HERE OFFERED IS A VINTAGE CHESS BOARD THIS PARTICULAR CHESS BOARD IS DATING FROM AROUND 1970s OR SO MADE IN THE MIDLE EAST PROBABLY IN EGYPT, THE BASE IS MADE FROM SOLID HARDWOOD AND THE PLAYING SURFACE IS BEAUTIFULLY INLAY HAVING ZEBRA AND MICROMOSAIC INLAY TO THE EDGES, THE PLAYING FILD IS NICELY INLAID WITH ABALONE AND HALF OF THE SQUARES ARE IN BLACK THE INLAY WORK SHOW INTRICATED DEATILS, IS TRULY GREAT SAMPLE OF CRAFTMANSHIP ISN'T EASY TO MAKE SUCH INLAY. IS A LARGE SAMPLE, THE BOARD DIMENSION ARE 42.3cm OR JUST OVER 16.5" ACROSS EACH SQUARE IS 43mm THE UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 1.
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