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150 AN EARLY JAQUES STAUNTON OF LONDON IVORY CHESS SET,

c.1850, one side stained red and the other left natural, some pieces with original applied green diamond registration labels to the

bases dated 1st March 1849, the king side rooks and knights stamped with crown, contained in Carton Pierre casket box of typical

gothic form. The kings 8.9cm high, the pawns 4.3cm high

€ 2,500 - 3,500

151 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IVORY CHINESE EXPORT ‘KING GEORGE’ CANTONESE CHESS SET,

one side stained red, the other left natural, the natural side finely carved into figures representing King George III and Queen

Charlotte, along with bishops as clergymen, knights as horsemen and rooks as elephants, the stained side carved into figures

representing the Chinese Emperor and Empress, the bishops as mandarins, the knights as horsemen and the rooks as ele-

phants. King George and the Chinese Emperor c.12cm tall, the pawns 6.5cm tall

€ 1,200 - 1,800