Fantastic 19th Century Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes with Scalloped Edge Detail top and a bit of irregularity

and a bit of irregularity to one long edge from where it was cut out from the album

and all sorts of other things

No mark on back

There are a couple of round holes carved through the sides that suggest perhaps it was once part of something larger

Fantastic 19th Century Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes with Scalloped Edge Detail top and a bit of irregularityThese may be the most beautiful antique bone dominoes I've seen, let alone had in hand, and if there were ever a reason to make a daily round of dominoes part of one's ritual, I'd say these would be it! I'm not an expert on this history of dominoes, but have it on fairly good authority that these likely date to the 1880s or so, and I've not seen another set with this pretty scalloped detailing down their centers and around their edges. They've