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A black and white wooden chess set £30-50

The chess set comes with a red lined box which is in pieces but is complete adn has a Staunton label to teh top. The set itself is actually made up of 3 sets, the majority of it matches, but 2 black pawns and 3 white pawns and 1 of the white rooks arenot original to the set. In the additional images of the pawns, it si the one to the far left which matches the rest of the set having a double rim to the collar and the other pawns which are \"fill-ins\". The two white rooks are slightly different sizes and both are marked with a crown to the top. All of the pieces are in good order and all 4 of the knights are ivory/bone on wooden bases. The king is approx 9cm high.

From Wooden Items in the Metalware, Collectors Items, Ephemera, Fabrics, Toys, Curios etc section in our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 1st of October 2008