German “Spiked Helmet” Chess Set, circa 1870 chinese antique chess board and his language not remarkable

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German “Spiked Helmet” Chess Set, circa 1870 chinese antique chess board and his language not remarkableA varnished hardwood chess set, most probably German, circa 1870 one side in ebony, bishops with flat split mitres, knights with spiked helmets, rooks as turrets with brickwork, pawns with inverted urns and bobble finials, the king 10cm high, the pawn 5. 3cm high. Unusual. Stock Reference Number: MM 1521 Provenance: Major British Chess Collection.