Games Box; 1600-1700; Eger Work made by Johann Karl Haberstumpf and Adam Eck. The town of Eger in Bohemia (southern Germany) was the centre of a specialised type of woodworking in the 17th century. Here; craftsmen created detailed pictures; using layers of carefully selected woods which were glued on to a background and then carved to make a relief marquetry panel. It was known as Egerwork. This highly artistic and painstaking work was mainly used to decorate altar fronts; luxury cabinets and gamesboards. Egerwork panels are usually highly detailed and the battle scene on the cover of this board is typical. In contrast; the backgammon board has been made by laying strips of veneer into a base panel to produce a flush surface. This is known as inlaid marquetry.