An arbutus wood chess set,
Killarney, Ireland, circa 1880,
one side slightly darker, kings with cogged crowns and spire finials, queens with ball finials, bishops with bud-shaped tops, knights as flat horses' heads, rooks as turrets, pawns with ball finials and baluster knops,
the king 9cm high, the pawn 5cm high.
one side slightly darker, kings with cogged crowns and spire finials, queens with ball finials, bishops with bud-shaped tops, knights as flat horses' heads, rooks as turrets, pawns with ball finials and baluster knops,
the king 9cm high, the pawn 5cm high.
Sold for
£675
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Reference: "Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten", Edition Braus, page 240, figure 228, for a similar Irish chess set.
Although the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is relatively common in Killarney National Park, it is one of Ireland's rarest native tree species and is found in very few locations outside Killarney. It is found on cliff tops and the edges of the woodlands around the lake of the park.
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