Luxury Wooden Backgammon Set Hand Carved - House and Courtyard

Luxury Wooden Backgammon Set Hand Carved - House and Courtyard, by Hrachya Ohanyan

A whole house, carved into the lid. Inside the round rope-ringed frame on the cover stands a two-storey home the way you would see it from the street on a summer evening: the open veranda with its balustrade running the length of the upper floor, shuttered windows below, a wooden screen at the corner, a tree leaning in from the left and a row of potted plants along a tiled terrace — every railing, every shutter slat and every pot cut in relief by master Hrachya Ohanyan. Around the scene the cover is carved into fine lattice between lobed panels, edged with a beaded rope, and the whole board is cut in a contour outline with scalloped sides and a peaked top. A luxury wooden backgammon set hand-carved from a single piece of beech at the full 23.6″ / 60 cm — a picture of home that closes with a click.

Undo the cast-bronze clasps and the 23.6″ / 60 cm hand-carved wooden backgammon board opens on a carved wheel ornament in a scrolled ring at the heart of each half, pale points tipped with fleur-de-lys flourishes and an ornate bronze hinge on the centre bar. Thirty-two checkers in light and dark wood, a dice set and the branded carrying case come with it. This is the handmade backgammon board for the family that has a house like this one somewhere — or wishes it did.

Specifications

• Size open: 60 × 60 cm / 23.6″ × 23.6″
• Size folded: 60 × 30 cm / 23.6″ × 11.8″
• Material: beech wood, carved from one piece, stained honey brown and varnished
• Motif: a two-storey house with a veranda, shuttered windows, a tree and a potted courtyard, carved in fine relief inside a round rope-ringed frame; carved lattice field, lobed panels, beaded border; wheel ornaments and fleur-de-lys points inside
• Outline: contour — scalloped sides and a peaked top, with carved stepped edges
• Hardware: cast-bronze hinges and clasps
• Entirely handmade by Hrachya Ohanyan

What's Included

• Backgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps
• 32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood, with velvet bases
• Dice set
• Branded carrying case

Why You'll Love It

• A scene, not a symbol: railings, shutters, tiles and flowerpots all cut by hand in the Hrachya Ohanyan workshop and standing off the ground — the kind of carving that keeps finding you new details a year later.
• Contour outline: the scalloped, peaked silhouette is cut into the wood itself, so closed on a shelf it reads as a carving before it reads as a game.
• Ready for the table: full-size 23.6″ / 60 cm board, checkers in light and dark wood, dice and a carrying case — open it and play.

Good to Know Before You Buy

How big is it? Open, the board is 23.6″ / 60 cm square — the standard full size for a living-room table. Closed, it is 23.6″ × 11.8″ / 60 × 30 cm and stands on its own edge.

Is the carving real? Yes. The house, the tree, the courtyard, the lattice, the rope borders and the wheel ornaments inside are all cut into the wood by hand, not printed or pressed. The honey colour is a stain in the wood under the varnish.

What about shipping and returns? Shipping is free to the US, Canada and Europe, always tracked; other countries pay a flat $100 (Brazil, Chile and New Zealand $200). Every set is covered by our 30-day returns.

Can I add a name or a date? Yes — choose the engraving option on this page and tell us the text. A name or a date turns it into a personalized backgammon set, and it is the detail people remember years later.

How do I look after it? Keep it out of direct sun and away from radiators, wipe with a dry soft cloth, and store it closed in the case.

The House on the Lid

Every family has one house it means when it says "home" — the one with the veranda where the grown-ups sat late, the courtyard where the children were sent to play, the shutters that were closed against the afternoon heat. Carvers have always liked buildings: straight lines to keep the hand honest, and a hundred small places to show off. On a nardi board the house becomes the thing you close the game on — and the reason the next game starts with a story.

About the Artist - Hrachya Ohanyan

In 1985, National Master Hrachya Ohanyan began his fine wood craft, introducing a new approach to the age-old traditions of woodworking. After many years of dedication, the Hrachya Ohanyan workshop was established in 2010. Every board passes through 14 stages of production, with 14 separate craftsmen leaving their mark before it reaches its finished form — a piece of wood artistry admired both in Armenia and around the world. Read the story of master Hrachya Ohanyan or explore the full Hrachya Ohanyan backgammon collection.

A Gift That Lasts Generations

For a new home, a house anniversary, the parents who finally finished the veranda, or the friend who talks about the family house more than the family, a hand-carved luxury wooden backgammon set with a house and courtyard on the cover is the backgammon gift set that means exactly what it shows. We send it at Christmas and on Father's Day. It gets opened, played and passed on.