Luxury Mount Ararat Armenian Backgammon Table — Handmade in Armenia
Ararat's two peaks rise across the lid of this luxury Armenian backgammon table, their snow caps inlaid in pale wood and everything else carved: a church on the slope below, fields and furrows running to the front edge, and a frame of leafy scrolls curling round the whole scene. On cabriole legs, 60 × 60 cm / 23.6″ × 23.6″ open, 70 cm / 27.6″ high, handmade in Armenia.
Closed, the wooden backgammon table is a carved side table: a scrolled cartouche and leaf sprays on the apron, a carved leaf at each knee, and a felt-lined compartment under the swinging top. Unfolded, the field is inlaid — pale points with arrowhead tips, a fluted sun-wheel ringed with scrolls in each half — with a scalloped rail at each end and a recess in every corner for the dice cup.
It plays with pale and dark wooden checkers, a dice cup and two dice, and the four cabriole legs unbolt from the frame for shipping.
Specifications
- Size: 60 × 60 cm / 23.6″ × 23.6″ open, 30 × 60 cm / 11.8″ × 23.6″ closed, 70 cm / 27.6″ high
- Material: beech wood in a warm brown finish, with pale inlaid snow caps on the lid and pale inlaid points inside
- Carving: Mount Ararat with a church and fields inside a leafy scroll frame on the lid, scrolled cartouche on the apron, leaves on the leg knees, moulded edges; pale inlaid points and a sun-wheel in each half inside
- Checkers: 32 wooden checkers, pale and dark; dice cup and dice
- Storage: felt-lined compartment under the pivoting top
- Assembly: cabriole legs unbolt for shipping
- Base: four carved cabriole legs, removable
- Craftsmanship: handmade in Armenia
What's Included
- Flip-top backgammon table on cabriole legs
- 32 wooden checkers, pale and dark
- Dice cup and dice
Why You'll Love It
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The mountain on the lid: twin peaks with pale inlaid snow, a church and fields carved beneath.
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A frame of scrolls: leafy curls round the scene and again on the apron.
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Inlay inside: pale points and a sun-wheel in each half, nothing printed.
Good to Know Before You Buy
Is the landscape carved or printed? Carved — the peaks, church, fields and scroll frame are relief cut into the beech top, with only the snow caps let in as pale inlay; the points and sun-wheels inside are inlaid the same way. Swing the hinged top aside for the felt-lined compartment or unfold it flat for the game.
What about shipping and returns? Shipping is free worldwide and tracked. Every set is covered by our 30-day returns policy.
How do I look after it? Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from radiators. Dust the carving with a soft brush, wipe the flat wood with a dry cloth and keep the checkers in the compartment beneath the top.
Also known as nardi (нарды), nardy, tavla or shesh besh.
