Antique Berhampore Ivory Set, early 19th Century

 
     
     
Jon's main chess page

Click here for some detailed photos of this set

I have been very fortunate to acquire a rare Berhampore antique ivory chess set. A near-identical set is shown in the reference book "Chessmen For Collectors" by Victor Keats, plate 10. Keats' description is as follows: "Fine ivory Kashmir chessmen... no more than six sets of this quality are extant, early nineteenth century (Melsen, Esbola Collections and a similar set at MMNY). However, recent scholarship has indicated that these sets were manufactured in the Berhampore region of India.

HOME