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Vintage wooden chess and backgammon set with inlays of various woods (olive, lemon, beech and others), handmade according to the Damascus inlay tradition. It is a Lebanese-style game board dating from the 1960s/1970s: chess on the outside and backgammon on the inside. It comes complete with classic wooden chess pieces and 30 olive wood pawns, as well as four dice. Closed dimensions are 25 cm x 50 x 8, and the weight is about two and a half kilograms with the chess pieces and pawns.

Set di scacchi e backgammon vintage in legno con intarsi di legni vari (olivo, limone, faggio e altri), realizzato a mano secondo la tradizione dell'intarsio damascato. E' una tavola da gioco libanese che risale al decennio 1960/70: all'esterno si gioca a scacchi e all'interno a backgammon. E' completa di scacchi classici in legno e di 30 pedine in legno di olivo, oltre a quattro dadi. Le dimensioni da chiusa sono 25 cm. x 50 x 8, il peso è di circa due chili e mezzo con gli scacchi e le pedine.

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Lebanon - 1960-1970 - Good

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Vintage Lebanese wooden chess and backgammon set with damascato inlay in olive, lemon, beech and other woods, handmade and dating to the 1960s–1970s; includes standard wooden chessmen, 30 olive wood pieces, and four dice, with closed dimensions 25 cm by 50 cm by 8 cm and an approximate weight of 2.5 kg.

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