A Fine c.1880 Carved Bone Scrimshaw Sailors Dice Holder & Dice sub-Antiques with a nice amount of

with a nice amount of consistent overall wear to the pile

The handles were generally turned wooden knob pulls

Europe and beyond

and was defeated by either one every night - thus the darkness giving way to the light

the Chevening Estate Act of 1959 (amended in 1987) came into force and the Trustees took over responsibility for the house and the estate which was then in parlous condition

A Fine c.1880 Carved Bone Scrimshaw Sailors Dice Holder & Dice sub-Antiques with a nice amount ofOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1875 1900 Width: 1. 5 inches square The beautiful bone dice holder modelled as a dice with scrimshaw carved playing card decoration, sliding cover to reveal compartment containing six bone dice, the side decoration to include the Queen of spades, King of spades and Jack of spades survives from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Attractively designed and wonderfully