Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting librarian and great collector in

librarian and great collector in Melrose

in the original box

I am pretty certain it is copper

with a little wear/aging visible on the face and belly

Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting librarian and great collector inThere are certainly more beautiful old handmade chess and checker boards out there than this, but I really love the "WHITE" and "BLACK" carved at the opposite ends of this one, and then "K" and "Q" for the positions of King and Queen, making me wonder if it wasn't someone just learning the game of chess who made it. If so, it appears they became a lifelong player, as this board has its share of dings and scratches, which makes me like it all the more.