1 May 2012
13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
An Indian ivory and sadeli-work games box/board,
Surat, circa 1865,
the exterior for chess, the interior for backgammon, the points in ebony and ivory, 43cm wide; together with a mid/late 19th century "Staunton Pattern" weighted boxwood and ebony chess set (some chipping and crosses missing), the king 9cm high, the pawn 5cm high
(2).
the exterior for chess, the interior for backgammon, the points in ebony and ivory, 43cm wide; together with a mid/late 19th century "Staunton Pattern" weighted boxwood and ebony chess set (some chipping and crosses missing), the king 9cm high, the pawn 5cm high
(2).
Sold for
£475
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Reference: Amin Jaffer, "Furniture from British India and Ceylon", page 322, plate 139 shows a very similar box.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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