A Spanish Colonial ivory, Mother-of-Pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid partially ebonized gilt bronze-mounted Gamesboard late 17th/early 18th century, probably Mexican the exterior inlaid with checkers on one side and Nine Man's Morris on the other, the edges with continuous diamond and triangle pattern and mounted with three gilt bronze hinges engraved with arabesques, the interior with a backgammon board embellished with further marquetry designs. Together with 14 turned ivory and 14 turned ebony draughtsmen. 17in. by 16 1/2 in. by 4 7/8 in. (43cm by 42cm by 12.2cm)
A Spanish Colonial ivory, Mother-of-Pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid partially ebonized gilt bronze-mounted Gamesboard late 17th/early 18th century, probably Mexican the exterior inlaid with checkers on one side and Nine Man's Morris on the other, the edges with continuous diamond and triangle pattern and mounted with three gilt bronze hinges engraved with arabesques, the interior with a backgammon board embellished with further marquetry designs. Together with 14 turned ivory and 14 turned ebony draughtsmen. 17in. by 16 1/2 in. by 4 7/8 in. (43cm by 42cm by 12.2cm)
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