AN ANGLO-INDIAN TURNED AND CARVED IVORY CHESS SET
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN TURNED AND CARVED IVORY CHESS SET

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 turrets, on stylised lotus leaf knopped stems and bases, one side stained green
The king -- 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high
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