20th Century British Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games, c.1900

Antique late-19th century Victorian burr walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a chess set, draughts, dominoes, dice, cribbage board with markers, leather bound boards for games, playing cards, droughts counters, a dice shaker...

Antique early-20th Century Canadian solid silver playing cards case. This box features a smooth outer case, flared base which holds a cabinet-shaped...

Antique early-20th Century British beautifully made rich mahogany oversized perpetual calendar made for a city bank, circa 1920's. A real conversation piece and a superb piece of his...

A wonderful early 20th Century Victorian violin, made from solid dark mahogany wood. This skeleton violin enabled hours of practice due to the light weight of the instrument. A wonde...

This beautiful maple and ebony compendium box has a hinged lid and a pair of front doors that swing open to reveal the boxwood and ebony hand-carved chess pieces. Each chess piece si...

We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian games compendium with a complete suite of games, the case is stamped to the front...

This is a high quality Games Compendium, complete with over 8 individual games, all in its original hardwood storage box with a hinged lid. All the pieces are well made and complete. The box is made of a jointed hardwood, possibly red walnut and is a high quality piece in its own right. The box has developed a lovely color and patination from use and wear. The box lid has two brass hinges and two brass loop catches to secure it closed. The interior is sectioned into different sub compartments by hardwood dividers. Many different games are included within the compendium, including; Horse racing game...

My description is quite lengthy and thorough because I feel this is an important piece of museum quality antiquity and significance; worthy ...