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Leather Chess Board/book, Circa 1920
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Leather Chess Board/book, Circa 1920

1900 - 1920
Sold 20 October 2025 · Luke Honey Ltd
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Description

A Handsome English Gilt-Tooled Leather Chess Board, circa 1920

in the form of a hinged book, the double-spine with "Chambers Journals vol. I & II', gilded faux edges, the alternate chess squares in black and tan, with gilt-stamped foliate decoration, the interior lined in black baize

Width (when open flat): 52.5cm x 45cm

Chess Squares: 4.3cm wide

Stock Reference: AS 1934

Physical Dimensions
Height
4.1cm (1.61")
Width
52.5cm (20.67")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Declaration

Luke Honey Ltd has dated this Leather Chess Board Book to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA820752
Dealers Internal Reference
AS 1934
Description
A Handsome English Gilt-Tooled Leather Chess Board, circa 1920

in the form of a hinged book, the double-spine with "Chambers Journals vol.

“
I & II', gilded faux edges, the alternate chess squares in black and tan, with gilt-stamped foliate decoration, the interior lined in black baize.
Luke Honey Ltd

Width (when open flat): 52.5cm x 45cm

Chess Squares: 4.3cm wide

Stock Reference: AS 1934

Height
4.1cm (1.61")
Width
52.5cm (20.67")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Date of Manufacture

Luke Honey Ltd has dated this Leather Chess Board Book to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA820752
Dealers Internal Ref
AS 1934
Luke Honey Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2018
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Archive I A brown leather folding chess board fashioned to resemble a vintage book with gold gilt tooling along the perimeter. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Leather Chess Board/book, Circa 1920

Archive II A brown leather folding chess board fashioned to resemble a vintage book with gold gilt tooling along the perimeter. View II
Archive III A brown leather folding chess board fashioned to resemble a vintage book with gold gilt tooling along the perimeter. View III
Archive IV A brown leather folding chess board fashioned to resemble a vintage book with gold gilt tooling along the perimeter. View IV
Archive V A brown leather folding chess board fashioned to resemble a vintage book with gold gilt tooling along the perimeter. View V
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Luke Honey Ltd
Telephone 020 7450 0914
Location
London
SW8
United Kingdom

By appointment only
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/lukehoney
Verified Since Jul 2018
Items For Sale 22
Items Sold 148
Luke Honey Ltd
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A brown leather folding chess board fashioned to resemble a vintage book with gold gilt tooling along the perimeter.
Leather Chess Board/Book, circa 1920
Ref: SA820752
A brown leather folding chess board fashioned to resemble a vintage book with gold gilt tooling along the perimeter.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectBoard Games
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialLeather, Gold Leaf, Cardboard, Paper
  • ColourBrown
  • MotifsGilt tooling, Embossed leather, Folding book spine, Checkered playing field
  • SizeH 4.1 cm (2 in) x W 52.5 cm (21 in) x D 45 cm (18 in)

FAQs

A book-form chess board is a folding games board designed to resemble a leather-bound book when closed, serving as both a functional playing surface and a discrete storage container for travel or shelf display.

These boards were typically constructed from milled board or wood, covered in embossed leather or goatskin, and decorated with gold leaf tooling along the borders.

Authenticity is indicated by genuine leather patination, hand-applied gilt tooling, traditional bookbinders joints, and period-specific materials rather than modern synthetic plastics.

It can be displayed open on a coffee table or closed upright on a bookshelf to add tactile texture and historical interest to a study or living space.

Preservation requires keeping the item away from direct sunlight and high humidity, and occasionally treating the leather with an archival microcrystalline wax to prevent drying.
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