19th Century Original Surface Painted Folk Art Folding Game Board, Checks/Chess and Backgammon Inside painterly blue and white bowl My guess is sailor/whaler made

My guess is sailor/whaler made

simple and direct

This handheld Labyrinth game is a classic

I'm not sure what this smallish carved acorn finial once topped

leaving a line along the far right edge of the painting

19th Century Original Surface Painted Folk Art Folding Game Board, Checks/Chess and Backgammon Inside painterly blue and white bowl My guess is sailor/whaler madeA treat to find this one in southern Maine last week. I don't buy many game boards like signs, I mostly leave them to dealers deeply vested in them but this one was for me, between the terrific white against green paint on the exterior (a board for a Celtics fan!), and the very beautiful long green and blue purple points of the backgammon board inside. (Plus I like a board that is also a box, and the rounded sides of this one look like two long book