Brilliant 2-Sided
Polychrome Gameboard
American, ca. 1870 

Two beautiful gameboards in one, painted by a skilled coach-painter. Checkers-Chess on one side, backgammon on the reverse.

The checkers side has a clever gold border which gives the illusion of a "raised" playing field, enclosed within another green border decorated by pin striping and corner cartouches. All within another gold border and “square” cut-nail applied picture frame molding.

The reverse backgammon personalized with initials within a central medallion centering precisely rendered geometrics. Finely crazed surface; expected minor abrasions. About 16 inches square by 1 inch thick.

Provenance: Long time top-shelf Southern gameboard collection.