A good mid/late 19th century Chinese Canton Export lacquer and gilt decorated games compendium, featuring figures in garden scenes and foliate detail throughout, the interior with five lidded compartments containing ivory and stained ivory chess set, height of king 7.2cm, playing cards, carved mother of pearl counters, ivory and stained ivory checkers, one lid inset with carved ivory cribbage board housing four associated cribbage markers to compartment beneath and twelve trays, eight with playing card-type detail, raised on four carved paw feet, with compartment to lower section housing original lacquered chess and backgammon board with gilt detail, 17.5 x 39 x 31cm. Additional Information The lid does have rubbing to the detail, particularly the gilt. Some small knocks and cracks. Lid interior with one 7cm split and some further internal chips to the gilt outer layer. The body rim again with some knocks and three visible large splits with some further small hairlines. Lids again with some more minor knocks, surface scuffs and scrapes. Some probable touch-up to the gilding. The chess set unmarked, some pieces with some very small chops and/or nibbles. They are in the manner of a Staunton pattern, but again, there are no marks. The playing cards are modern with Chinoiserie-type detail to reverses. The counters appear generally OK, but there are some chips and nibbles. The checkers/counters with similar wear to chess set, majority appear OK, there are some small nibbles to edges. The cribbage markers appear to be associated, as stated, some ivory and some bone. There are chips and losses to all four of the feet, please see photographs.