A Fine Canton or Macao Export “Burmese Pattern” Ivory Chess set of Large Size
and his language not remarkable for its refinement
one side predominantly red
in a sympathetic period style frame with old glass
Two carved ivory chess pawns attributed to a design by Edward Bird R
German “Spiked Helmet” Chess Set, circa 1870 chinese antique chess board A Fine Canton or MacaoA varnished hardwood chess set, most probably German, circa 1870 one side in ebony, bishops with flat split mitres, knights with spiked helmets, rooks as turrets with brickwork, pawns with inverted urns and bobble finials, the king 10cm high, the pawn 5. 3cm high. Unusual. Stock Reference Number: MM 1521 Provenance: Major British Chess Collection.