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93 A WHITE METAL BUST CHESS SET PORTRAYING THE CONQUISTADORS AND AZTECS,

each piece stamped with Spanish hallmarks and ‘.800’ standard, one side representing the

Conquistadors, the other representing the Aztecs; together with a chess board with emblems of the Conquistadors and Aztecs to

the corners of the board. The Conquistador king 9.5cm high,

Conquistador pawn 6.5cm high, Aztec king 8.5cm high, Aztec pawn 6.5cm high

€ 800 - 1,200

94 AN EARLY JAQUES STAUNTON BOXWOOD AND EBONY CHESS SET,

c.1849 - 50, the boxwood king stamped

‘J. JAQUES LONDON’ to the base, the

king side rooks and knights stamped

with crown, contained within a green

felt-lined mahogany Staunton box. The

kings 8.9cm high, pawns 4.3cm high

€ 800 - 1,200