Early 19th Century Games

This exquisite antique folding backgammon game box, crafted in the Black Forest region of Southern Germany, dates back to the early 19th century, possibly as early as the first quarter of 1800. It showcases exceptional craftsmanship, featuring hand-painted wood, handmade bone dice, and 30 finely turned hardwood game pieces. The game box’s intricately designed exterior exemplifies the region's celebrated woodworking tradition, offering a glimpse into the elegance and playfulness of past centuries. The set includes two meticulously carved bone dice and 30 round hardwood counters, each with a diameter of approximately 4.8 cm (1.89 inches). Its robust wooden structure is complemented by iron hinges, reflecting the age and history of the piece, which also bears antique...

Napoleonic prisoner of war game set An aged example of an early 19th Century mutton bone hand crafted prisoner of was games set. Including a slide top sec...

A cardholder with chips of high quality. It is designed with boxes for game chips, scoreboards and cups to hold the chips for every player. Made around 1830. Exquisitely hand crafted...

Early 19th century Empire mahogany chess set with drawer. Checkerboard with inlaid squares of mahogany and satinwood. The chess set is complete with 32 original hand-carved pieces,...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite antique Pietra Dura Italian Marble chess table with Regency Mahogany circa 1815 base an...

This large size double very colorful standing carnival wheel is an incredibly rare gaming device, and is a particularly special double-wheel model. The i...

Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare original circa 1800 Charles X Hardwood and Marquetry inlaid Billiard D'epoque billiards table with solid bronze fixtures and fittings and a suite of extras Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only, for an accurate quote please send me your postcode This is a very rare and highly collectable billiards table. Retailed in Bond street London however it was hand made in France. This table was produced by the same company that made one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Billiards tables, the name plates which are in mother of peal and inlaid into the top of the table are heavily faded and difficult to read The table really is a tour de force of marquetry work, it is some of the most ornate and exquisite work I have ever seen, there are Cherubs, Challises, all manner of floral detailing, this table is like an exquisite work of art from all sides. The metal work is all beautifully cast, its solid bronze on the lion hairy paw feet which are surmounted with crowns, the ladies masks on all corners and the middle along with the floral rosettes In terms of the condition it is very good, the inlay is all present correct and secured in place, the baize cover was replaced a few years ago, there is one small perforation line, otherwise it’s in fine order. The cover can be fully and professionally replaced in any colour of the new owners choosing for the cost price. All the bronze has been removed, cleaned, polished and waxed, we have done it in such a way so as to keep the original patina, it has take 220 odd years for the bronze to age in this way, it would be a crime to polish it to a mirror finish The table comes with an array of extras, you have a suite of original snooker balls in a lovely wood case, a suite of normal sized pool balls with their own triangle, a suite of larger pool balls again in their own wood case and another triangle, various cues and a mid-Victorian snooker score board...

A very substantial and complete set of hand carved Chinese Export Jacques style Barleycorn pattern bone chess set, together with a set of Draught pieces, fi...

This early 19th century walnut and ebonized pear wood marquetry game board is double sided and features a chess and checker board playing surface on one side and a more traditional 1...

This is a late Georgian early 19th century, triangular shaped Cribbage game score board made of various inlaid woods and complete with four bone pegs. This board is very well handma...

Square game box for backgammon, Domino, chess and Nine men's morris from circa 1780-1800. The playing pieces are carved from maple and ebony, the box is mahogany, and the boards are ...

Antique boxwood magic trick with a disappearing red ball. Treen pieces are wooden objects sometimes lathe turned. This piece is beautifully crafted with gr...