AUGSBURG GAME BOARD - ULRICH BAUMGARTNER attr.
A German Augsburg kingwood, ebony, padouk and pewter inlaid game board, early 17th century.
The outside arranged as checkers and mill game. Opening the board revealing a tric trac board with movable boards to hide the pawns.
Attributed to Ulrich Baumgartner.
In good condition.
Dimensions : 39 x 25 cm closed,
Ca 1620.
Comparanda :
- Lemmers Danforth Sammlung, Wetzlar, nr. M142
- Collection Georg Laue, “Möbel für die Kunstkammern Europas”, p.168, 2008
Literature :
- "Spiele", Georg Himmelheber, 1972
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