Chess and Backgammon pieces with an articulated... Lot n° 23

Chess and Backgammon pieces with an articulated board closing in the form of a box, carved ivory, one set of each game dyed black, ivory, sandalwood and ebony wooden board, interior with three ivory and ebony lined wooden boxes, India - Vizagapatam, 19th C. (mid), white queen with minor fault in the crown, two black rooks with minor faults in the base, other minor faults and defects, board and boxes with minor faults and defects, two boxes with cracked bottoms. Notes: vd. catalogue of the exhibition "Jogos Cruzados - Viagens entre Oriente e Ocidente". Lisboa: Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 2022, p. 209, nº 129. vd. JAFFER, Amin - "Furniture from British India and Ceylon - A Catalogue of the Collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Peabody Essex Museum". Essex: Peabody Essex Museum, 2001, pp. 209-210, nº 53. similiar board can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, Pfeiffer Collection - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/199961 consulted at 3.06.2022 às 14:02h., Dim. - (rei) 10,5 cm; (tabuleiro) 5 x 45,5 x 47 cm - vd. catalogue of the exhibition "Jogos Cruzados - Viagens entre Oriente e Ocidente". Lisboa: Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 2022, p. 209, nº 129. vd. JAFFER, Amin - "Furniture from British India and Ceylon - A Catalogue of the Collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Peabody Essex Museum". Essex: Peabody Essex Museum, 2001, pp. 209-210, nº 53. similiar board can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, Pfeiffer Collection - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/199961 consulted at 3.06.2022 às 14:02h. This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified. Prospective purchasers are advised by Cabral Moncada Leilões that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to ivory, coral and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should get information concerning relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.