A Jaques Style "Barleycorn Pattern" Bone Chess Set, circa 1840-60
one side stained red, the other side left natural, kings with concentric rings to the central sections, queens with concentric rings and reeded ball finials, bishops with mitres, knights as horses' heads with black eyes, rooks as turrets with 'look out' huts surmounted with flags, pawns with reeded ball finials, in a late 20th century maple lidded box
