A Doulton Lambeth Rook chess piece by George Tinworth, cast as a mouse atop a round castle turret,

A Doulton Lambeth Rook chess piece by George Tinworth, cast as a mouse atop a round castle turret, another mouse peering from a barred window, glazed mushroom, impressed mark and GT monogram, 8.5cm. high

Provenance

The Cornish Collection

Literature

Desmond Eyles & Louise Irvine, The Doulton Lambeth Wares, Richard Dennis Publications, page 59 for an archive photo of the Chess set, designed circa 1885.