A BURMESE LACQUERED WOOD CHESS SET, POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY

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A BURMESE LACQUERED WOOD CHESS SET, POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY
Distinguished in red and black hues, the royal pieces shown down on one knee and each holding two swords, the bishops as elephants, the black bishops with mahouts, the knights equestrian, the rooks as temples, the pawns as warriors shown down on one knee, some wearing hats, each of the pieces applied with paper lables to the bases, some inscribed and dated ON LOAN FROM Lt Col. Maissey, Feb 13 1866
the kings -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm) and 3¾in. (9.5cm) high, the pawns -- 3¼in. (8.3cm) to 2½in. (6.3cm) high

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collectors, Batsford, London 1985. Fig.50.

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