Luke Honey Ltd has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
one side stained red, the other side left natural, each chessman with carved Acanthus Leaf foliate decoration, kings surmounted with Maltese crosses, queens with flame finials, bishops with split mitres, knights as carved horses' heads with painted eyes, rooks as castellated turrets, pawns with ball finials, in a 19th century mahogany box, with a hinged lid, the interior lined with green baize
King: 9.8cm high
Pawn: 4.9cm high
Box: 27cm wide, 13.6cm deep, 7cm high
Stock Reference: MJ 1973
Luke Honey Ltd has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Antique Edinburgh Upright Bone Chess Set, circa 1870
