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 ivory chess set,
English, circa 1860,
one side stained red, the other side left natural, the chessmen of multi-knopped form, kings with inverted urn-shaped finials, queens with large reeded ball knops, bishops with open mitres, knights as carved horses' heads with manes and black eyes, rooks as turrets with battlements, pawns with knops and reeded ball finials (some chipping in places), in a wooden box with a hinged lid,
the king 11cm high, the pawn 4.5cm high.
one side stained red, the other side left natural, the chessmen of multi-knopped form, kings with inverted urn-shaped finials, queens with large reeded ball knops, bishops with open mitres, knights as carved horses' heads with manes and black eyes, rooks as turrets with battlements, pawns with knops and reeded ball finials (some chipping in places), in a wooden box with a hinged lid,
the king 11cm high, the pawn 4.5cm high.
Sold for
£1,375
inc. premium
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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