An early “Old English Pattern’ boxwood and ebony chess set, 18th century

kings surmounted with spiked crowns, queens with small ball finials, bishops with squat mitres knights as carved horses’ heads, rooks as reeded turrets, pawns with ball finials, the king 7.1cm high, the pawn 4cm high.

Stock Reference Number: WD 1566

Provenance: Major European Chess Collection.