Antique Jaques Staunton ‘four Inch’ Chess Set, Circa 1890-95
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This antique has been viewed 14 times in the past month with the most views from Finland.
Description
Antique Jaques Staunton Weighted Boxwood & Ebony Chess Set, circa 1890-95 both kings stamped JAQUES LONDON on the rim of the bases, the chessmen with green baizes to the undersides, in a mahogany box lined with green baize and green label: THE STAUNTON CHESSMEN... Howard Staunton's facsimile signature... JAQUES & SON, LONDON (no key) King: 10.1cm (4 inches) high Pawn: 5.4cm high Box: 20.6m wide, 9.7cm high, 5.6cm deep Reference: Alan Fersht, Jaques and British Chess Company Chess Sets, Kaissa Publications, 2010, page 9 for a similar 1890-95 green label 'no hyphen in chessmen, both kings stamped...' Stock Reference: AS 1969 Internal Ref: AS 1969
Declaration
This item is antique. The date of manufacture has been declared as Victorian.
Dimensions
Height = 9.7 cm (3.8")
Width = 20.6 cm (8.1")
Depth = 5.6 cm (2.2")
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