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    Sale 5320

    The Dr Jean-Claude Cholet Collection of Chess Sets

    London, South Kensington

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    2 May 2007

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    • AN ENGLISH BONE 'BARLEYCORN' P
    Lot 16

    AN ENGLISH BONE 'BARLEYCORN' PATTERN CHESS SET

    19TH CENTURY

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    GBP 156

    Estimate

    GBP 400 - GBP 600

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    AN ENGLISH BONE 'BARLEYCORN' PATTERN CHESS SET
    19TH CENTURY
    The kings and queens with running husk motif carved below the ribbed bodies
    The king -- 4¼in. (10.7cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) high

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    Lot Essay

    The term 'Barleycorn' typically denotes playing sets with a husk decoration, usually in bands around the kings and queens, turned and carved generally in bone throughout the 19th century. See Michael Mark, British Chess Sets, V&A and Chess Collectors International, 1986, exhibit 13 & 14.

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    This lot is offered without reserve.
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