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BY JACQUES, LONDON, CIRCA 1880
细节
A VICTORIAN EBONY AND BOXWOOD STAUNTON PATTERN CHESS SET
BY JACQUES, LONDON, CIRCA 1880
The white king stamped 'JACQUES LONDON', in a mahogany box; together with a Victorian mahogany travelling 'Status Quo' chess set, by Jacques & Sons, with bone pieces; a box containing a collection of painted bone alphabet letters; a Regency specimen wood octagonal box containing numerous polychrome games pieces; and a box of further ivory games pieces
The king - 3 in. (9 cm.) high (5)
BY JACQUES, LONDON, CIRCA 1880
The white king stamped 'JACQUES LONDON', in a mahogany box; together with a Victorian mahogany travelling 'Status Quo' chess set, by Jacques & Sons, with bone pieces; a box containing a collection of painted bone alphabet letters; a Regency specimen wood octagonal box containing numerous polychrome games pieces; and a box of further ivory games pieces
The king - 3 in. (9 cm.) high (5)
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