A good Chinese export lacquer games compendium 19th Century Of canted rectangular outline with ogee top, raised on four claw feet, the outside decorated in gilt with a riverscape and ships to a shaped panel, surrounded by finely detailed precious objects, flowers and foliage to all sides with further landscape vignettes, the interior with multiple compartments containing turned and stained ivory chess pieces and chequers pieces, a carved ivory cribbage board with integral marker holder, a playing cards box, a further box containing mother-of-pearl gaming counters and a set of twelve trays, all decorated in gilt with scenes of figures in genteel gardens, the trays variously decorated with playing card motifs and other scenes, a compartment to the underside containing a folding lacquer chess and backgammon board. 38cm wide, 31cm deep, 17cm high