A CHINESE-EXPORT CARVED IVORY FIGURAL SET
CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens as Imperial Emperors and Emperesses, in a mahogany box with sliding lid
The king -- 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
Together with a part Chinese-Export carved ivory figural chess set, late 19th century, lacking two pawns; the King -- 3 7/8in. (9.8cm) high; the pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
A CHINESE-EXPORT CARVED IVORY FIGURAL SET
CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens as Imperial Emperors and Emperesses, in a mahogany box with sliding lid
The king -- 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
Together with a part Chinese-Export carved ivory figural chess set, late 19th century, lacking two pawns; the King -- 3 7/8in. (9.8cm) high; the pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high