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Early 20th Century Carved Mahogany, Cocobolo & Mother-of-Pearl Game Box

$1,200 (USD)

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Item #: GRS6309

Early-20th Century (1917) wood hinged game box including 24 checkers and 32 chess pieces, hand carved, featuring game board parquetry on the cover, framed by a molded border with evenly spaced inlaid mother-of-pearl dots (also embedded along the bottom apron), an asymmetrically curved 5-compartment interior, scroll & foliate parquetry surrounding the sides, resting on 4 splayed legs..

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Early 20th Century Carved Mahogany, Cocobolo & Mother-of-Pearl Game Box

Early-20th Century (1917) wood hinged game box including 24 checkers and 32 chess pieces, hand carved, featuring game board parquetry on the cover, framed by a molded border with evenly spaced inlaid mother-of-pearl dots (also embedded along the bottom apron), an asymmetrically curved 5-compartment interior, scroll & foliate parquetry surrounding the sides, resting on 4 splayed legs.

DETAILS

Sku:  GRS6309
Ships From: New York, NY

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

Width:  14.4"
Height: 5.3"
Depth : 14.5"

INFO

Style:  American, Art Deco
Materials & Techniques: Carved, inlaid, inlay, pearl / mother-of-pearl, veneer, wood
Category: Sporting/Gaming
Condition: Some warping, chipping, missing some pieces of shell inlay.
Good; Minor losses

Original typewritten sticker on the cover interior in detail notes this piece was made by a prisoner in San Lucas Island, Costa Rica and awarded the Exhibition's First Prize in 1917.

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