19th C. Primitive Double-Sided Gameboard with Checker-filled Drawer Ives and Company often really wonderful little works

often really wonderful little works of art and time capsules too

Clearly these are coal miners having emerged from the deep in the mine

especially the proud string of fish

measuring 1 1/16" cubed

as well as larger scale site-specific collaborations with architects and builders (including for the interior of the Eastern Airlines building at Kennedy International Airport

19th C. Primitive Double-Sided Gameboard with Checker-filled Drawer Ives and Company often really wonderful little worksThis board I found in Maine and wouyd guess was made in New England, mid 19th c. or so I'd think, with square iron nails visible on the flip side, which shows a second game board. I know people get most excited about colorful painted game boards to hang one the wall, and I love them too, but perhaps there are some of you, like me, actually like to play games! This is a beautiful and useful one for that, with inlaid checkboard top, drawer filled with