22nd Sep, 2018 10:00
Art, Antiques & Jewellery
An unweighted boxwood and ebony Jaques Staunton chess set K’s 3.5 inches (8.9cm), pawns 1.75 inches (4.4cm), Anderssen drop jaw knights, King’s side knights and rooks with crowns, white king signed Jaques London. C.1860-1865 – see Fersht: Jaques Staunton Chess Sets 1849-1939, p.25.
Sold for £550
An unweighted boxwood and ebony Jaques Staunton chess set K’s 3.5 inches (8.9cm), pawns 1.75 inches (4.4cm), Anderssen drop jaw knights, King’s side knights and rooks with crowns, white king signed Jaques London. C.1860-1865 – see Fersht: Jaques Staunton Chess Sets 1849-1939, p.25.
