TRIC-TRAC AND CHESS BOX Around 1820
Vizakhapatnam or Goa
Ebony and ivory
L. 47 cm, D. 47 cm (unfolded)
Small lacks, small slot and missing from the lock, missing on one of the chess pieces
Without tokens and dice for the game of tric-trac
This folding box has a double use as a distraction with a chess board covering its outside and a tric-trac game in its interior. It is richly decorated with inlaid friezes of foliage scrolls. The interior has three boxes for the storage of rooms with the same decor. A set of ebony and boxwood game pieces is included.
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