CHINA. Chess and backgammon game. Black and gold lacquer box decorated with flowers and foliage. Contains 33 ivory tokens. Canton, 19th century. Height : 8 cm - Width : 49.5 cm - Depth : 24.5 cm Chips: 32 of 3.8 cm and one of 2.7 cm - Total weight (add up) Weight: 3 small chips 4.81g (white); 3.93g (red) and 3.76g (red). Weight white chips : 7.66g / 7.89g (x2) / 7.94g / 8.14gr/ 7.54g / 7.72g / 9.30g / 8.72g / 8.01g / 7.00g / 7.42g / 7.93g / 8.03g / 7.59g / 3.30g (token without center) Red chip weights: 7g / 8.07g / 6.14g / 7.48g / 8.14g / 8.26g / 8.63g / 8.88g / 8.01g / 7.43g / 8.51g / 7.66g / 7.76g / 8.57g / 4.70g (token without center) / 3.63g (token without center) center) dim. 2 thimble cups: 7.2 cm + weight: 44.70 g (white) and 39.56 g (red). thimble dim.: 1.5 cm + weight: 3.38g Note: China has a long tradition of ivory carving. Initially appreciated by the court these objects were manufactured for export from the 19th century onwards. They are meticulously They are meticulously carved and illustrate major themes in the Chinese decorative repertoire. Easy to carve, it can be used to make small utilitarian objects such as the one shown here. Elephantidae SPP. CITES - Object composed in part of elephantidae spp. ivory. In accordance with the provisions of the regulations in force in the European Union (Regulation (EU) n° 2021/2280 of 16/12/21), the item will be delivered to the purchaser with its Intracommunity Certificate n° FR2409200670-K issued by the DRIEAT ILE DE FRANCE on 04/09/2024. If the product is to be exported from Europe, a re-export certificate will be required, at the purchaser's expense. The purchaser must also obtain prior information on the legislation in force in the country of destination.