Detail of antique Canton ivory chessmen, natural and red-stained: a red-stained pawn, a natural brickwork rook, a red-stained bishop with thin faceless mitre, and a natural pawn, all on carved foliate bases. King of the set is 4-1/4 inches. Circa 1850.
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The Jogn Jaques company is known for the Staunton pattern registered by Nathaniel Cooke in 1849. This design innovation changed the...
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