Ref340      Fine Canton 'Burmese' Pattern Set & Board Circa 1840-60       2600 GBP
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Fine Canton export Ivory chess set , one side stained red other side left natural, kings & queens with pierced carved crowns , bishops with carved decorated mitres, knights as fine carved horses heads , rooks as towers surrmounted by flags.

Set comes with period black laquer Canton games board the exterior for chess with gilded decoration to borders, the interior with gilded backgammon board, with 30 pierced ivory backgammon counters one side stained red other side left natural & two ivory dice shakers carved with oriental scenes.


Kings 4.5" / 11.5cm Tall


Board 16.5" x 17" / 42cm x 48cm Open


2600 GBP (great british pounds for currency convertion click link below)

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