Victorian Oak and Ebonised Chess Set by I. Parker, Eton, Mid-19th-Century

A Victorian Oak and Ebonised Chess Set by I. Parker, Eton, Mid-19th-Century, the kings with labels to the underside ‘I.PARKER ETON/TURNER to Her MAJESTY/MADE from the OLD WOOD of WINDSOR CASTLE’

The king — 4 in. (10 cm.); the pawn — 4.4 cm. high

LITERATURE: G. Williams, Master Pieces, Apple Press, 2000, pp. 50-51.

The set is purportedly made from the old oak of the fire-damaged thirteenth century church of St George, Windsor Castle.


	Victorian Oak and Ebonised Chess Set by I. Parker, Eton, Mid-19th-Century



Jon's main chess page		A Victorian Oak and Ebonised Chess Set by I. Parker, Eton, Mid-19th-Century, the kings with labels to the underside ‘I.PARKER ETON/TURNER to Her MAJESTY/MADE from the OLD WOOD of WINDSOR CASTLE’ The king — 4 in. (10 cm.); the pawn — 4.4 cm. high LITERATURE: G. Williams, Master Pieces, Apple Press, 2000, pp. 50-51. The set is purportedly made from the old oak of the fire-damaged thirteenth century church of St George, Windsor Castle.	HOME