Chinese Export Ivory Disc Set, 4Q 19th century

 
     
     
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A CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY DISC CHESS SET
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

The kings and queens as crowns, the bishops as mitres, the knights as horse’s heads, the rooks as turrets, against a pierced ground 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) diameter.
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