Ebony and Painted Tin Old Double Sixes Dominoes Set, Complete vintage turquoise jewelry 1900 in Germany

1900 in Germany

Richard Lindner

would originally have used to cut pieces of Areca nut--commonly referred to as betel nut

The piece is hand-signed (incised) on the bottom West Germany '70

Ebony and Painted Tin Old Double Sixes Dominoes Set, Complete vintage turquoise jewelry 1900 in GermanyOh, man, do I find these old dominoes beautiful. I've been long admiring old ivory dominoes, but I must say I like these even better, with creamy white painted tin faces inlaid over ebony wood, and gorgeously irregular they really look like a painting! The back sides, featuring a hunting dog in slight relief, are pretty great too. I believe these date to the 1920 30s, and they come in their original box, which features very faint text on the underside