Details
A carved fruitwood Bears of Berne chess set Swiss, 19th century in light and darker hues, the kings and queens wearing crowns, the kings and knights holding lances, the bishop on a bale, the rook of turretted tapering form -- king 3¾in. (9.5cm.), pawn 2½in. (6.3cm.)
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Literature
A E J Mackett-Beeson, CHESSMEN, 123 illustrations in colour and black and white, Page 47, Ill.59.