Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides fish tureen 3 3/4" long x 2

3 3/4" long x 2 5/8" tall x 1 1/2" wide

It comes from sketchbook of drawings by Helen Malta

have not found another quite like this one

It matches in every way other pieces attributed to him

is pretty amazing too

Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides fish tureen 3 3/4" long x 2There are certainly more beautiful old handmade chess and checker boards out there than this, but I really love the "WHITE" and "BLACK" carved at the opposite ends of this one, and then "K" and "Q" for the positions of King and Queen, making me wonder if it wasn't someone just learning the game of chess who made it. If so, it appears they became a lifelong player, as this board has its share of dings and scratches, which makes me like it all the more.