Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board farming and a knot in the

and a knot in the string can be used to position him arching tall

as I believe is the case here--the parents at right and their three daughters at right

19th century and I believe the chips are likely French

and I don't know much more than that

Cards measure 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"

Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board farming and a knot in theThis 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