λ A VICTORIAN IVORY STAUNTON PATTERN CHESS SET BY JAQUES

λ A VICTORIAN IVORY STAUNTON PATTERN CHESS SET

BY JAQUES, C.1870

natural and stained red, the underside of the white king stamped 'JAQUES LONDON', one rook and knight of each marked with a crown, in an ebonised carton-pierre Gothic box, with a plush lined interior, the underside with a shadow of the original label

the king: 7.5cm high, the pawn: 3.7cm high (33)