Lot Essay
A Wedgwood chess set of this type, after Flaxman and inlaid in the manner of Henri Deux, possibly one and the same as the present lot, is recorded in The Art Journal of 1873.
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CIRCA 1870-90, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, THE MODELS DESIGNED BY JOHN FLAXMAN IN 1783, THE INLAY LIKELY BY THOMAS MELLOR
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A WEDGWOOD QUEENSWARE 'HENRI DEUX' PART CHESS SET
CIRCA 1870-90, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, THE MODELS DESIGNED BY JOHN FLAXMAN IN 1783, THE INLAY LIKELY BY THOMAS MELLOR
In the St. Porchaire style, each painted and inlaid with anthemion, foliate and geometric bands; the black pieces including a queen, a king, a knight, two bishops, two rooks and five figural pawns; the white pieces including a queen, a king, a bishop, a knight, two rooks and eight figural pawns
4 ¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 1870-90, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, THE MODELS DESIGNED BY JOHN FLAXMAN IN 1783, THE INLAY LIKELY BY THOMAS MELLOR
In the St. Porchaire style, each painted and inlaid with anthemion, foliate and geometric bands; the black pieces including a queen, a king, a knight, two bishops, two rooks and five figural pawns; the white pieces including a queen, a king, a bishop, a knight, two rooks and eight figural pawns
4 ¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high