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Antique English Mahogany and Brass Signed Games Box Compendium, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Mahogany and Brass Signed Games Box Compendium, Circa 1880. Includes chess, dominos
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Antique Late 19th Century English Games

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Mahogany

Antique English Brass Mounted Games Set Box Inset with Colorful Enamels, Ca 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Brass Mounted "Games Set" Box Inset with Colorful Enamels, Circa 1890's.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Games

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Enamel, Brass

A high Victorian burr walnut games box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A high Victorian burr walnut games box, fitted for cribbage and bezique, also retaining its
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Games

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Walnut

A high Victorian burr walnut games box
A high Victorian burr walnut games box
H 2.5 in W 12.5 in D 7.5 in
Stunning Antique English Regency Penwork Games Box c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
About as exotic and decorative as they get, this magnificent playing card / games box has a deep
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Stunning Antique English Regency Penwork Games Box c.1820
Stunning Antique English Regency Penwork Games Box c.1820
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H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Edwardian Shagreen & Silver Games Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Shareen Bridge Games Box. The box of rectangular shape seated upon a plinth base with a fully covered
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Edwardian Shagreen & Silver Games Box
Edwardian Shagreen & Silver Games Box
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H 3 in W 8.27 in D 5.12 in
Antique English Regency Penwork Games or Playing Card Box, circa 1820
Located in Bath, GB
About as exotic and decorative as they get, this magnificent playing card or games box has a deep
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Antique 1820s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Late 19th Century English Game Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Lovely antique game box, made of mahogany. The box contains several games, with many bits and
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Antique 1890s British Belle Époque Games

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Wood

Late 19th Century English Game Box
Late 19th Century English Game Box
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H 3.15 in W 13 in D 7.49 in
Antique English Cribbage and Cards Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very clever card box, designed in the shape of a horseshoe with a stirrup closure.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Games

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Brass

20th Century English Solid Silver Bridge Game Box, Mappin & Webb, c.1918
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
20th Century English silver bridge gaming box, the plain silver box applied to the lid with a
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20th Century English Games

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Silver

Antique English Card & Poker Chip Marquetry Box with Pull Out Carousel Tray
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique card and poker chip box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Games

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Metal

Outstanding Games Box in Burl Walnut, Brass and Malachite, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning English Victorian Games / playing card box made from Burl Walnut mounted with impressive
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Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Malachite, Brass

Antique English Cribbage Set
Located in Tampa, FL
This is English late 19th century or could be a little earlier and in very nice condition. The box
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Antique 19th Century English Games

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Wood

Antique English Cribbage Set
Antique English Cribbage Set
H 2 in W 5.25 in D 3.5 in
Old Wooden Chess in a simple Metal Box
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
English old wooden chess: its size is already marked , the king is cm. 9,5 high. The metal box
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Early 20th Century English Other Games

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Fruitwood

Old Wooden Chess in a simple Metal Box
Old Wooden Chess in a simple Metal Box
H 2.96 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, circa 1900. This piece
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Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games

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Brass

Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a
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Early 20th Century British Medieval Games

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Resin, Pine

Antique English Staunton Chess Set With Red Crown Marks c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
storage box (shrinkage crack to top), One knight and one rook from each side with impressed small crowns
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Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Games

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Boxwood

Weighted Club Chess Set Kings Staunton Pattern No. 5 Boxed, Circa 1930
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, high quality vintage English handmade, boxwood "weighted" chess set club game
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Games

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Hardwood

Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Club Chess Set 8.5cm Kings Jointed Box, 19th C
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "Weighted" Club Chess Set game
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Games

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Hardwood

Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box Kings, ca 1950
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games

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Wood

Rodan Walnut Backgammon
Located in Paris, FR
made with ivory and with suede leather backing in english green color. Dimensions of the games
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Games

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Suede, Ash

Rodan Walnut Backgammon
Rodan Walnut Backgammon
H 1.19 in W 19.3 in D 24.41 in
19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
By John Jaques & Son Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
chess sets and board games of the 19th century. The outer case is formed of polished English oak and
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Leather

19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
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H 2.37 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
20th Century Victorian Solid Silver Domino Game, London, c.1900
By Grey & Co., Chester
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Victorian solid silver domino game. Comes in a rectangular box with
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20th Century English Victorian Games

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Silver

Jacques Staunton Chess Set
By Jaques of London
Located in Flower Mound, TX
box with key. Staunton chess pieces are the most common and familiar pieces today. The pieces are
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20th Century English Other Games

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Wood, Boxwood

Jacques Staunton Chess Set
Jacques Staunton Chess Set
H 5 in W 7 in D 9 in
19th Century British Oak Cased Chess Set, Probably By Jacques, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
games of the 19th century. The outer case is formed of polished English oak and from its plain box like
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Antique 19th Century British Games

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Oak

Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
collar except the rooks and knights. Size shown is for the box. Staunton chess sets were first made
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Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Games

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Wood

Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
H 3.15 in W 7.68 in D 4.14 in
Comequandofuoripiove Case + 2 Decks of Cards by Studio Lievito
Located in Geneve, CH
characteristic uses of marble and to the territory of origin of Studio Lievito, this package recalls the box
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Games

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Marble

Antique English Brass Games Box Tantalus, circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful tantalus games box with cards, shot glasses and dice.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Barware

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Oak

Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Golden Oak & Crystal Games Box Tantalus
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Sheffield Silver Mounted Golden Oak and Cut Crystal Games Box Tantalus with Fitted
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Antique Late 19th Century English Barware

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Crystal, Sheffield Plate

Antique English Oak & Silver Plate 3 Bottle Crystal Tantalus & Games Compendium
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plate Mounted Oak Tantalus and Games Compendium Box with 3 Cut Crystal
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Antique Late 19th Century English Barware

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Crystal, Silver Plate

Antique Fold-Over Card Table, English, Games, Console, William IV, Circa 1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an exceptional antique fold-over card table. An English, rosewood games or console table
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Wood

Vintage Set of Bridge Pencils, English, Sterling Silver, Games, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage set of bridge pencils. An English, sterling silver cased gaming accessory, dating
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Mid-20th Century British More Desk Accessories

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Satinwood & Walnut Work Box Table, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
sectional space for storage. This storage would also offer itself as an art box, tools, letters, games
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Tables

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Satinwood, Walnut

Early 19th Century American Double Sided Games Board
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very early American wooden games board; probably the oldest I have handled, this dates to about
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Antique 1830s American Folk Art Game Boards

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Wood

Antique English Carved Oak Coffer Trunk Chest Coffee Table Blanket Box c1770
Located in Shreveport, LA
18th century English carved oak coffer trunk chest coffee table blanket box ~Direct from England
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Antique 18th Century British Jacobean Blanket Chests

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Oak

An English Regency period penwork occasional table
Located in Lymington, GB
and sizes. The most common occur in the form of boxes and games tables with chequerboard tops, the
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

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Serpentine

Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo & Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.
By Daniel Douke
Located in New York, NY
Beach, FL 1984-85 New Realism, Robert I. Kidd Galleries, Birmingham, MI 1984 Games of Deception: When
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20th Century North American Paintings

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Acrylic

1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
Located in Bath, GB
box, in a near fine condition. Captions are in Japanese and English, the text is in Japanese. A
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Books

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Paper

1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
H 14.5 in W 3 in D 11 in
Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, folding games boards, glove boxes, etc., in engraved veneered pieces.  
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Antique 18th Century Indian British Colonial Desk Sets

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Bone, Sandalwood

Six Mark Stones - Original Erching by Joe Tilson - 1976
By Joe Tilson
Located in Roma, IT
1976 by the English pop artist, Joe Tilson, and published by La Nuova Foglio, a publishing house of
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1970s Pop Art More Prints

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Etching

White Horse, Woodhenge - Original Erching by Joe Tilson - 1976
By Joe Tilson
Located in Roma, IT
inspired by the interlocking games of children (Key series -box; Spiral-box; etc.) or the theme of the
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1970s Pop Art More Prints

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Etching

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
on a foliate carved giltwood base, possibly later and English. The cabinets, with silver mounts, are
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Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Cabinets

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Mother-of-Pearl, Teak

Silbury Hill, Brimstone, Emmer Spikelet - Original Erching by Joe Tilson - 1976
By Joe Tilson
Located in Roma, IT
series of paintings and constructions inspired by the interlocking games of children (Key series -box
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1970s Pop Art More Prints

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Etching

Cerne Abbas, Giant, Tump - Original Erching by Joe Tilson - 1976
By Joe Tilson
Located in Roma, IT
1976 by the English pop artist, Joe Tilson. Image dimension: 38.5x18 cm. Hand-signed, dated and
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1970s Pop Art More Prints

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Etching

Pair of Neo-Greek Pedestals. C.G. Diehl & J.Brandely, France, circa 1867
By Lebeuf Milliet & Cie Creil Montereau, Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in PARIS, FR
, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see « l’Art en France sous le
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Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Pedestals

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Bronze

Shakespeare’s Sir John Falstaff Examining Recruits 1866, Signed Ball Hughes
Located in South Burlington, VT
energy that he brought to his Vauxhall supper box scenes of games and dancing, and is filled with the
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Decorative Art

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Wood, Pine

Contemporary Gouache Painting Earthquake II, Greek Ruins, Monuments of Greece
By Konstantin Kakanias
Located in Surfside, FL
just before the Olympic games in Athens 2004. Published by the Greek Ministry of Culture, 2004
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Gouache

Contemporary Gouache Painting Earthquake III, Greek Ruins, Monuments of Greece
By Konstantin Kakanias
Located in Surfside, FL
just before the Olympic games in Athens 2004. Published by the Greek Ministry of Culture, 2004
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Gouache

English Victorian Antique Games Compendium Box
Located in Aspen, CO
This gorgeous English Victorian antique games compendium box houses hours of fun within a beautiful
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

English Regency Penwork Games Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency games box of sarcophagus form with penwork decoration on all surfaces, the hinged lid with
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

English Regency Penwork Games Box
English Regency Penwork Games Box
H 4 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box, circa 1880
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A good sized English Victorian mahogany chess and backgammon games box with rosewood, boxwood and
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Antique 1880s European Victorian Games

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Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood

Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box, circa 1880
Victorian Chess and Backgammon Games Box, circa 1880
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H 3.5 in W 20.75 in D 18 in
Folding Games Board
Located in Houston, TX
backgammon inside with a great overall book design. The spine reads English games Vol 1 Vol 2, early 20th
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Early 20th Century English Games

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Leather, Paper

Folding Games Board
Folding Games Board
H 2.38 in W 14 in D 7.25 in
19th Century Antique Games Box / Playing Card Box
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique games box / games box with brass edging, top plaque and heart shape escutcheon. The
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Boxes

Mid 19th Century British Games Compendium
Located in Toronto, ON
Fine quality English games comendium circa 1850. Cased in circassian walnut with fine quality
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Box Containing 8 Lignum Vitae Wood Lawn Bowling Balls with 2 Kitties Early 1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is lovely set with an antique wooden box that is inscribed "RBC 137" and has two iron carrying
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Games

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Wood

Edwardian Draughts/Backgammon Counters, circa 1905
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A good cased English Edwardian draughts/backgammon counters in ebony and boxwood and presented in
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Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Games

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Boxwood, Ebony

Edwardian Draughts/Backgammon Counters, circa 1905
Edwardian Draughts/Backgammon Counters, circa 1905
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H 1.75 in W 8 in D 3.5 in
Edwardian Bone and Ebony Dominoes, circa 1905
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A nice English Edwardian cased bone and ebony dominoes set with original mahogany box, circa 1905
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Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Games

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Bone, Ebony, Mahogany

Edwardian Bone and Ebony Dominoes, circa 1905
Edwardian Bone and Ebony Dominoes, circa 1905
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H 2 in W 7 in D 2 in
Antique English Games Box / Compendium, circa 1905
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous Edwardian mahogany games box or compendium in fabulous condition. The box contains
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games

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Mahogany

Antique English Games Box / Compendium, circa 1905
Antique English Games Box / Compendium, circa 1905
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H 3 in W 12.25 in D 7.75 in
Brass Bound Mahogany Games Box / Compendium, circa 1890-1900
Located in Bath, GB
A striking and unusual late Victorian English games box made from mahogany with military or
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Antique English Chinoiserie Games Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English chinoiserie lacquered table games box. Circa 1920. Adds warmth and charm to any
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Vintage 1920s Games

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Wood

Antique English Chinoiserie Games Box
Antique English Chinoiserie Games Box
H 3 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Early 20th Century Games Box, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century games box, English. In the form of a book entitled "English Games Vol. 1 Vol. 2
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Games

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Leather, Wood

Early 20th Century Games Box, English
Early 20th Century Games Box, English
H 2.25 in W 7.13 in D 14 in
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English Games Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal English games box for your home. An English games box — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are 145 variations of the antique or vintage English games box you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the English games box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An English games box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Regency and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made English games box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jaques of London, B.P. Grimaud and Charles-Guillaume Diehl are consistently popular.

How Much is an English Games Box?

An English games box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,808, while the lowest priced sells for $87 and the highest can go for as much as $74,725.