Ebony and Painted Tin Old Double Sixes Dominoes Set, Complete vintage turquoise jewelry The piece is hand-signed (incised)

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

For certain it has age to it

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

but it wonderful just on its own as a gorgeous sculptural object

Ebony and Painted Tin Old Double Sixes Dominoes Set, Complete vintage turquoise jewelry The piece is hand-signed (incised)Oh, 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