Danish Bone Chess Set and Board, 19th century antique jaques staunton chess set circa 1925

circa 1925

kings with double galleries

green baizes to the undersides of the chessmen

Ayres mahogany box

the other side in a darker polished nut brown (with the chamfered edges high-lighted with red stain) with decorative bone mounts

Danish Bone Chess Set and Board, 19th century antique jaques staunton chess set circa 1925A good 19th century Danish bone chess set, one side stained black, the other side left natural, kings with double galleries, queens with single galleries, bishops with caps and small ball finials in the alternate colour, knights as horses heads, rooks as turrets with reeded beehive finials, pawns with baluster knops and elegant small urn finials, the king 8. 7cm high, the pawn 4. 8cm high, together with a 19th century mahogany inlaid chess board box,