ANTIQUE CHESS SET ENGLISH ROSEWOOD ST GEORGE PATTERN K 3\"+ NICE FOLDING BOARD For Sale

HERE ON OFFER ISA ANTIQUE ENGLISH ST GEORGE PATTERN CHESS SET PLUS A LOVELY PERIOD ENGLISH FOLDING CHESS BOARD DATING FROM AROUND 1860-70sTHIS CHESS SET HAS VERY CLEAN DESIGN THE CHESSMEN ARE EXPERTLY HAND TURNED AND CARVED FROM QUALITY TURKISH BOX WOOD AND EXSOTIC ROSE WOOD, THE KING WITH LARGE BULB TOP AS FINAL AND QUEEN WITH POINTED FINAL,DEEP MITRE TO THE BISHOP AND NICE CARVED KNIGHT WITH FULL MAIN,IMPOSING RIBBED TOWER AS ROOK, THE PIECES ARE UN-WEIGHTED BUT VERY WELL BALANCED IDEAL FOR PLAYTHE BOX WOOD SET SHOW A REMARKABLE TOFFEE PATINA NATURALLY GAINED WITH AGE AND USAGE THE PREVIOUS OWNER RESEALED THE PLATE TO PRESERVE THE WOODSUITABLE SET FOR CHESS PLAYERS AND COLLECTORSVERY NICE PIECE OF ENGLISH CHESS HISTORYTHE KING STAND AT 75 mm OR(3\")THE BASE OF 25 mm THE PAWN STAND AT 35 mm THE BASE IS 20 mmTHE SET COME WITH A LOVELY ANTIQUE ENGLISH FOLDING CHESS BOARD WHICH IS ALSO PART OF THE DEAL,PROBABLY FROM MID 19th CENTURY OR SO,THE BASE MADE FROM SOLID MAHOGANY AND INLAIED WITH ROSE WOOD THE PLAYING AREA IS NICELY INLAID WITH BIRCH SATIN WOOD AN ROSE WOOD,ON THE PERIMETER THERE IS A MULTICOLR BANDING,THE CLASP IS MISSING STILL IN USABLE CONDITIONBOARD DIMENSION WHEN OPEN 43 X 37.4 cm OR 17\" X 14.75\" X 30 mm THICKEACH SQUARE IS 38 mm NICE BOARDTHE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS JUST OVER 1.090 kg ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONSI HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE BUT PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED JUST IN CASE I HAVE MISS ANY THING? OBVIOUSLY(NOT INTENTIONALLYSHIPPINGUK DELIVERY ......£6.60EU & EUROPE.........£15.99 USA-CANADA.........£21.99WORLDWIDE ..........£22.85return policy; this item can be return to the seller only as above describe also as in photos within 14 working daysg days from receipt.THANK YOU FOR VIEWING ANTIQUE CHESS SET ENGLISH ROSEWOOD ST GEORGE PATTERN K 3\"+ NICE FOLDING BOARD ANTIQUE CHESS SET ENGLISH ROSEWOOD ST GEORGE PATTERN K 3\"+ NICE FOLDING BOARD

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HERE ON OFFER IS

AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH ST GEORGE PATTERN CHESS SET PLUS A LOVELY PERIOD ENGLISH FOLDING CHESS BOARD BOTH DATING FROM AROUND 1860-70s

THIS CHESS SET HAS VERY CLEAN DESIGN THE CHESSMEN ARE EXPERTLY HAND TURNED AND CARVED FROM QUALITY TURKISH BOX WOOD AND EXSOTIC ROSE WOOD, THE KING WITH LARGE BULB TOP AS FINAL AND QUEEN WITH POINTED FINAL,DEEP MITRE TO THE BISHOP AND NICE CARVED KNIGHT WITH FULL MAIN,IMPOSING RIBBED TOWER AS ROOK, THE PIECES ARE UN-WEIGHTED BUT VERY WELL BALANCED IDEAL FOR PLAY

THE BOX WOOD SET SHOW A REMARKABLE TOFFEE PATINA NATURALLY GAINED WITH AGE AND USAGE THE PREVIOUS OWNER RESEALED THE PLATE TO PRESERVE THE WOOD AT SOME POINT

SUITABLE SET FOR CHESS PLAYERS AND COLLECTORS
VERY NICE PIECE OF ENGLISH CHESS HISTORY

THE KING STAND AT 75 mm OR(3\")THE BASE OF 25 mm THE PAWN STAND AT 35 mm THE BASE IS 20 mm




THE SET COME WITH A LOVELY ANTIQUE ENGLISH FOLDING CHESS BOARD WHICH IS ALSO PART OF THE DEAL,PROBABLY FROM MID 19th CENTURY OR SO,THE BASE MADE FROM SOLID MAHOGANY AND INLAIED WITH ROSE WOOD THE PLAYING AREA IS NICELY INLAID WITH BIRCH SATIN WOOD AN ROSE WOOD,ON THE PERIMETER THERE IS A MULTICOLR BANDING,THE CLASP IS MISSING STILL IN USABLE CONDITION

BOARD DIMENSION WHEN OPEN 43 X 37.4cm OR 17\" X 14.75\" X 30 mm THICK
EACH SQUARE IS 38 mm NICE BOARD


THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS JUST OVER 1.090 kg

ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE BUT PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED JUST IN CASE I HAVE MISS ANY THING? OBVIOUSLY(NOT INTENTIONALLY

SHIPPING

UK DELIVERY ......£6.60
EU & EUROPE.........£15.99

return policy; this item can be return to the seller only as above describe also as in photos within 14 working daysg days from receipt.

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING

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