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A green stained and natural part chess set
Chinese, 19th century
the white king and queen carved as George III and Queen Charlotte, the monarch holding a spear, the queen carrying the orb, knights modelled as knights on horseback; rooks as elephants surmounted by castellated turrets with flags and seated figures, pawns as figures with spears and some with sheilds (two green pawns missing) -- king 4¾in. (12cm.), pawn 2½in. (6.5cm.); in a Chinoiserie decorated cabinet, the Oriental figures amongst pogoda and river landscapes, the rectangular lop above two doors, wtih an open compartment for storing the chess pieces and a drawer below containing the lacquer chess board, the cabinet -- 21½in. x 11½in. x 9¾in. (54cm x 29cm x 25cm)
Chinese, 19th century
the white king and queen carved as George III and Queen Charlotte, the monarch holding a spear, the queen carrying the orb, knights modelled as knights on horseback; rooks as elephants surmounted by castellated turrets with flags and seated figures, pawns as figures with spears and some with sheilds (two green pawns missing) -- king 4¾in. (12cm.), pawn 2½in. (6.5cm.); in a Chinoiserie decorated cabinet, the Oriental figures amongst pogoda and river landscapes, the rectangular lop above two doors, wtih an open compartment for storing the chess pieces and a drawer below containing the lacquer chess board, the cabinet -- 21½in. x 11½in. x 9¾in. (54cm x 29cm x 25cm)