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A carved natural and red stained ivory chess set
Chinese, 19th century
the white king and queen carved as George III and Queen Charlotte,the crowned monarch carrying the orb, the queen holding a spear, her right arm raised, the knights modelled as figures on horseback, the rooks as elephants, the white pawns with rifles -- king 5in. (12.7cm.), pawn 2 7/8in. (7.5cm.); on an ebonised and green velvet stand and under a (cracked) glass dome
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Chinese, 19th century
the white king and queen carved as George III and Queen Charlotte,the crowned monarch carrying the orb, the queen holding a spear, her right arm raised, the knights modelled as figures on horseback, the rooks as elephants, the white pawns with rifles -- king 5in. (12.7cm.), pawn 2 7/8in. (7.5cm.); on an ebonised and green velvet stand and under a (cracked) glass dome
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