A Canton "King George" Ivory Chess Set

An Antique Chinese Export Cantonese Ivory Figural Chess Set, circa 1820

Name: A Canton "King George" Ivory Chess Set
Price: 2000.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

one side stained red, the other side left natural, white king as George III, white queen as Charlotte, white bishops as Christian clerics, red king as the Chinese Emperor Chi'en Lung, red queen as the Chinese Empress, red bishops as mandarins, knights as horsemen, rooks as elephants bearing flags, pawns as footsoliders

King: 12.5cm (5 inches) high

Pawn: 6.6cm (2 ¾ inches) high

Stock Reference: PS 1007

Reference: Carl. L. Crossman, "The Decorative Arts of the China Trade", Antique Collector's Club, pages 294-296.

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