Note From Luke
staunton-ships-set-19th-century
Lovely example of an antique ship's, "campaign" or maritime chess set. The chessmen are in the famous Staunton pattern, first patented in 1849, and have pegs to their undersides, which...
staunton-ships-set-19th-century
Lovely example of an antique ship's, "campaign" or maritime chess set. The chessmen are in the famous Staunton pattern, first patented in 1849, and have pegs to their undersides, which...
japanese-figural-chess-set-1930-39
Japanese figural chess sets tend to be much rarer than their Chinese equivalents- I suspect because fewer examples were made. This is an especially interesting set of the type- as...
japanese-figural-chess-set-1930-39
Japanese figural chess sets tend to be much rarer than their Chinese equivalents- I suspect because fewer examples were made. This is an especially interesting set of the type- as...
chinese-mahjong-set-shanghai-1920s-1
Nice example of a Shanghai Export mahjong set. These were made in workshops in the Shanghai area, and exported to the United States and Western Europe during the Mahjong craze...
chinese-mahjong-set-shanghai-1920s-1
Nice example of a Shanghai Export mahjong set. These were made in workshops in the Shanghai area, and exported to the United States and Western Europe during the Mahjong craze...
victoria-albert-bois-durci-plaques
'Bois Durci' (literally 'Hardened Wood') was patented by Francois Charles Lepage in 1856. It was an innovative attempt to produce a man-made material which could be substituted for wood. His...
victoria-albert-bois-durci-plaques
'Bois Durci' (literally 'Hardened Wood') was patented by Francois Charles Lepage in 1856. It was an innovative attempt to produce a man-made material which could be substituted for wood. His...
jaques-staunton-weighted-boxwood-chess-set-circ...
Lovely example of a 1930s Jaques Staunton in an above-average immaculate condition. The classic Staunton pattern was invented in 1849, patented by Jaques of London, and endorsed by Grand Master,...
jaques-staunton-weighted-boxwood-chess-set-circ...
Lovely example of a 1930s Jaques Staunton in an above-average immaculate condition. The classic Staunton pattern was invented in 1849, patented by Jaques of London, and endorsed by Grand Master,...