An Indian rock-crystal chess set

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An Indian rock-crystal chess set
carved in squat and tapering cylindrical forms with domed tops, painted in gilt with flowersprigs enclosed by borders of interlacing flowers, the undersides painted in green and red -- the largest 2.in (5.1cm) high, 19th Century, velvet box.
See Colour Plate 6.
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