A BOXWOOD AND EBONY 'EDINBURGH UP-RIGHT' TYPE CHESS SET

POSSIBLY BY JAQUES & SON, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Details

A BOXWOOD AND EBONY 'EDINBURGH UP-RIGHT' TYPE CHESS SET
POSSIBLY BY JAQUES & SON, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Of typical form
The king -- 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1½ in. (3.5 cm.) high

Literature

Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 217, page 233.

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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.

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