Lot 71A: Early 19th C. Ivory Domino Box

$570.00

Lot 71A: Early 19th C. Ivory Domino Box

$570.00

Estimate: $600 – $800

Cribbage board top with accented edges, box carved to resemble a four-post bed, posts carved to look like rocks, head and footboards decorated with fruiting orange tree in a pot, side boards very lightly decorated with ships and other nautical scenes, near complete set of dominoes, pegs not present, three small six-sided dice and one larger die, some old repairs to posts, small chip on inside of lower right post, made by French war prisoners, 3 1/2″ h, 6″ w, 2 1/4″ d, (ex. Dr. Oscar and Lois Hollander collection, Falmouth, MA).

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Early 19th C. Ivory Domino Box