Lot 110 | Germany | EARLY WOODEN GAME BOX FOR CHESS, MILLS AND TRIC-TRAC

EARLY WOODEN GAME BOX FOR CHESS, MILLS AND TRIC-TRAC.

Germany.
Date: 18th c.
Technique: Nut wood and other woods, partially polychromed. Cube made out of bone.
Description: Square shape. Both sides hinged and with a slightly raised side frame. A chess or mill
square on the outer sides. An inlaid Tric-Trac board on the inside. 15 dark game pieces,
15 light game pieces and a small dice.
Measurement: 4x30x30cm.
Dry cracks.


Literatur:
Haag, Sabine: Spiel! Kurzweil in Renaissance und Barock. Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, exhib. cat. October 2016. About game boxes see pp. 102.