A Jaques & Son ebony and boxwood weighted chess set, The Sta...

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A Jaques & Son ebony and boxwood weighted chess set, The Staunton Chess-Men, the King 11 cm high, in original mahogany box with makers paper label See illustration

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Tiny chip to crown of black king.

Tiny chip to foot rim of back knight.

Tiny split to foot rim of both black castles.

Finial loss on one of the black bishops. Various other nicks, marks and scratches commensurate with use.

A couple of the black pawns have small foot rim chips. One of the white pawns has a loss to the thin collar area. The cross on top of the white king has slight loss. Also the crown on top of the queen has a very tiny chip.

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As previously mentioned, there are a few small hairline cracks to some of the pieces at the bases

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Auction Date:
20th Sep 19 at 10am BST

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