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AN EARLY VICTORIAN IVORY CHESS SET
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN IVORY CHESS SET

PROBABLY THE HASTILOW WORKSHOP, CIRCA 1850

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN IVORY CHESS SET
PROBABLY THE HASTILOW WORKSHOP, CIRCA 1850
The kings with Maltese cross finials, the queens with fleur-de-lis, the rooks as castellated towers surmounted by a smaller turrets, restained
The king -- 5in. (12.7cm.) high; the pawn -- 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high
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See Victor Keats,The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, Batsford 1985. Page 126, ill. 148. shows a similar typical set made by the Hastilow family, who carved and sold sets through three generations between 1810-1904. See also Michael Mark,British Chess Sets, Exhibited at the V&A, 1986, fig.17.