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Jaques Staunton Weighted Chess Set, circa 1885

  • Jaques Staunton Weighted Chess Set, circa 1885
  • Jaques Staunton Weighted Chess Set, circa 1885
  • Jaques Staunton Weighted Chess Set, circa 1885
  • Jaques Staunton Weighted Chess Set, circa 1885

A weighted boxwood and ebony Staunton chess set by Jaques & Son, London, circa 1885-90

both kings stamped JAQUES LONDON on the rim of the bases in black, loaded bases and crowns to black knight and rook and white knight and rook (with green baizes to the underside), in a mahogany box with green label “The Staunton Chess-Men...Two Prize Medals Awarded, 1862...Jaques & Son, London” (and Howard Staunton’s facsimile signature) with key

King: the king 3 ½ inches (9cm) high

Pawn: the pawn 1¾ inches (4.5cm) high

Box: 18.5cm wide

Reference: Sir Alan Fersht, Jaques and British Chess Company Chess Sets, Kaissa Publications, 2010, page 9 for a similar green label.

Stock Reference: MW 1476

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