Scacchiera a libro in legno intagliato e intarsiato Veneto, secolo XVIII

all'interno gioco del 'back gammon', e con scacchi in osso; restauri e difetti

Extensive and scattered wood worming throughout. The side of the chess-board with the moulding very worn and substitution of all of it on one leg for cm 8 on the other one. Minor chips throughout cracks on the side and corner joints. The hinger replaced. Most of the back gammon triangular substituted cracks, fillings of stucco, and minor losses throughout. There are only 32 white squares matched to the chess-board on later date.
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