DAMES. - Carved and painted bone checkers, backgammon and ca - Lot 15

DAMES. - Carved and painted bone checkers, backgammon and card game, reversible board with two compartments with sliding lids, three of which are painted (marine scenes, with ships and fortifications à la Vauban, and an allegorical representation), garland motifs and two maritime views on the uprights; 34 black and white tokens, 2 dice and 47 (of 48) small bone cards. Size 24 x 18.5 x 2.5 cm. Rare and beautiful early 19th-century sailor's game box. The backs of the lids bear handwritten notes (mottos or lyrics to sailors' songs?): C'est par mars, et pour toi ô reine de Cithère, qu'ils sortent des cachots, détestés d'angletere [sic]; Du mortel qui les font, pour combler l'espérance. Daigne les honorer, d'un regard d'indulgence; Les Ris les jeux sont formés par les graces et le plaisir doit marcher sur vos traces. One card missing (the 9 of clubs), traces of restoration.