Antique Leuchars Cartonpierre Chess Board

Antique Leuchars Cartonpierre Chess BoardA Cartonpierre Chess Board by Leuchars of Piccadilly, 19th Century cloth hinge, the exterior with papier mache mounts in the Gothic style over red leather, the interior with alternate chess squares in red and cream with gilt highlights, green borders with Gothic decoration in gilt, signed LEUCHARS PICCADILLY in Gothic font (some wear) Length: 52cm Width (when closed): 27cm Width (when open flat): 52cm Stock Reference: SK 1713

An invaluable reference source for collectors of antique chess sets

presumably symbolic

in a wooden box with clamshell gilt-metal clasp

period glass

The exhibition featured chess sets by 20th century and contemporary artists including: Marcel Duchamp

the pegged bone chessmen stained red and left natural

England for School Prints Ltd

Sarah Ann(e) Graydon (“Ann(e”) is spelled both ways in her registration design applications) was born in Ireland in 1829 or 1830

queens with reeded balls and Fleur de Lys

A rare ‘chess timing’ or ‘tumbling’ clock by Fattorini & Sons

Dimensions: 31cm x 41cm

The plate 35cm x 21cm