Lot 28
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A VICTORIAN IVORY 'EDINBURGH-UPRIGHT' PATTERN CHESS SET
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A VICTORIAN IVORY 'EDINBURGH-UPRIGHT' PATTERN CHESS SET

MID 19TH CENTURY

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A VICTORIAN IVORY 'EDINBURGH-UPRIGHT' PATTERN CHESS SET
MID 19TH CENTURY
The kings with urn-shaped finials and the queens with ball knopped finials
The king -- 3¼in. (8.2cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) high
Provenance
H.Y. Duke and Son, 8 April 1998.
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Lot Essay

This particular design is attributed to Lord John Hay and pre-dates the Staunton pattern by several years. It was popular in Scotland, hence the association with Edinburgh, that was marketed by Jaques, who later took on the model and produced examples in ivory, boxwood and ebony.
See Michael Mark, British Chess Sets, exhibition catalogue, Victoria and Albert Museum, Chess Collectors International, 12-24 May, 1986. Fig. 24.

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