Lot #364. Antique Folding Wooden Chessboard

Antique Folding Wooden Chessboard.

This offering features an Antique Folding Wooden Chessboard. The chess board squares are Sycamore and Mahogany veneer with a scuffed, stained, wood veneer back and a Black lacquered raised wooden frame with obvious signs of wear along the inside edges. The chessboard measures 17″ square. The square size is 2″. The condition and finish of the chessboard are average-to-good for its age. The playing surface is scuffed and darkened in places. It could use a coat of a quality paste wax like Lebron’s or MinWax. The chess board appears to have been produced in the United States in the late 1930s. The chessboard is designed to accommodate chessmen with a base diameter between 1-3/8″ and 1-1/2″.