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A Vizigapatnam ivory and sandalwood chess set, mid 19th century
the royal pieces with openwork crowns, bishops with mitres, knights with horses' heads, rooks as imbricated turrets, all on slender baluster knopped stems and petal carved domed bases, king -- 4 3/8in. (11cm) high, pawn -- 2¼in. (5.7cm) high; and another later Indian ivory chess set
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the royal pieces with openwork crowns, bishops with mitres, knights with horses' heads, rooks as imbricated turrets, all on slender baluster knopped stems and petal carved domed bases, king -- 4 3/8in. (11cm) high, pawn -- 2¼in. (5.7cm) high; and another later Indian ivory chess set
See Illustration. (2)