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PROBABLY PUNJAB, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A NORTH INDIAN IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
PROBABLY PUNJAB, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The Sikh v Chinese army, the kings and queens as seated figures, the bishops as elephants, the knights as horses, the rooks as camels
The king -- 1½ in. (3.8 cm.); the pawn -- 1.1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high
PROBABLY PUNJAB, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The Sikh v Chinese army, the kings and queens as seated figures, the bishops as elephants, the knights as horses, the rooks as camels
The king -- 1½ in. (3.8 cm.); the pawn -- 1.1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high
Literature
G. Williams, Master Pieces, Apple Press, 2000, p. 106..
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