Live Auction 5289Christie's Interiors
A VICTORIAN BOXWOOD AND EBONY 'ROYAL CHESS MEN' SET
Lot 281

A VICTORIAN BOXWOOD AND EBONY 'ROYAL CHESS MEN' SET

BY THE BRITISH CHESS COMPANY, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed7 October 2014

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GBP 2,125

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A VICTORIAN BOXWOOD AND EBONY 'ROYAL CHESS MEN' SET
BY THE BRITISH CHESS COMPANY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The knights with cast xylonite heads, the rooks stamped with crown marks, fitted in a mahogany box with paper label printed ' Registered 177079 / The Royal Chessmen No. with indistinct ink marks \ For suitable Board see Price List. Sole Manufactures \ THE BRITISH CHESS COMPY. STROUD (GLOS)'
The king -- 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

The BCC, as it's known, was established to rival Jaques & Son and was founded by William Moffatt (1843-1918) and William Hughes, who started manufacturing in 1891 when they registered their two designs; the Royal Chessmen and Imperial Staunton. They embraced new materials and processes, notably xylonite (created in 1869) which is more commonly known as celluloid.