A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
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A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET

CANTON, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
CANTON, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The white king and queen modelled as George III and Queen Charlotte, the green stained side modelled as Imperial rulers, the bishops as mandarins, the knights on horse back, the rooks as elephants surmounted by mahouts and turrets, the pawns as foot soldiers
The king -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 3/8in. (6cm.) high
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