A vintage Turkish backgammon and chess board in the Ottoman tradition, worked in cream bone inlay against dark wood. It opens to a backgammon field inside and presents a chess and checker board on the closed exterior.
- Dual-sided: backgammon within, chess and checkers on the closed exterior
- Cream bone inlay set into dark wood, with inlaid borders and sides
- Vintage Ottoman piece, not a modern reproduction
- 20 in (50 cm) square, each chess square 2 × 2 in (5 × 5 cm)
As a vintage board it carries a patina and minor marks from its working life, which are part of the piece.
Dimensions
- Width: 20 in
- Height: 20 in
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