Italian Silver Frame monogram-ECB A rare travelling chess board

A rare travelling chess board with carved bone pieces and locking mechanism

Dimensions: 147

The condition of the trunk is excellent

A wonderful large scale engine turned silver frame by Asprey hallmarked London 1966

a removable silver plated cup at the bottom

Italian Silver Frame monogram-ECB A rare travelling chess boardA lovely Italian sterling silver frame with geometric pattern to the front face and velvet covered back & foot that allows the frame to stand in either portrait or landscape format. 925 purity mark for sterling silver. Post 1968 maker's identification stamp of 53 MI, for KOSCA S. r. l., a silversmith based in Milan, formed in 1970 from Kohler & Schaefer. Makers of collectible silverware, including desk accessories for Cartier. Dimensions Frame: 23. 75