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Anglo-Indian Export Chess Set, circa 1840

  • Anglo-Indian Export Chess Set, circa 1840
  • Anglo-Indian Export Chess Set, circa 1840
  • Anglo-Indian Export Chess Set, circa 1840
  • Anglo-Indian Export Chess Set, circa 1840

A good Anglo-Indian Export ivory chess set, circa 1840

one side stained green, the other side stained dark chocolate brown, kings and queens with large reeded knops under spire finials, bishops with pierced mitres, knights as horse’s heads over baluster knopped columns, rooks as raised turrets with brickwork, pawns with slender baluster stems, all the chessmen over stepped circular bases, the king 12.4cm high, the pawn 4.4cm high.

Stock Reference Number: MM 1523

Provenance: Major British Chess Collection

 

Important Notice on the export of antique elephant ivory (CITES)

Please note that as the chess set contains antique elephant ivory it will require a CITES export licence to export to destinations outside the European Union. Due to recent US legislation, it is with regret that we are unable to export this item to the United States of America. Please contact me if you need further information.

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