Luxury Armenian Backgammon Table with Bronze Pomegranate

Luxury Armenian Backgammon Table with Bronze Pomegranate

A bronze pomegranate sits at the centre of the closed lid, a smaller bronze piece to either side of it, all of it raised against carved wood. The pomegranate is the fruit Armenians put on everything they want to last — abundance, family, a full house — and in bronze it catches the light from across the room. Standing on its carved cabriole legs, this Armenian backgammon table reads as furniture first and a game second.

Lift the lid and a full 23.6" / 60 cm playing field opens up, with 32 bronze-topped checkers that land with a weight plastic never manages. That is what separates a handmade wooden backgammon table from a backgammon board kept in a box: it is already standing, already set, already the best-looking thing in the room. Pour something, sit down, play.

What's Included

• Folding backgammon table on carved cabriole legs
• 32 bronze-topped checkers
• Dice cup and dice
• Carrying bag

Specifications

• Closed: 11.8 x 23.6" / 30 x 60 cm
• Open playing field: 23.6 x 23.6" / 60 x 60 cm
• Height: 27.6" / 70 cm
• Weight: 14 kg / 30.9 lb
• Table material: solid beech wood
• Checker material: bronze and wood
• Handmade in Armenia

Why You'll Love It

• Bronze pomegranate set into the closed lid, with a smaller bronze piece to either side
• Bronze-topped checkers with real weight in the hand
• A real table at playing height, not a board you put on one
• Folds flat and doubles as a side table between games

The Pomegranate

In Armenia the pomegranate is not a symbol anyone chooses, it is the one that comes with you. Split open it means abundance and family; whole it is the wish for both. It is cut into church walls, woven into carpets, filmed by Parajanov — and here it is cast in bronze on a table that will carry a few decades of games.

A Gift Worth Giving

For a wedding, an anniversary, a housewarming where the pomegranate means exactly what everyone in the room knows it means. It comes with its own carrying bag, and every table is finished by hand, so the one you give is not quite like any other.