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19TH CENTURY
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AN INDIAN IVORY MINIATURE FIGURAL CHESS SET
19TH CENTURY
The queens as seated figures, the kings as horseman, the bishops as camels, the knights as horses, the rooks as elephants, the pawns as dwarves and cannon
The king -- 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 in. (2.8 cm.) high
Together with a South European bone and ivory inlaid hardwood games board, Spanish or Italian, 16th 17th century, the exterior for chess or draughts, the interior for backgammon (2)
19TH CENTURY
The queens as seated figures, the kings as horseman, the bishops as camels, the knights as horses, the rooks as elephants, the pawns as dwarves and cannon
The king -- 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 in. (2.8 cm.) high
Together with a South European bone and ivory inlaid hardwood games board, Spanish or Italian, 16th 17th century, the exterior for chess or draughts, the interior for backgammon (2)
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