Luke Honey Ltd has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.
46.6cm x 47cm
Chess Squares: 5cm wide
Stock Reference: VS 1854
Reference: Sir Alan Fersht, "Jaques and British Chess Company Chess Sets", Kaissa Publications, 2010, pp. 46-53 on the history of the British Chess Company.
The British Chess Company was founded by William Moffatt and William Hughes in 1891, and for a relatively short period, became the main rival to Jaques. BCC Staunton chess sets feature knight's horse's heads in Xylonite, an early plastic, enabling sets of a decent quality to be produced without the need for skilled craftsmen.
The British Chess Company stopped trading around 1908. Consequently, BCC sets and boards are rare, and now coveted by keen collectors.
Luke Honey Ltd has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.
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Rare British Chess Company Board, 1891-1908
