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A KHOLMOGORY WALRUS IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET, late 18th/early 19th century
The sides ditinguished by painted hats and pennants to the ships, the kings a throned monarchs, the viziers as standing warriors, bishops as elephants with and without mahouts respectively, knights as equestrian figures, rooks as sailing vessels, pawns as foot soldiers, one pawn lacking, polychromy later or refreshed
king -- 3¼in. (8.4cm) high
pawn -- 2¼in. (5.8cm) high
The sides ditinguished by painted hats and pennants to the ships, the kings a throned monarchs, the viziers as standing warriors, bishops as elephants with and without mahouts respectively, knights as equestrian figures, rooks as sailing vessels, pawns as foot soldiers, one pawn lacking, polychromy later or refreshed
king -- 3¼in. (8.4cm) high
pawn -- 2¼in. (5.8cm) high