SOLD Made by Charles Farr from the Shin Bone of an Ox, Complete Antique Double Six Set of Dominoes gift for hostess 15 5/8" w x 9

15 5/8" w x 9 5/8" d x 5 3/4" t and in very good

Many of these old turned and painted wooden apples--made in Japan for the Western market-- housed roulette style horse racing games and the like

) It will stand up on its own balanced on the thin neck

A sad cat inside of an orange heart on the face of an old dish that has been mended and mended again--how could I resist

SOLD Made by Charles Farr from the Shin Bone of an Ox, Complete Antique Double Six Set of Dominoes gift for hostess 15 5/8" w x 9This set of handmade dominoes feels very much aligned in spirit with the perpetual calendar I just listed full of the presence of the Charles Farr who carved them "from the shin bone of an ox," and also with self awareness of the future: "take good care of them there will never be more like them." Perfectly stated, and words to live by I'd say. I look at a lot of old bone dominoes, but at this point usually hold back unless they are really special