An English ivory chess set, circa 1860 lithograph london the other side the chessmen

the other side the chessmen individually carved in folk dress

Stock Reference: 1260

Reference: Michael Mark

4cm diameter

the red label to the underside of the base "Jaques London" with Howard Staunton's facsimile signature

An English ivory chess set, circa 1860 lithograph london the other side the chessmenAn English ivory chess set, circa 1860 one side stained red, the other side left natural, kings and queens carved with foliate or flame leaf decoration, bishops as open mitres, knights as horse's heads, rooks as raised turrets with finials, pawns with baluster knops and ball finials, the king 10cm high, the pawn 4. 5cm high. Stock Reference Number: BL 1054