22nd Sep, 2018 10:00
Art, Antiques & Jewellery
A large Whittington chess set late 19th to early 20th century, in a mahogany box, 30 x 30 cm (open).  Exhibited in the CCI exhibition at the V&A in June 1986 and illustrated in Mark: British Chess Sets, exhibit 35. Jaques’ advertisements show this as the largest size of the Whittington Chessboard. Sold with a photocopy of the chess section of Jaques’ 1927 catalogue.
Sold for £120
A large Whittington chess set late 19th to early 20th century, in a mahogany box, 30 x 30 cm (open).  Exhibited in the CCI exhibition at the V&A in June 1986 and illustrated in Mark: British Chess Sets, exhibit 35. Jaques’ advertisements show this as the largest size of the Whittington Chessboard. Sold with a photocopy of the chess section of Jaques’ 1927 catalogue.
