Bone Games

This exquisite antique folding backgammon game box, crafted in the Black Forest region of Southern Germany, dates back to the early 19th century, possibly as early as the first quarter of 1800. It showcases exceptional craftsmanship, featuring hand-painted wood, handmade bone dice, and 30 finely turned hardwood game pieces. The game box’s intricately designed exterior exemplifies the region's celebrated woodworking tradition, offering a glimpse into the elegance and playfulness of past centuries. The set includes two meticulously carved bone dice and 30 round hardwood counters, each with a diameter of approximately 4.8 cm (1.89 inches). Its robust wooden structure is complemented by iron hinges, reflecting the age and history of the piece, which also bears antique...

Vintage bamboo and bone Chinese mahjong set with betting sticks in wood box, circa 1960s. Beautiful, high quality set of 148 dovetail bone and bamboo tiles, betting sticks and solid...

Antique early 20th Century Victorian solid silver domino game. Comes in a rectangular box with slide off lid, engraved Dominoes, containing bone carved domino pieces. Hallmarked Engl...

Antique Chinese Mahjong Games Box Set with Complete Interior, Circa 1900-1910.

Anglo Indian Mother-of-Pearl inlaid Backgammon and Chess, Checker Box complete with game pieces. A large and rare Anglo Indian checker, chess and backgammon box, with a hinged lid th...

Antique mahjong set, circa 1920-30.

Antique Inuit folk art carved bone cribbage board featuring a Polar Bear propped up by Seals. Measure: 10".

A charming set of late Victorian dominoes or dominos, complete with a handsome polished wooden storage box with a sliding lid. Dating to around 1900, the set is better than many, ...

A good set of early twentieth century dominoes, all in good condition with a handsome polished wooden storage box with a sliding lid. The bone and wood pinned together with small ...

19th century teaching alphabets We share what we love, and we love this late 19th Century assortment of hand-crafted bone alphabets, used as a teaching aid at some point, encased in a delightful period box. This assortment is made up of 180 alphabets, each square is double sided with upper- and lower-case letters. Size of inches box: H 3.5” x W 8.5” x D 6” squares H 0.5” x W 0.4” x D 0.2” Units: 180 pieces in total Condition: Aged Origin: United Kingdom Age: 1890 - 1910 Completely solid in structure and form, Natural aging across all surfaces. Faded lettering. The wooden box shows a deep patina and natural aging. The box is without a key. All the items that we sell at The House of...

55 Napoleonic mutton bone prisoner of war dominos We share what we love, and we love this set of 55 mutton bone Napoleonic prisoner of war dominoes. Ind...

19th century POW dice A lovely example of prisoner of war mutton bone dice. Encased in a mutton bone sliding top dice box container. Unsure if some would...