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An English ivory chess set of barleycorn pattern
stained black and natural, early 19th century -- king 2¼in. (5.7cm), pawn 1 1/8in. (2.8cm); and an associated Regency sycamore games box, the sliding cover centred by an applied tinted print depicting the portrait head of a young woman, within an inlaid leafy wreath and multiple boxwood strung border, the compartmented interior lined in paper and fitted with wood counters
See Illustration.
stained black and natural, early 19th century -- king 2¼in. (5.7cm), pawn 1 1/8in. (2.8cm); and an associated Regency sycamore games box, the sliding cover centred by an applied tinted print depicting the portrait head of a young woman, within an inlaid leafy wreath and multiple boxwood strung border, the compartmented interior lined in paper and fitted with wood counters
See Illustration.