Civil War Era Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes tabletop house and the gold painted ball

and the gold painted ball is plenty large to make a good knock

The fineness of the detail on this piece is quite breathtaking

Andersen Design's work has become quite collectible

Had I not spent a couple of years working on a farm

they're precious

Civil War Era Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes tabletop house and the gold painted ballOne sees a fair number of bone dominoes sets described as "Civil War era" which are not, but these are the real deal, I believe American and think perhaps sailor made, wonderfully irregular and buttery smooth, with ebony backs, great rounded corners and three brass pins positioned more or less on the horizontal. There is one the 4 3 that is a bit smaller than the rest, a substitute either made or borrowed from another set at some point, but which is