A hand carved antique bone Barleycorn chess set in it's inlaid box with key. The white chess pieces are natural bone and the red, dyed bone. The set has the following faults, one white Castle finial is missing and one pawn associated, one red Knight is missing and the other associated as is one pawn, one pawn top is missing and the King base broken. The King stands 9.5cm (3.75") high and the base 2.75cm (1.08"), in diameter.
The box measures 18 x 10.7 x 9cm and sits on four bone ball feet, the key works the lock, the box is a delicate mix of inlaid woods with cross banded borders.
Antique bone Barleycorn boxed chess set, incomplete.
£155.00Price