Note From Luke

antique-staunton-chess-set-circa-1880

Nice ‘toffee’ colour and figuring to the boxwood.

antique-staunton-chess-set-circa-1880

Nice ‘toffee’ colour and figuring to the boxwood.

victorian-games-compendium-1

Nice example of a decorative mid/late Victorian Games Compendium, with the original key. The games include Halma and Chess, and comes with two packs of miniature playing cards for Patience...

victorian-games-compendium-1

Nice example of a decorative mid/late Victorian Games Compendium, with the original key. The games include Halma and Chess, and comes with two packs of miniature playing cards for Patience...

minoru-the-new-race-game-by-john-jaques-circa-1910

The game was invented by E. St Clair and marketed by Jaques & Son Ltd as 'Minoru' in December, 1909- named after King Edward VII's horse which famously won the...

minoru-the-new-race-game-by-john-jaques-circa-1910

The game was invented by E. St Clair and marketed by Jaques & Son Ltd as 'Minoru' in December, 1909- named after King Edward VII's horse which famously won the...

jaques-ascot-racing-game-circa-1880-90

This early game from Jaques & Son features an ingenious method of determining the winner of the race. The game is contained in a mahogany box, with eight cast-lead racehorses...

jaques-ascot-racing-game-circa-1880-90

This early game from Jaques & Son features an ingenious method of determining the winner of the race. The game is contained in a mahogany box, with eight cast-lead racehorses...

mahogany-chess-board-circa-1950

mahogany-chess-board-circa-1950

Solid, well-constructed wooden board, suitable for a smaller chess sets. The squares are 3.6cm wide, and the board stands about 1.3cm high.

mahogany-chess-board-circa-1950

Solid, well-constructed wooden board, suitable for a smaller chess sets. The squares are 3.6cm wide, and the board stands about 1.3cm high.

staunton-chess-set-in-the-whitty-style-circa-1890

The set show similarities to a wooden Staunton set in the collection of Jon Crumiller- note the wider bases of the Kings and Queens and slanting columns. Not much is...

staunton-chess-set-in-the-whitty-style-circa-1890

The set show similarities to a wooden Staunton set in the collection of Jon Crumiller- note the wider bases of the Kings and Queens and slanting columns. Not much is...