German “Spiked Helmet” Chess Set, circa 1870 chinese antique chess board Two carved ivory chess pawns

Two carved ivory chess pawns attributed to a design by Edward Bird R

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Private European Collection

in a sympathetic period style frame with old glass

German “Spiked Helmet” Chess Set, circa 1870 chinese antique chess board Two carved ivory chess pawnsA 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.