Lot 1449 , A Victorian coromandel games box with accessories, ivory chess pieces and counters, box 36cm wide x 19cm high. Condition - red interior leather worn and torn in places and box scratched, minor losses to chess pieces. CIT
A Victorian coromandel games box with accessories, ivory chess pieces and counters, box 36cm wide x 19cm high. Condition - red interior leather worn and torn in places and box scratched, minor losses to chess pieces. CITES submission reference GEZ8QEQ4
£300-400
Condition:
Case exterior with numerous light scratches and dirt-stains; top with inset initialled brass nameplate; Bramah lock without key. Warped folding games board badly-scuffed at area connecting with brass hooks; further scuffs and rubs; one red leather pull missing, needed to lift second tray out; five of the six dice missing; red dice-shaker does not screw together; lowest tier incompete; white King missing cross finial; red King footrim chipped. Design registered November/December 1869. CITES submission is valid for one transaction, any overseas buyers would need to apply for an export license.
Sold for £950