Lot n° 17
Estimation :
1000 - 1500
EUR
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: 5 850EUR
- Lot 17
Double-sided game board in walnut and varnished ivory inlays, comprising a chessboard on one side and an alquerque game on the other; the dark squares are strewn with stars.
Alquerque is the ancestor of checkers, originating in the Middle East and known in Europe from the 13th century.
Ottoman Empire, 16th century.
Minor restorations, crack.
L.: 55.5 cm - W.: 54.7 cm
Provenance :
Jean Roudillon Collection
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