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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A NORTH EUROPEAN BONE AND HORN CHESS SET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of abstract form, the knights as horses' heads, in an assoicated mahogany box
The king -- 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 1/8 in. (2.7 cm.) high
Together with a mahogany and satinwood games-board, 19th century, raised on bone feet -- 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high; 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.) (2)
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of abstract form, the knights as horses' heads, in an assoicated mahogany box
The king -- 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 1/8 in. (2.7 cm.) high
Together with a mahogany and satinwood games-board, 19th century, raised on bone feet -- 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high; 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.) (2)
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