Frederick the Great Chess Set, 19th century Jaques Staunton yellow label by the Gotham Pressed Steel

by the Gotham Pressed Steel Corporation of America

rooks as turrets bearing flags

one side ‘ebonised’ a dark brown colour

one side in a polished reddish brown

Reference: Michael Mark “Early English Pocket Chess Sets”

Frederick the Great Chess Set, 19th century Jaques Staunton yellow label by the Gotham Pressed SteelAn interesting Frederick the Great versus Napoleon cast metal chess set, German, early 19th century the Napoleonic side with a darker patination, the Frederick the Great side silvered, kings as Frederick and Napoleon, queens as consorts, bishops as hussars, knights as horses heads, rooks as raised turrets, pawns as Prussian Grenadiers of the Line and Napoleonic Old Guard, the king 4. 6cm high, the pawn 3. 6cm high, together with a 19th century pine