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French “Cuirassier” Chess Set, circa 1800

  • French “Cuirassier” Chess Set, circa 1800
  • French “Cuirassier” Chess Set, circa 1800
  • French “Cuirassier” Chess Set, circa 1800
  • French “Cuirassier” Chess Set, circa 1800

An interesting French polished bone and dark brown stained fruit-wood chess set, circa 1800

kings and queens with urn shaped central sections, bishops with “hats”, knights with Neo-Grecian cuirassier helmets, rooks as squat turrets, pawns with balustered columns, the king 7cm high, the pawn 3.8cm high.

Stock Reference: MM 1514

Provenance: Major British Chess Collection.

Exhibited: British Museum, 1993.

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