AN INDIAN IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' FIGURAL CHESS SET
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AN INDIAN IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' FIGURAL CHESS SET

PROBABLY BERHAMPUR, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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AN INDIAN IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' FIGURAL CHESS SET
PROBABLY BERHAMPUR, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled as princes in howdahs atop elephants, the bishops as mounted camels, knights on horseback, the rooks elephants with mahouts and riders, the pawns as foot soldiers, re-stained
The king -- 2½in. (6.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2in. (5cm.) high
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