Late 19th Century German Lacquered Checkers in Original Box carved figure writing set black and silver

black and silver

but to play you'd remove this one and start jumping

as it has certainly seen some wear

Some overall wear to the marbled paper on the covers and to the very top of the spine

all drawings have blanks pages on the reverse

Late 19th Century German Lacquered Checkers in Original Box carved figure writing set black and silverA super handsome set of antique checkers in their original slide top box, on the underside of which with their one time owner wrote "1897" and "30 pieces." The embossed checkers, with crowns on one side and concentric rings on the other, are enameled in lush red and black, with a couple of the red ones bordering on orange. Beautiful, and in great shape, ready to play! Box: 6 3 8 x 3 x 1 9 16 t. Checkers 1 1 8 d. The "Schutz Marke" at the lower corners