{"product_id":"luxury-village-hand-mill-walnut-backgammon-set-ararat-outline","title":"Luxury Village Hand Mill Walnut Backgammon Set with Ararat Outline","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Village Hand Mill Walnut Backgammon Set with Ararat Outline by Hrachya Ohanyan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo women at their work in deep relief — one turning a hand mill, one at the butter churn hanging from a tree — with houses and orchards behind, under the peaks of Ararat carved along the top edge. This is the 60 cm \/ 23.6″ luxury walnut backgammon set made by Hrachya Ohanyan, with hornbeam inlay, 32 checkers, dice and a branded case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the board for the family that came from a village like this one, the collector who already owns the maker's other scenes, and the house where the good things stay on the table. The women's headscarves, the stones of the wall, the leaves of every tree stand clear of the ground; a rococo scroll frame and a faceted lattice run round the scene, and the mountain's twin peaks rise from the lid itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, the walnut field carries points and wheel ornaments inlaid in pale hornbeam, with the maker's stamped hinge on the bar. The back cover is a chequerboard in carved basket weave with an eternity whirl in deep relief at each end. For the milestone birthday, the parents' anniversary, and the wall in the diaspora that already has the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize open: 60 × 60 cm \/ 23.6″ × 23.6″\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize folded: 60 × 30 cm \/ 23.6″ × 11.8″\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: walnut wood with hornbeam inlay, finished with beeswax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarving: village scene in deep relief — hand mill, butter churn, houses, orchards — in a rococo scroll frame with faceted lattice; Ararat peaks carved along the top edge; basket-weave chequerboard and eternity whirls on the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline: Mount Ararat — the twin peaks carved along the top edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware: cast-bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCraftsmanship: entirely handmade by Hrachya Ohanyan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved backgammon board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 beech and walnut checkers with velvet bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDice set cut from billiard balls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBranded carrying case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA whole day on one lid:\u003c\/strong\u003e two women at their work, a wall, a churn on its branch, trees down to the last leaf — carved deep enough to cast their own shadows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe mountain is the board:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ararat is not a picture on the lid but the shape of it — closed, the board stands with the summits up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMake it theirs:\u003c\/strong\u003e add a name or a date at checkout to mark a birthday, a retirement or years of games together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to Know Before You Buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the carving real?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — in deep relief from the solid walnut: the figures, the mill, the churn, the houses and trees all stand off the ground, and the scroll frame, the lattice and the basket weave on the back are carved the same way. The pale points and wheels inside are hornbeam set into the walnut. The surface is beeswax, not varnish. Nothing is printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat about shipping and returns?\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I look after it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from radiators. Wipe with a dry, soft cloth and store it closed in its carrying case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist - \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hrachya-ohanyan\"\u003eHrachya Ohanyan\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNational Master \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hrachya-ohanyan\"\u003eHrachya Ohanyan\u003c\/a\u003e began his fine woodcraft in 1985 and founded his workshop in Yerevan in 2010. This board belongs to his collection of wooden backgammon sets, each one made by hand by the craftspeople of that workshop. Read \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hrachya-ohanyan\"\u003eHrachya Ohanyan's story\u003c\/a\u003e or explore the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hrachya-ohanyan-backgammons\"\u003ebackgammon collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hrachya-ohanyan\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Master Hrachya Ohanyan holding a hand-carved grape-vine panel in his workshop\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/5341\/2966\/files\/DREM_7139.webp?v=1745767031\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso known as nardi (нарды), nardy, tavla or shesh besh.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hrachya Ohanyan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47206212272230,"sku":"12156-2","price":3822.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/5341\/2966\/files\/639d832454fc3_img-639d832454dc6.jpg?v=1789740088","url":"https:\/\/lionlaurel.com\/products\/luxury-village-hand-mill-walnut-backgammon-set-ararat-outline","provider":"LionLaurel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}