AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET
BERMAMPUR, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET BERMAMPUR, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY The kings carved as princes mounted in howdahs riding elephants, the queens as supporting princes beneath parasols, the bishops riding camels, the knights on horseback, the rooks as turrets, the pawns as foot soldiers brandishing spears versus Sepoys, on bases with relief carved trailing foliage, one side stained red The king -- 4¾in. (12cm.) high; the pawn -- 2½in. (5.7cm.) high
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET
BERMAMPUR, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED IVORY 'JOHN COMPANY' CHESS SET BERMAMPUR, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY The kings carved as princes mounted in howdahs riding elephants, the queens as supporting princes beneath parasols, the bishops riding camels, the knights on horseback, the rooks as turrets, the pawns as foot soldiers brandishing spears versus Sepoys, on bases with relief carved trailing foliage, one side stained red The king -- 4¾in. (12cm.) high; the pawn -- 2½in. (5.7cm.) high
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