English match game housed in its original treen slide -top box, the slide with lacquered print applied, revealing a central well divided into 3 sections, containing 3 x 24 (of 28) color segments in aquatint, each part consisting of a third part (forehead, nose or chin) of a male bust portrait, printed & hand-coloured, of historical (Lord Nelson, Napoleon etc.) and fashionable gentlemen. In original wooden box with sliding lid (6.7 x 10 x 3.2 cm), underside of lid with contemporary printed & applied description. In very good condition with moderate chipping, a not quite complete match game with quite amusing profile portraits in aquatint. The multiple combinations can nearly form a staggering 20,000 different portrait possibilities!
English match game housed in its original treen slide -top box, the slide with lacquered print applied, revealing a central well divided into 3 sections, containing 3 x 24 (of 28) color segments in aquatint, each part consisting of a third part (forehead, nose or chin) of a male bust portrait, printed & hand-coloured, of historical (Lord Nelson, Napoleon etc.) and fashionable gentlemen. In original wooden box with sliding lid (6.7 x 10 x 3.2 cm), underside of lid with contemporary printed & applied description. In very good condition with moderate chipping, a not quite complete match game with quite amusing profile portraits in aquatint. The multiple combinations can nearly form a staggering 20,000 different portrait possibilities!