EditorialChess pieces: 32 red and white ivory pieces without board., Complete number of pieces of a chess game. Sixteen cut ivory pieces that have been made red with a dyestuff: these are so-called 'pagan' pieces. The king has a devilish face. The sixteen white...
EditorialChess game, red pieces, Simple chess game made of ivory. The pieces have a vase shape with a round, wide-flared foot, decorated with a palmette border. The king and queen are designed as a kind of pavilions, the tokens as stylized bishops, the towers a...
EditorialNazi chess set Nazi chess set Nazi chess set Nazi chess set, Complete chess set with matching chest. The chessboard is made of wood and earthenware with 2 x 16 white and brown chess pieces made of earthenware. The chess pieces have a military form: the...
EditorialChessmen (32), early 19th century, British, Bone, kings, confirmed: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) pawns, with slight variation in hts, confirmed: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm). Only the tallest and shortest examples of chessmen measured for basic record., Chess Sets.
EditorialChessmen (32), early 19th century, Chinese, Opaline and moss agate, white king, confirmed: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); white pawns of irregular heights, confirmed: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); green king, confirmed: 5 in. (12.7 cm); green pawns of irregular heights, ...