internal Ref
Stock number 41756
Sturmans Antiques
Sturmans Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Specialists in antique walnut & oak furniture, upholstered chairs, globes, boxes & tantaluses, clocks & barometers, old moorcroft & silver

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Archive I An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Immaculate Edwardian Rosewood Games Compendium with Original Contents

Archive II An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board. View II
Archive III An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board. View III
Archive IV An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board. View IV
Archive V An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board. View V
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Archive VII An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board. View VII
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An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board.
Immaculate Edwardian Rosewood Games Compendium with Original Contents
Ref: SA1156741
An open Edwardian rosewood games compendium reveals fitted compartments housing chess pieces, checkers, dice, and a red and black folding board.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectGames Compendiums
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialRosewood, Brass, Leather, Bone, Wood
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsFitted interior compartments, Brass hardware, Leather playing surface, Turned gaming pieces
  • SizeH 20.5 cm (8 in) x W 33 cm (13 in) x D 23 cm (9 in)

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An antique games compendium is a fitted wooden box containing multiple traditional tabletop games, such as chess, draughts, backgammon, and cribbage, popular during the Victorian and Edwardian periods for domestic entertainment.

These boxes were typically constructed from high-quality hardwoods such as rosewood, mahogany, or walnut, featuring brass hardware, leather-lined folding boards, and playing pieces made from bone, ivory, or turned wood.

Authentic pieces usually exhibit period-appropriate joinery, original brass locks and hinges, genuine patina on the wood, and complete sets of traditional game pieces constructed from period materials like bone or boxwood.

Placed closed upon a coffee table or open on a side table, it introduces rich textural warmth, historical narrative, and interactive focal points to a sophisticated living space.

Keep the object away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity to prevent wood splitting or warping, and periodically apply a microcrystalline wax to nourish the polished wooden surface.
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