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For a similar Anglo-Indian ivory set see Bloomsbury Auctions, London, November 2005, lot 250.
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MID 19TH CENTURY
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN TURNED IVORY 'MONOBLOC' CHESS SET
MID 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with ball knopped finials above concentric baluster and bulbous bodies, later re-stained black
The king -- 3½in. (8.8cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) high
MID 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with ball knopped finials above concentric baluster and bulbous bodies, later re-stained black
The king -- 3½in. (8.8cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) high
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