EDINBURGH, MID 19TH CENTURY

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A SCOTTISH LABURNUM AND BOXWOOD CHESS SET
EDINBURGH, MID 19TH CENTURY
Of up-right form, the kings with urn-shaped finial and the queens with ball knopped finials
The king -- 4in. (10.2cm.) high; the pawn -- 2in. (5cm) high (32)

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Lot Essay

A similar upright set was exhibited and published in CHESSMEN PRACTICAL AND ORNAMENTAL' Michael Mark, published by Chess Collectors International, May 1986, fig.7. According to Mark this particular design is attributed to Lord John Hay and pre-dates the Staunton pattern by several years.

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