A Chinese ivory chess set, 19th century
A Chinese ivory chess set, 19th century

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A Chinese ivory chess set, 19th century
red stained and natural, the royal pieces with openwork crowns, the bishops with mitres, the knights with horses' heads, the rooks of castelated turret form, the pawns with oviod knopped stems and cone-shaped finials, king -- 3¾in. (9.5cm) high; pawn -- 2in. (5cm) high

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