Folding Game Board, 15th century, Made in Venice, Italy, Italian, Bone, wood, horn, stain and gilding over wood core with metal mounts, Overall (closed): 16 5/8 x 9 15/16 x 2 9/16 in. (42.2 x 25.2 x 6.5 cm), Ivories-Bone, This folding game board for both chess and backgammon uses block marquetry and hardwood inlays to create geometric borders. The ends of the game board each contain an assembled ivory or bone strip carved in relief with floating putti holding banderols and two central putti holding an empty garlanded shield
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Folding Game Board, 15th century, Venice, Italy, Italian, Bone, wood, horn, stain, gilding, wood core, metal mounts, Overall, closed, 16 5/8 x 9 15/16 2 9/16, 42.2 25.2 6.5 cm, Ivories-Bone, folding, game, board, chess, backgammon uses, block, marquetry, hardwood inlays, create geometric, borders, ends, game board, contain, assembled ivory, bone strip, carved, relief, floating putti, holding, banderols, two central, putti, empty garlanded, shield
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