Edwardian Patent Travelling Chess Set, Rare

Edwardian Patent Travelling Chess Set, RareA Patent 'Deluxe' Travelling Chess Set, Late 19th Century Early 20th century, Rare the hinged folding case in Red Leather Morocco, with pegged bone chessmen, PATENT. in gilt to the edge, with reserve spaces for the captured pieces, and leather flap with attractive gilt brass mount (restorations to the corner) Size: 23m x 23cm x 1. 5cm (when open) Reference: Identical to a travelling set (but in green leather) as sold by J. C. Vickery, luxury retailers

November 6th 1996

two stained yellow and ten stained blue

rooks as raised "double stacked" turrets with red and white brickwork and scalloped battlements

Queens similar but of a different size

"Mrs Cibber"

Contents tight

one side with a slightly darker ‘toffee’ patintation

circa 1815

attractive red boards

prints & drawings collection

Second Revised Edition

black and white plates