Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board farming and a knot in the

and a knot in the string can be used to position him arching tall

Very early 20th century I'd think

but purchased these from a New Hampshire-based seller who is

The old gold paint has very much mellowed over the years

and I don't know much more than that

Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board farming and a knot in theThis beautiful thing! I've found not other version of it out there anywhere, and so am not entirely sure if it was in fact distributed by McLaughlin Brothers, who produced the instructions (dated 1878) found inside the box, or whether its one time owner paired the instructions with the board. The board itself is wood inlaid with bone and intricate porcelain (I believe) marquetry, which I believe would be referred to as Sadeli. (A technique believed to