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THB1800s Napoleonic Bone Dominos & 1906 US Domino Cards
Lot 299
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Aug 5, 2021
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2021-08-05 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
North America, United States, Ohio, Cincinnati, ca. 1906 CE; Northwestern Europe, England, Napoleonic era, ca. early 19th century CE. A pair of domino sets made under vastly different circumstances: a set of paper domino cards and directions made by the American Sniff card company, and a hand carved bone set made by French prisoners using scraps of ox and mutton bone saved from their meals. The Sniff cards have a gilt edge and a blue patterned face. The set of bovine bone dominoes includes 32 tiles, but likely once had the usual 36. The miniature tiles are housed in a bone and wood case. The sliding lid has a broad tongue and fits in to the grooves on the box. The exterior is decorated with concentric bullseye circles that are painted red, black, red, and green. These sets were popular amongst French whittlers while imprisoned in England. Dominos was mostly unknown in England, until the influx of French prisoners from the Napoleonic wars introduced the game. Size (bone box): 5.3" L x 1" W (13.5 cm x 2.5 cm); (cards): 2.3" L x 1.3" W (5.8 cm x 3.3 cm)
Provenance: private J. P. collection, Rye, Colorado, USA; ex-Bill Buffinger collection, Hollywood, California, USA, before 2010
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Replace: PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship Replace: most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage Replace: firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#166187Staining to card box. The cards are slightly discolored from age. Missing cards, 55 included out of 73. The directions are stained and discolored from age. Tearing and creases. Perforation and losses to some text, but most rules are intact and legible. Chips and losses to bone lid, base, and lip of box. Natural ossification and pitting of tiles. Only 32 tiles included. Nice retention of pigments on tiles and case.Condition
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