A George Merrifield ivory chess set
Lot 257
An early-mid 19th centuryCalvert style ivory chess set
Sold for £658 (US$ 1,081) inc. premium
Auction Details
A George Merrifield ivory chess set
Lot Details
An early-mid 19th centuryCalvert style ivory chess set
One side stained red the other left natural, the kings and queens with everted, pierced petalled crowns surmounted by turned finials, the bishops with open mitres, knights carved as horses' heads and pawns with spherical finials, all with turned baluster stems and circular, moulded bases, the rooks as towers, king 8cm, pawn 4cm, in a late George III mahogany box, with an ivory kite-shaped escutcheon, bearing maker's label 'G. Merrifield, fancy ivory worker and manufacturing turner... Holborn Chess & Draughtsmen and boards....', 18cm wide. (2)

Footnotes

  • See lot 186 in the Phillips' sale on 20th November 2001 for an almost identical example.
    Some similar sets with the same distinguishing features, such as the detailed crowns, have been signed 'Calvert', e.g. lot 65, Phillips' May 2000 sale.
Activities
Auction terms and conditions