c. 1810 Georgian Double Sided Game Board in Dovetail Box bevelled glass handmirror used for gathering many many

used for gathering many many dozens of eggs and perhaps much else as well--the result being a number of breaks in the the split wrapping the wide band of its rim

with one small crack in the lacquer on one short side at the very bottom

Surely it was made to hold something specific

I was immediately smitten

This box--measuring 8 1/2" long x 3 5/8" deep x 2 3/8" tall-- is in very good condition

c. 1810 Georgian Double Sided Game Board in Dovetail Box bevelled glass handmirror used for gathering many manyReally a special thing! This is a wonderful antique British hand painted double sided wooden gameboard with sliding tops on either side that allow for storage of the original turned wood game pieces, which are still with it. One one side is a draughts (checkers) board, which of course could also be used for chess, and on the other a board for Nine Men's Morris (also known as Merrills, Mill and Merels), an old English game that goes back to antiquity,