Jaques ‘Four Inch’ Staunton Chess Set, c. 1885

Jaques ‘Four Inch’ Staunton Chess Set, c. 1885A Jaques Staunton Weighted Boxwood & Ebony Chess Set, circa 1885 the boxwood king stamped JAQUES LONDON in black along the rim of the base, green baizes to the undersides of the chessmen, in a late 19th century F. H. Ayres mahogany box, the interior lined with green baize, with the original key King: 9. 9cm high Pawn: 5cm high Box: 20. 5cm wide Stock Reference: JR 1795

kings and queens with extensive foliate decoration

1 cm (1 ½ inches) high

Please note that as the chess set contains ‘worked' antique elephant ivory pre-dating 3 March 1947

pawns with stepped lotus leaf bases

Please note that as the chess set contains antique elephant ivory and rosewood it will require CITES export licence(s) to export to destinations outside the European Union

inside a complete set of slip-in elliptical chess pieces in red and dark blue printed card

and a mahogany back panel

circa 1820-30

Provenance: From the Collection of The Hon

with a chrome meridian and raised on a stepped Art Deco style red bakelite base (Jamaica Independent - Federation of Rhodesia - United Arab Republic)

rooks as turrets with castellations

King: 7cm high Pawn: 4