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CANTON, MID-19TH CENTURY
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A CHINESE-EXPORT CARVED IVORY 'BURMESE' IVORY CHESS SET
CANTON, MID-19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens each with pierced crowns, the bishops with mitres, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as turrets with relief carved landscapes surmounted by flags
The kings -- 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high; the pawns -- 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
CANTON, MID-19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens each with pierced crowns, the bishops with mitres, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as turrets with relief carved landscapes surmounted by flags
The kings -- 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high; the pawns -- 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
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