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A French ivory chess set, 19th century
one side inset with a double ebonised band to the base, the kings with Maltese cross finials, the queens with crowns, the bishops with mitres, the knights as horses heads, the rooks as turrets, the pawns turned, losses and damages, the kings 3.1/8in. (8cm.) high, the pawns 7/8in. (2.3cm.) high
one side inset with a double ebonised band to the base, the kings with Maltese cross finials, the queens with crowns, the bishops with mitres, the knights as horses heads, the rooks as turrets, the pawns turned, losses and damages, the kings 3.1/8in. (8cm.) high, the pawns 7/8in. (2.3cm.) high