A Chinese ivory chess set
19th century
George III versus the Chinese Emperor King, stained red and natural, the Kings, Queens and Bishops as standing figures, the Knights on horseback, the Rooks as elephants and the Pawns as foot soldiers, fitted in a gilt tooled folding leather volume, the exterior with red and white chequers
The King - 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high, The Pawns - 3 1/8in. (8cm.) high
A Chinese ivory chess set
19th century
George III versus the Chinese Emperor King, stained red and natural, the Kings, Queens and Bishops as standing figures, the Knights on horseback, the Rooks as elephants and the Pawns as foot soldiers, fitted in a gilt tooled folding leather volume, the exterior with red and white chequers
The King - 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high, The Pawns - 3 1/8in. (8cm.) high
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