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This is a wonderful antique Italian malachite and carrara marble chess board with complete chess pieces, circa 1920 in date. The board is of square form with a malachite border t...

This is a very decorative and complete board game of 37 hole marble solitaire with a very large 14 inch diameter hardwood board and 37 beautiful individual mineral or agate stone marbles, which we date to the early 20th century, probably of French origin. The circular turned board is made of Hardwood, possibly fruitwood or walnut having a very good grain pattern and with a gallery to the outer rim. There are 36 equi-spaced holes with an additional one in the centre. It comes complete with a full set of individual 37 (36 plus one spare) beautifully coloured, large, mineral stone playing marbles...

Antique Chinese Brass-Mounted Red Lacquer Mahjong Set with Jade Inlay, Circa 1900-1920.

This is a very attractive complete game of Marble Solitaire with a hand turned hardwood board and 33 beautiful agate mineral stone marbles, probably French and all dating to the first half of the 20th century, circa 1930s. The circular hand turned board is made of hardwood, probably mahogany, with a very good grain figure. The board has 32 equi-spaced holes with an additional one in the centre and a gallery to the outer perimeter. The board has developed a nice soft color and patina from many years of use. It comes complete with a full set of 33 (32 Plus 1 spare) early handmade playing marbles. Early marbles are very collectable in their own right and the marbles in this set are nominally about 9/16 inches in diameter. They are made from agate or mineral stone with a mixture of some lovely colors. Popular in the court of Louis the XIV, the game was supposedly invented by a nobleman incarcerated in the Bastille in France during the 17th century and was popular in the court of Louis XIV. It is a challenging game for the fan of strategy and skill and became one of the more popular games of the last few 100 years. To play, place all 32 marbles with one hole left unoccupied in the middle of the board. The objective is simply to remove all but one of the marbles by jumping one marble over another, similar to the game of Draughts. The marble jumped is removed to the gallery around the side of the board. This is a particularly nice set, with a very good hand turned board and beautiful agate marbles!

Antique English coromandel wood games box tantalus fully fitted with games pieces and crystalware.

This is a complete game of 37 hole marble solitaire with a good hardwood board and 37 beautiful individual agate marbles, which we date to the early 20th...

This is a complete board game of marble solitaire with an unusual stone board and 37 early handmade marbles all dating to the late 19th-early 20th century....

This is a complete board game of 37 hole marble solitaire with a very good 10.38 inch diameter hardwood board and 37 beautiful individual agate mineral stone marbles, which we date t...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage solid Malachite and Marble chess board and pieces A very good looking decorative and well made set, I have another listed un...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage solid Malachite and Marble chess board with ebony bone pieces A very good looking decorative and well made set Dimensions...

This is a complete board game of 37 hole marble solitaire with a very good 10.5 inch hardwood board and 37 beautiful individual agate mineral stone marbles, which we date to the 20th...

This is a very attractive complete game of Marble Solitaire with a hand turned hardwood board and 33 beautiful agate mineral stone marbles, probably French and all dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. The circular hand turned board is made of hardwood, probably mahogany, with a very good grain figure. The board has 32 equi-spaced holes with an additional one in the centre and a gallery to the outer perimeter. The board has developed a nice soft color and patina from many years of use. It comes complete with a full set of 33 (32 Plus 1 spare) early handmade playing marbles. Early marbles are very collectable in their own right and the marbles in this set are nominally about 9/16 inches in diameter. They are made from agate or mineral stone with a mixture of some lovely colors. Popular in the court of Louis the XIV, the game was supposedly invented by a nobleman incarcerated in the Bastille in France during the 17th century and was popular in the court of Louis XIV. It is a challenging game for the fan of strategy and skill and became one of the more popular games of the last few 100 years. To play, place all 32 marbles with one hole left unoccupied in the middle of the board. The objective is simply to remove all but one of the marbles by jumping one marble over another, similar to the game of Draughts. The marble jumped is removed to the gallery around the side of the board. This is a particularly nice set, with a very good hand turned board and beautiful agate marbles!