Chess and Backgammon Board

Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures. A Staunton style chess set with wooden chess pieces with wide turned bases for added stability, and the underside of each piece being covered wi...

Mahogany Score Board. A nice billiard scoreboard with brass slides and pointers, one set with spot. The transfer numbers are 0 to 20 and 0 to 100 in multip...

Burroughes & Watts Billiard Buffet Style Scoreboard, Life Pool. An exceptionally high quality, imposing billiard scoreboard by Burroughes and Watts of London, made in three...

Golf And Golfers, Past And Present By J. Gordon McPherson. A rare, well produced first edition golf book, Golf And Golfers, Past And Present. Published in 1891 by William Blackwood &...

Vintage Holland & Holland Leather Cartridge Magazine Case. A fine leather shooting cartridge magazine case by the renowned British gunmaker, Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street, L...

Vintage hunting riding crop, Antler handle. An unusual old stag horn handled riding crop with hawthorn shaft and silver collar. Hallmarks are to difficult to read. The gentleman's r...

Italian marble backgammon and chess board game, 1960s Play this beloved centuries old games in style! An Italian vintage marble backgammon in one side and chess board in the other side inlay with onyx. Italy, circa 1960 gorgeous black, rose and white marble onyx backgammon...

Anglo-Indian 'Sadeli' bone and ebony inlay chessboard and backgammon box.

Moroccan Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board. Intricately inlaid handcrafted Moorish Persian backgammon and chess checker game box. Handcrafted beautiful M...

Rare English silver-gilt book-form chess and backgammon game board, circa 1976. This exceptional and rare solid silver chess board converts into a backgammon board and can also be placed in a bookshelf to add more opulence. (3 in 1). This was most definitely a private commissioned piece by the House of Garrard...

Inlaid marble chess board.

This stunning malachite backgammon set is almost certainly one-of-a-kind. Handcrafted of malachite, gilt brass and dyed leather, the favorite household game takes a luxurious form in this exquisite objet d’art. The backgammon board is cleverly concealed by two covers featuring exceptional Russian malachite. Its green swirls are resplendently elevated by intricate acanthus leaf ornamentation. The box opens to reveal the gameboard made of perfectly cut original red, black and green leather inlay. Exceptional and functional, the backgammon board is the epitome of fine French recreation. Beyond the stunning materials and craftsmanship employed in its construction, this game set is further distinguished by its illustrious provenance. A testament to its immense beauty, exquisite craftsmanship and rarity, the backgammon board was acquired and loved by Sir Arthur and Rosalie Gilbert, among the 20th century’s most renowned philanthropists and art collectors. The couple made their fortune in the plastic, clothier and fashion industries. After retiring at the young age of 35, the couple went on to amass one of the world’s most extensive collections of fine and decorative art. The Gilberts’ collection, most of which was bequeathed to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London at their passing, celebrates some of the most astonishing items ever made, including objects crafted for Napoleon Bonaparte, Frederick the Great and William Beckford. 20th century 4" high x 14 7/8" wide x 23 1/2" deep Provenance: Private Collection of Sir Albert Gilbert...