Old English Playing Board, ca. 1850

Old English Playing Board, ca. 1850

One of my early refurbishment projects. Together with one of my antique chess sets, I received a wooden board dated mid 19th century, but it was really worn and scratched. By applying a slight french polish, I tried to restore some of its former glory without losing the image of an intensely used antique board. The colour difference in the last picture is attributable to the "before" part being taken in daylight, whereas the "after" part was taken in artificial light. 

Total size is 358 x 358 mm, playing size is 330 x 330 mm. The individual squares measure 41 x 41 mm.
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