Lot Essay
Victor Keats, The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, St Martins Press, 1985. A similar chess set is illustrated (fig. 201) on page 175 and other examples cited on page 172
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A Cantonese ivory figural chess set, late 19th century
Stained red and natural, the figures raised on puzzle ball stems, featuring King George III and Queen Charlotte versus the Chinese Court, the knights on horseback, the rooks as turreted elephants, pawns on horseback, some parts lacking, in a painted circular box - king 6.5/8in. (16.8cm.), pawn 3.1/8in. (8cm.) high
Stained red and natural, the figures raised on puzzle ball stems, featuring King George III and Queen Charlotte versus the Chinese Court, the knights on horseback, the rooks as turreted elephants, pawns on horseback, some parts lacking, in a painted circular box - king 6.5/8in. (16.8cm.), pawn 3.1/8in. (8cm.) high