Civil War Era Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes modern French art with feathery trees on either

with feathery trees on either side

Smallest (Italian Fiat) measures 4 1/4" square

I think it has many good years left

but I find this a fantastically beautiful object

It's more of a decorative object than a useable one at this point though

Civil War Era Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes modern French art with feathery trees on eitherOne sees a fair number of bone dominoes sets described as "Civil War era" which are not, but these are the real deal, I believe American and think perhaps sailor made, wonderfully irregular and buttery smooth, with ebony backs, great rounded corners and three brass pins positioned more or less on the horizontal. There is one the 4 3 that is a bit smaller than the rest, a substitute either made or borrowed from another set at some point, but which is