A Jaques Staunton Unweighted Boxwood & Ebony Chess Set, circa 1855-70
the white king stamped JAQUES LONDON on the rim of the base, knights with flat ears, upraised comb and undrilled eyes, the chessmen with green baize to the undersides, in a hinged oblong mahogany box, with two metal clasps to the front, the interior lined in green baize
Knight: 8.5cm (3.5 inches high)
Pawn: 4.6cm high
Box: 33cm wide, 12.5cm wide, 7.5cm high.
Stock Reference: MJ 1961
Reference: Sir Alan Fersht, Jaques and British Chess Company Chess Sets, 2010, page 14, figure 1: note the similarity of the knights to the two knights illustrated in the book, both dated by Fersht to 1855-70.
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A nice example of an antique 19th century Jaques Staunton chess set in a non-related, non-Jaques (but antique) box.
