English “Fleur de Lys” Chess Set, 19th century chinese porcelain with a lid

with a lid

and a hinged boxwood inlaid board/box for chess and backgammon or tric-trac

pawns as footsoldiers and musicians

Provenance: Private Collection

queens as consorts

English “Fleur de Lys” Chess Set, 19th century chinese porcelain with a lidA Fine English Ivory Chess set, 19th century one side stained red, the other side left natural, kings with pierced crowns and surmounted with Maltese crosses, queens with Fleur de Lys, bishops with open split mitres, knights as horses heads, rooks as raised turrets with brickwork, pawns with baluster knops and ball finials King: 10cm high Pawn: 4. 3cm high Stock Reference: MM 1524 Provenance: Major British Chess Collection Important Notice on the