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
A "Reversible Chess" set,
by John Burgess & Sons, 19th century,
a turned boxwood and ebony disc chess set, each disc with a printed insert depicting the various chessmen, in the original wooden box with a sliding lid and printed trade label: John Burgess & Son's Reversible Chess...A useful invention...This set of men can be played either for chess or drafts, merely by reversing the sides,
each disc 3.5cm in diameter, the box 16.5cm long.
a turned boxwood and ebony disc chess set, each disc with a printed insert depicting the various chessmen, in the original wooden box with a sliding lid and printed trade label: John Burgess & Son's Reversible Chess...A useful invention...This set of men can be played either for chess or drafts, merely by reversing the sides,
each disc 3.5cm in diameter, the box 16.5cm long.
Sold for
£1,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- An unusual and scarce Victorian variation on the game of chess.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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