Draughts Collection

Landlord and Bar Sign
Due to the number of customers trying to pay for drinks by cheque, the landlords sign in this London pub makes it clear that draughts, not overdrafts, are available behind the bar

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Lockleaze School (Wheatsheaf Club), Bristol. 29th October 1959

A Fix - Black To Move, 19th century. Creator: Cheltnam
A Fix - Black To Move, 19th century

Mandarins playing a Game somewhat similar to Draughts
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Five American soldiers in uniform - Engineer, Foot Rifles, Dragoon Musician, Light Artillery, Infantry, 1851-1854 Date: circa 1850s

The Draughts Players by Joseph Clark - rustic cottage interior with family playing board game

BOOK OF THE DEAD PLATE 7
1. Ani and his wife, Tutu, playing draughts 2. Their souls above a tomb 3. Sun disk in solar mount 4. Heron identified w Osiris 5. Mummy in a shrine

Les joueurs de dames (The draughts players). Peinture de Evgeni Iosifovich Bukovetsky (1866-1948)
FIA5365308 Les joueurs de dames (The draughts players). Peinture de Evgeni Iosifovich Bukovetsky (1866-1948). Huile sur toile, 71 x 80 cm, 1894, art russe. State Art Museum, Odessa (Ukraine)

Les joueurs de dame (deux joueurs concentres, un musicien et un couple, dans une taverne)
FIA5351621 Les joueurs de dame (deux joueurs concentres, un musicien et un couple, dans une taverne) - The Draughts Players - Peinture de Ignati Stepanovich Shchedrovsky (1815-1870)

"Les joueurs de dames"Groupe de bourgeois russes dans un interieur
FIA5365310 " Les joueurs de dames" Groupe de bourgeois russes dans un interieur. Peinture d Ivan Stepanovich Doshchennikov (1812-1893) 1840-1850 State Art Gallery, Perm

A Close Game, 1894
BAL69209 A Close Game, 1894 by Brooker, Harry (1848-1940); 71.1x91.4 cm; Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway

Checker-board Table-tilt Top, c. 1936. Creator: Magnus S. Fossum
Checker-board Table-tilt Top, c. 1936

Checker Table, 1936. Creator: Nicholas Gorid
Checker Table, 1936

A fete champetre of foxes and swans (oil on canvas)
2637097 A fete champetre of foxes and swans (oil on canvas) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 165x217 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Landscape with animal satire)

Games table with 19th century sabots (ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth
CH463050 Games table with 19th century sabots (ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth, sycamore & cube parquetry) (see also 451440, 463051 and 463052) by Kemp

Arabic Ladies playing Board Game, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730945 Arabic Ladies playing Board Game, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabic Ladies playing Board Game)

Cornered
LLM459950 Cornered by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornered. Illustration for Chatterbox annual (Wells Gardner, early 20th century).); © Look and Learn

Smugglers Playing Draughts (b / c, pencil & w / c on paper)
474002 Smugglers Playing Draughts (b/c, pencil & w/c on paper) by Parker, Henry Perlee (1795-1873); 34.9x28.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Winnebago Indians playing Checkers, 1842 (oil on canvas)
712105 Winnebago Indians playing Checkers, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Deas, Charles (1818-67); 32x37 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Shinto priests (actors) playing board game Go Japan
Shinto priests (actors) playing the board game Go (chequers draughts) Japan, late 19th century

Draughtboard and Playing Cards (gouache & pencil on paper mounted on cardboard)
LEF218875 Draughtboard and Playing Cards (gouache & pencil on paper mounted on cardboard) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 21.5x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Louis XVI games table (ormolu mounted mahogany) (see also 714765)
714766 Louis XVI games table (ormolu mounted mahogany) (see also 714765) by Birckle, Jacques (1734-1803); 81x53x39 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Game of Checkers, (oil on canvas)
989564 The Game of Checkers, (oil on canvas) by Nordenberg, C. Hendrick (1857-1928); 81x64.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Game of Checkers. C. Hendrick Nordenberg (1857-1928)

The Game of Draughts, 1918 (pencil and watercolour)
651865 The Game of Draughts, 1918 (pencil and watercolour) by Tozer, Henry Spernon (c.1870-1940); 20.3x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Game of Draughts)

Backgammon, 1890 (oil on panel)
CH139926 Backgammon, 1890 (oil on panel) by Ottenfeld, Rudolf Otto Ritter von (1856-1913); 27x33 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Military Draught Game for Children (colour litho)
CHT250732 Military Draught Game for Children (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

A game of strategy in China, late 18th century (w / c on paper)
CHT307400 A game of strategy in China, late 18th century (w/c on paper) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Draughts board with comic verse on a Christmas card
Draughts board with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Stationery, Crystalate Manufacturing Co Ltd, Billiards and Pool Balls, Poker Chips and Counters, Dominoes, Draughts, Screw Stoppers, Bottle Tops, Tonbridge, Kent. 1900

Travelling games board (wood, bone, horn)
1217791 Travelling games board (wood, bone, horn) by Venetian School, (15th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Letter D (chromolitho)
3626565 Letter D (chromolitho) by Zweigle, Walter (1859-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter D. Illustration from Welt-ABC (Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, c1894).); © Look and Learn

Games table, c. 1850-60 (papier mache inlaid with mother-of-pearl)
BAL2857 Games table, c.1850-60 (papier mache inlaid with mother-of-pearl) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Adventures of a Juryman at the New Courts of Justice (engraving)
1044039 The Adventures of a Juryman at the New Courts of Justice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Three men in medieval costume playing draughts (colour litho)
3622295 Three men in medieval costume playing draughts (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Board Games (engraving)
3648050 Board Games (engraving) by Nilson, Johann Esaias (1721-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Board Games. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

The game of draughts (engraving)
3635366 The game of draughts (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The game of draughts)

Toys (engraving)
2802010 Toys (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toys. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Playing at Draughts (engraving)
670349 Playing at Draughts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing at Draughts)

A game of draughts at Le Relais, home of the Natanson family in
694851 A game of draughts at Le Relais, home of the Natanson family in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, c. 1899 (b/w photo) by French Photographer; Collection Annette Vaillant

The Draughts Players, 1859 (oil on canvas)
3963591 The Draughts Players, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Clark, Joseph (1834-1926); 45.5x55.7 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; eNewport Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Game of Draughts, 1630s (oil on canvas)
1217854 The Game of Draughts, 1630s (oil on canvas) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); 109x144 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Exhibition of the British Institution (engraving)
1601619 Exhibition of the British Institution (engraving) by Lance, George (1802-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhibition of the British Institution)

James Wylie, the Celebrated Draught Player (engraving)
1100799 James Wylie, the Celebrated Draught Player (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Wylie, the Celebrated Draught Player)

Pensioners playing chequers in a moment of relaxation at the Church Army recreation centre in Farfax Street in 1956

Scene from the play The Road Of Poplars. 18th August 1930

Elderly residents of a south coast nursing home seen here playing draughts. Circa 1952

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"Draughts: A Game of Strategy and Camaraderie" In the heart of a bustling town, a weathered landlord proudly hangs a worn-out bar sign that reads "Draughts. " Inside his cozy establishment, mandarins gather around a table, engrossed in a game somewhat similar to draughts. Their nimble fingers move pieces with precision, each move calculated. Across time and continents, the spirit unites people from all walks of life. Five American soldiers in uniform find solace in the familiar click-clack sound as they engage in friendly competition during their downtime. Joseph Clark's masterpiece painting "The Draughts Players" captures the intensity and focus on players' faces as they strategize their next moves. The scene is reminiscent of ancient times when even Egyptian pharaohs played this timeless game - depicted vividly on Plate 7 of the Book of the Dead. From Somalia to Cheltnam, Somali warriors and skilled craftsmen alike gather around wooden boards adorned with black-and-white squares. The game transcends language barriers; it becomes an avenue for connection and understanding. During World War I, amidst chaos and uncertainty, soldiers found respite through board games like "A Fix - Black To Move. " This 19th-century creation by Cheltnam offered them moments of escape from harsh realities. "The Strand War Game, " another relic from WWI era, allowed troops to simulate battles on a board while fostering camaraderie among comrades-in-arms. Our Boys Clothing Company recognized this need for recreation and provided games to uplift spirits during challenging times. Even amid war-torn skies filled with ships and airplanes in WWI trenches, draught boards remained steadfast symbols of hope. They served as reminders that beyond conflict lay simple pleasures shared amongst friends or foes across enemy lines. Fashion too embraced draught's allure; checked knitted chess board vests became a fashion statement during WWI.