Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board wood-burning Sold in the gesso over

Sold in the gesso over carved wood frame I found it in

I'm not totally sure the age or origin of this one

but these are my very favorites of all— one of the first toys designed by renowned Swiss carpenter and designer Kurt Naef (1926–2006)

many batches of home-baked cookies

And super fun to play

Exquisite 19th C. Inlaid Bone and Marquetry Fox and Geese Game Board wood-burning Sold in the gesso overThis 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