Lot Essay
For a similar stained red set, circa 1870, see Bloomsbury Auctions, London, November 2005, lot 255.
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VIZAGAPATAM, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN TURNED AND CARVED IVORY CHESS SET
VIZAGAPATAM, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with elongated pierced finials, the bishops with pierced mitres, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as raised turrets with flags, one side stained green
The king -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high
VIZAGAPATAM, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with elongated pierced finials, the bishops with pierced mitres, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as raised turrets with flags, one side stained green
The king -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high
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