It was listed by Luke Honey Ltd. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Luke Honey Ltd has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
one side stained red, the other side left natural, kings with wheat-husk decoration and reeded ball finials, queens with wheat-husk decoration and a gadrooned ball finial, bishops with split mitres, knights as carved horses’ heads, rooks as solid circular turrets with flags, pawns with ball finials, all the chessmen raised on reeded circular bases, in an oak box with a hinged lid, the interior lined with green baize.
King: 11.5cm high
Pawn: 4.4cm high
Box: 19.3cm wide, 11.9cm high, 13.6cm deep
Stock Reference: AS 2050
Luke Honey Ltd has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Luke Honey Ltd Profile Page
A Good 'Barleycorn Pattern' Bone Chess Set, Circa 1850
