AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET
BERHAMPUR, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET BERHAMPUR, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER The kings carved as princes mounted in howdahs riding elephants, the queens as supporting princes, the bishops as lions and buffaloes, the knights as equestrian soldiers, the rooks as towers, the pawns as foot soldiers and sepoys, on double sided lotus leaf later bases The king -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 7/8in. (7.2cm.) high
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET
BERHAMPUR, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET BERHAMPUR, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER The kings carved as princes mounted in howdahs riding elephants, the queens as supporting princes, the bishops as lions and buffaloes, the knights as equestrian soldiers, the rooks as towers, the pawns as foot soldiers and sepoys, on double sided lotus leaf later bases The king -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 7/8in. (7.2cm.) high
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