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A GROUP OF FOUR INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS PIECES
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A GROUP OF FOUR INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS PIECES

BERHAMPORE, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A GROUP OF FOUR INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS PIECES
BERHAMPORE, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Comprising; two rooks modelled as turrets, one with a red stained base; and two pawns, modelled as sepoys
The rook -- 3in. (7.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 3 1/8in. (8cm.) high (4)
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Lot Essay

See Victor Keats,The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, Batsford Ltd. p. 81, plate 2 illustrates the 'Clive of India', carved in Bengal. The sentry figure on the John Company side was typically carved to represent the figure of John Bull.

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