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A stained and carved wood magnetic chess set, 20th century
the royal pieces, bishops and pawns of stylised form with bobbin turned tapering stems, the knights as horses heads, the rooks as turrets, minor damages, the kings -- 3.3/8in. (8.5cm) high, the pawns -- 1¾in. (4.5cm) high; the magnetic board with silvered and gilt squares within a wood frame
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the royal pieces, bishops and pawns of stylised form with bobbin turned tapering stems, the knights as horses heads, the rooks as turrets, minor damages, the kings -- 3.3/8in. (8.5cm) high, the pawns -- 1¾in. (4.5cm) high; the magnetic board with silvered and gilt squares within a wood frame
See Illustration