Lot #792. Civil War Chess Set by The Franklin Mint

$395.00

Offered here is an original Civil War Chess Set manufactured by The  Franklin Mint. The chess set contains 32 Pewter portrait sculptures mounted atop solid Brass Pedestals with enameled embellishments enclosed in a fitted Mahogany board/box. The replacement Revolutionary War Chess Board Measures 13.5″ x 13.5″.

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Civil War Chess Set by The Franklin Mint

Offered here is an original Civil War Chess Set manufactured by The  Franklin Mint. The chess set contains 32 Pewter portrait sculptures mounted atop solid Brass Pedestals with Grey and Blue enameled embellishments. The chessboard is a replacement from a Franklin Mint Revolutionary War chess set. The set is complete and in excellent condition. The portrait sculptures have been authenticated by the National Historical Society. The brightly finished playing area has a dark Mahogany encasement. The top of chess board lifts up to reveal separate storage compartments for each of the thirty-two chess pieces. The Chess Box Measures 13.5″ x 13.5″. The set is in excellent condition.

The Union army consists of the following characters.

  • The King: Ulysses S. Grant
  • The Queen: Clara Barton
  • The  Bishops: George, G. Meade; William Tecumseh Sherman
  • The Knights: Philip Henry Sheridan; George Armstrong Custer
  • The Rooks: The Cannon
  • The Pawns, Wisconsin’s Iron Brigade: Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Dana Greene, Ambrose Burnside, Joseph Hooker, David Glasgow Farragut, John Gibbon and George McClellan.

 

The Confederate army consists of the following characters

  • The King: Robert E. Lee
  • The Queen: Belle Boyd
  • The Bishops: Pierre G. Beauregard; Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
  • The Knights: Joseph Wheeler; Jeb Stuart
  • The Rooks: Mortars
  • The Pawns, The Stonewall Brigade

 

Additional information

Weight20 lbs
Dimensions18 × 18 × 8 in

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