Adam's AT HOME AUCTION July 5th 2020

111 209 A NASRID EBONY AND IVORY INLAID FOLDOVER GAMES BOX, Spain, probably 15th Century, the exterior inlaid with chess board contained within a narrow border interspersed with triangles of geometric mosaic motifs to each side, the interior with backgammon and merels, each side with central lozenge of mosaic work within a rectangular panel with corre- sponding triangles to each point, fitted with modern hinges. 47cm wide x 27cm deep x 12cm high (closed) € 2,000 - 3,000 The Nasrid Kingdom was the last Islamic province of Spain before the campaigns of Ferdinand and Isabella. Based on Granada it reached its zenith in artistic and cultural endeavour before it collapsed largely due to misrule of the sultans, but has left behind a nostalgia for its civilisation, particularly by the existence of the Alhambra.