Lot 90
90
An English ivory chess set
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An English ivory chess set

CIRCA 1850

Details
An English ivory chess set
Circa 1850
One side stained red, the opposing natural, the Royals with pierced crowns surmounted by a maltese cross and fleur-de-lis respectively
The king -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) high
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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Michael Mark, CHESSMEN PRACTICAL AND ORNAMENTAL, exhibition catalogue, May 1986, fig. 6. A comparable set was exhibited with the engraved name of William Lund, of 24 Fleet Street, circa 1850.

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