An old box for a game of jacquet, trictrac, or backgammon.
It is made entirely of solid rosewood.
The interior is decorated with bone and ebony wood inlays.
On the back, a 64-square chessboard, with light wood inlays.
Closed box: 58 x 33.5 cm. Height: 14 cm.
Open box: 58 x 67 cm.
Game boxes of this quality are very rare.
It is in good condition for its age, with small, insignificant cracks and normal, slight signs of age.
Supplied with high-quality rosewood tokens with bone inlay, and blackened exotic wood for the others. (Original tokens are incomplete: 10 + 8). Also included is a horn and leather cup.
