Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board farming The old gold paint has

The old gold paint has very much mellowed over the years

Very early 20th century I'd think

Sold as found in case (missing opposite side) which measures 3 3/4" x 3 1/4 and shows wear around the edges but is in pretty good

I love this little flock

and I don't know much more than that

Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board farming The old gold paint hasThis 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