#106

19th-Century Chinese Checkers Game with Rare Paper-Mache Figural Heads
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13" (33 cm.) square board. 2 1/2" checker pins. The wooden board has fine original finish to showcase the 28 original "checkers" which are paper-mache sculpted heads,attached to wooden dowel pins for inserting in board holes. The heads have beautifully sculpted and painted facial features,with sculpted hair,hats,and bodices painted in delicate colors. The figural checkers are preserved in four original boxes. Excellent condition of a rare mid-19th century salon game