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18th Century Italian Gaming Board

Offered by: Yew Tree House

Description
Rare 18th century Italian gaming board "Nobilissimo Giuoco Della Mea" Or "The Nobel Game of Chance" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to be a board version of "Put and Take" with different characters representing either plus or minus points. Four corners with scalloped carved coin wells, the centre slightly dished for either a top or ball to roll within.

Characters include:
Scimmia/Monkey - put 6, Re/King - take 1, Vople/Wolf take 3 , Pascia/Lord - take two and so on. Other characters include, Cinese/Chinese, Colombo/Pidgeon, Crepascolo/Twilight, Armigero/Knight?, Gezelia/Gazelle, Adone/Adonis, Gonhiere/Gondolier, Araba Fenice/Arab Phoenix, Vecchio/Old Man, Leone/Lion.

A very similar game board in in the collection of the Medici Villa outside, La Petriaia in the Sala da Gioco - The Game Room.

More Information

Origin:	Italy
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Gesso, Poplar.
Condition:	Good. Repaired warp and some touch ups to paint. Overall in very good antique condition.
Creation Date:	1720
Styles / Movements:	Baroque, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	aecxdhxqntss
Incollect Reference #:	255585

Dimensions

W.	21.5 in;	H.	39.5 in;	D.	1 in;
W.	54.61 cm;	H.	100.33 cm;	D.	2.54 cm;

Message from Seller:

Yew Tree House Antiques was launched in 1991, fueled by a passion for collecting the unexpected. Kevin Kleinbardt and Ahna Petersen, with independent backgrounds in furniture and art history respectively, joined forces to focus on pieces with a “soulfulness of character,” as Ahna likes to say.