A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
CANTON, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens representing Imperial Emperors and Empresses, bishops as mandarins and courtiers, the knights on horseback, the rooks as elephants, the pawns as warriors
The king -- 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) including sword; the pawn -- 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high
Together with original Chinese hardwood fitted box, the interior silk-lined interior with two lift-out trays -- 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide (2)
A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
CANTON, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens representing Imperial Emperors and Empresses, bishops as mandarins and courtiers, the knights on horseback, the rooks as elephants, the pawns as warriors
The king -- 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) including sword; the pawn -- 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high
Together with original Chinese hardwood fitted box, the interior silk-lined interior with two lift-out trays -- 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide (2)
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