{"product_id":"lions-backgammon-table-handmade-armenian-beech-wood","title":"Luxury Backgammon Table with Facing Lions","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Backgammon Table with Facing Lions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo lions face each other across the closed lid, carved in relief and set into scrollwork that runs out to the edges of the panel. They are not fighting and they are not tame — they hold the pose carvers have used for centuries when the point is symmetry and standing. Closed on its cabriole legs, this wooden backgammon table is a piece of furniture that happens to have a game inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen it flat and a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field appears, laid in light and dark beech with a carved ornament centred in each half, 32 checkers and a dice cup waiting. This is the difference a handmade backgammon table makes: no box to find, no board to unroll. The lid comes up and the game is on, which is why it gets played on a Tuesday and not only at Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding backgammon table on carved cabriole legs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDice cup and dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosed: 11.8 x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 27.6\" \/ 70 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 12 kg \/ 26.5 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable material: solid beech wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChecker material: beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo facing lions carved into the lid within flowing scrollwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA carved ornament centred in each half of the playing field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA real table at playing height, not a board you put on one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds flat and doubles as a side table between games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo Lions Facing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut one lion on a panel and you have an animal. Put two facing each other and you have a composition — the carver now has to make both halves answer one another, mane for mane, paw for paw, or the eye catches it straight away. It is the harder job, and it is why this lid holds your attention longer than a single carving would.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the friend who plays properly, keeps score, and has nowhere good to do it. It arrives with its own carrying bag, and since every lid is cut by hand, the two lions on yours are not exactly the two on anyone else's.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098183426368,"sku":"101490","price":1219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3946.jpg?v=1788438244","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/lions-backgammon-table-handmade-armenian-beech-wood","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}