A Chess and Games Box (GS. 416) A Chess and Games Box (GS. 416)
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The timber box with faux burr walnut painted finish and rounded lid with inset gilt panel bearing the monogram ‘MJ’,...
The timber box with faux burr walnut painted finish and rounded lid with inset gilt panel bearing the monogram ‘MJ’, opening from the top and front to a fitted interior, housing chess and games pieces and associated paraphernalia. An inset brass band engraved
‘H. RODRIGUES. 42 PICADILLY. LONDON’ attributes the box to the well-regarded stationer Henry Rodrigues of London, while the branded English registration mark dates the box’s manufacture to November of 1879.
Height: 19cm Width: 36cm Depth: 27.cm
The timber box with faux burr walnut painted finish and rounded lid with inset gilt panel bearing the monogram ‘MJ’, opening from the top and front to a fitted interior, housing chess and games pieces and associated paraphernalia. An inset brass band engraved
‘H. RODRIGUES. 42 PICADILLY. LONDON’ attributes the box to the well-regarded stationer Henry Rodrigues of London, while the branded English registration mark dates the box’s manufacture to November of 1879.
Height: 19cm Width: 36cm Depth: 27.cm
