Jaques Staunton Chess Set, Asprey, 1970s

Jaques Staunton Chess Set, Asprey, 1970sA Jaques Staunton Weighted Boxwood & Ebony Chess Set for Asprey, 1970s the white king stamped JAQUES (in red), the chessmen with suede to the bases stamped ASPREY LONDON in two fitted leather display book boxes of green Morocco, the interior lined in suede, with gilt titles to the spine: STAUNTON CHESSMEN, together with a leather chess board, the alternate squares in green and black, with retail label to the reverse: ASPREY LONDON. King: 9. 4cm high.

the underside of the base with green baize

Note: The original painting depicts Miss Vera Brewster of Cincinnati

taller than the bishops and raised on columns

They show her as living at at least three different addresses in those months and include two figural sets

rooks as raised monobloc turrets

23cm (9 inches) wide

Stock Reference Number: VS 1422

sold with a papier-mâché Gothic Cartonpierre Box by Jaques

kings surmounted with large crosses

queens with pierced single galleries

St Anne’s St

Stock Code: 2029