Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 21st October 2020
Lot 402
λ A VICTORIAN IVORY STAUNTON PATTERN CHESS SET BY JAQUES
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
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)