Elie Bleu Backgammon Flor de Alba
A set of fine art game cabinet.
It is said in Douglas Sutherland's book "The English Gentleman" that every gentleman should know how to play backgammon.
It is one of the oldest board games in the world and has existed in England since the 16th century. Many homes and properties have been lost by unsuccessfully playing backgammon.
A racing game, backgammon is a delicate balance between risk taking and being prudent. The double emphasis of having one's pawns advanced as quickly as possible, while aiming to slowing down the progress of one's opponent's pawns, brings to the game its attractiveness, allowing intrepid players, as well as the more cautious ones, to express themselves and to fully enjoy this board game.
In a previous Grauer Journal, we talked about the compatibility between poker and cigars, explained by the effects cigars can have, such as: relaxation, concentration and confidence boosts, which are all attributes that can help to better manage any adrenaline rush a card distribution and the exciting game itself can generate. The same can be true for backgammon.
On a cold winter's evening with a roaring fire, a good cigar and a glass of your favorite whisky, backgammon aéways offers a most enjoyable distraction.
So, in keeping up with our passion for the finer things in live evolving around the cigar and the love of attention to details, has us introduce you to a backgammon game of rare elegance, made by the House of Elie Bleu.
As mentionned in various articles dedicated to Elie Bleu's products, this Parisian company truly is the expression of the famous "French know-how" and clearly takes on its full meaning. The brand is acclaimed worldwide by a discerning clientele who swears by these quality products belonging to the world of "la tabletterie": luxury boxes and furniture for cigars, watches and jewelry. Unique objects made from rare wood species, manufactured in a very "haute couture" spirit of exceptional craftsmanship!
For decades, Elie Bleu pours all his creativity into his products, faithfully preserving the quality of their production reaching an exceptional level of know-how and a meticulous selection of the most precious raw material and rarest exotic essences.
One of the company's flagship collections, in addition to the famous "Casa Cubana", is the exceptional "Flor de Alba" which now includes a new backgammon set. This collection celebrates the colorful "romantic" decorations used to cover the traditional cedar boxes of Cuban cigars. This cheery decoration style is made of stained sycamore.
The backgammon board is decorated of marquetry and varnished to offer the best possible quality. In fact, upon opening this luxurious cabinet, you immediately observe an incredibly fine marquetry art work featuring cigars. The most Maduro amongst all are made of Macassar ebony and the most Claro are made out of smoked Red Gum. On a second glance, you will notice that one of them is lit, as if to remind us that cigars, even the most precious ones, are meant to be savored.
Like all Elie Bleu boxes, the “Flor de Alba Backgammon” will become a legacy that can be passed on to future generations. The marquetry art work, using the iconography of several pre-revolutionary Cuban cigar factories, before the revolution, bring back to life these vanished cigar plants through this resolutely distinguished game cabinet. A truly exceptional gift or personal treasure to keep over generations.
Elie Bleu - Backgammon - Flor de Alba - available in red and black
Dimension: L54,5 cm x H7 cm x P35,7 cm
Exterior in wavy sycamore stain and marquetry
Marquetry interior
Pieces in galalite
4 dice and 1 doubling cube
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