A Vizagapatam Anglo indian ivory and horn games box late 18th century

the interior inlaid with a back gammon board, with three rectangular boxes containing thirty ivory and horn draughts pieces and an ivory and horn chess set, together with two shakers and dice

In overall good condition. Minor losses to chess pieces. The base of one piece loose. Most draughts pieces have minor chips. The small boxes have all got some minor warping to the lids. All of these together with the main box have some characteristic shrinkage and age cracks. Minor losses to ivory on all boxes.
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A games box of similar form is illustrated in Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, A Catalogue of the Collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, 2001, p.209.