Wooden Games. Wood is a versatile material suitable for many games as well as games boxes. There are a wide range of games made from wood making it easy to start a collection. The most common ones are game boxes filled with multiple games such as dominoes or chess sets but there are also games such as skittles, game wheels and carved figures used in a variety of games such as horses from racing games etc.
Below are some examples and price guides of antique and vintage wooden games including an antique set of skittles and a carved horse from a racing game.
Miniature Painted Game Board with Checkers,
America, 19th century.
Two-part wood frame on iron wire hinges, painted Backgammon, Checkers, and Nine Men’s Morris boards painted in black and white on orange ground, with sponge-decorated mitered frame, includes twenty-four 1 1/4-inch turned wooden game pieces; a turned wooden footed cup with marbled paint decoration, two dice, and a miniature six-board chest with wire hinges containing eleven brown and twelve black wooden game pieces, (split, stains, missing latch), 33cm wide, 15cm deep, 2cm high (13 3/8in wide, 6 3/4in deep, 1/2in high).
Sold for US$255 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2022
Antique Wooden Skittles Set
This is a set of antique wooden skittles and ball. The tabletop bowling game includes ten wooden pins with a wood ball. The pins have blue and red stripes. Beautiful patina and natural wear to the wood.
Pin Height 9 inch 22.9 cm
Pin Width 2 inch 5.1 cm
Pin Depth 2 inch 5.1 cm
Sold for US$600 at Bidhaus in 2023
H.C. EVANS RACING GAME HORSE.
American, 2nd quarter 20th century. Wooden horse and jockey with original paint from H.C. Evans (Chicago) Portable Candy Race Track game. Wear, missing tail. 8″h. 16″l. including base.
Sold for US$275 at Garth’s Auction Inc. in 2023
Painted wooden gaming wheel with bike wheel spokes. D 36-1/8″. Condition: Excellent original condition.
Sold for US$300 at New England Auctions – Fred Giampietro in 2023
Vintage Mahjong Game Set in Wooden Case.
size: 1.25×1 (mahjong pieces), 2.25×13.75 (suitcase)
Sold for US$200 at Donny Malone Auctions in 2023
