A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY CHESS SET
CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled as Emperors and Empresses, the bishops as dignitaries, the knights on horse back, the rooks as elephants mounted with rotating cannon, the pawns as foot soldiers
The king -- 5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY CHESS SET
CANTON, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled as Emperors and Empresses, the bishops as dignitaries, the knights on horse back, the rooks as elephants mounted with rotating cannon, the pawns as foot soldiers
The king -- 5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
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