A 19th century Greek-themed 'Goose Game'
Anonymous.
Jeu de l'oie. Renouvelé des Grecs.
Metz: Paulin Didion, c. 1855. 390 x 520mm.
Original cloth hinges repaired with old tape.
A very scarce goose-game celebrating the 'Revival of the Greeks'. It consisted of 62 illustrated boxes in a counter-clockwise spiral, with a final space, number 63, with an illustration with four figures in Zouave costume. The corners are filled with vignettes of a family playing the game, a goose breeder and two of hunting geese. The rules are written in French in the middle.
Stock ID : 18776
£750
£750
A 19th century Greek-themed 'Goose Game'
Anonymous.
Jeu de l'oie. Renouvelé des Grecs.
Metz: Paulin Didion, c. 1855. 390 x 520mm.
Original cloth hinges repaired with old tape.
A very scarce goose-game celebrating the 'Revival of the Greeks'. It consisted of 62 illustrated boxes in a counter-clockwise spiral, with a final space, number 63, with an illustration with four figures in Zouave costume. The corners are filled with vignettes of a family playing the game, a goose breeder and two of hunting geese. The rules are written in French in the middle.
Stock ID : 18776
£750
£750