ANTIQUE CHESS SET LIBRARY ST GEORGE BY DIXON K 72mm + CHESS BOX AND BOARD

  

ERE ON OFFER IS A FINE ANTIQUE ENGLISH LIBRARY SIZE CHESS SET ST. GEORGE PATTERN + ORIG AND OLD FOLDING CHESS BOARD IN MY KNOWLEDGE THESE CHESS PIECES WERE TURNED IN LONDON BY EZEKIEL DIXON FROM AROUND 1870 OR SO THE PIECES CRAFTED AT GOOD STANDARD NICELY MULTITURNED AND CARVED FROM QUALITY TURKISH BOX WOOD AND EBONY NOT EBONISED WOOD, THE WOODWORK SHOW A LOVELY SMOOTH FINISH, THE KING WITH MULTITURNED HEAD AND BULB TOP AS FINAL, THE QUEEN WITH VERY LARGE BULB TOP WITH POINTED FINAL, MITRES TO THE BISHOP ALL 3 HAVING SPLIT MIDD COLLARS, NICELY CARVED HORSES HEAD WITH THE MAIN TO RIGHT WHICH SUGGEST THE ABOVE AGE, IMPOSING RIBBED FULL TOWER AS ROOK, THE PIECES ARE UN-WEIGHTED BUT CHUNCKY AND HEAVY DUE TO THE BULGING AND HAVING GOOD BALANCED AND STABILITY IDEAL FOR PLAY , THE EBONY HORSES HAVING A GREE-ISH PATINA WHICH GUARANTEE TO BE A VERY OLD SET THE BOX WOOD SET SHOW A TOFFE PATINA NATURALLY GAINED WITH AGE AND USAGE THE WHITE KING STAND AT 72 mm OR A TAD TO 3 AND THE BASE DIAM IS 25 mm, THE WHITE KING WEIGH 17gr THE BLACK KING WEIGH 19gr THE PAWN STAND AT 30 mm THE BASE IS 16 mm SUITABLE SET FOR CHESS PLAYERS AND COLLECTORS, VERY NICE PIECE OF ENGLISH CHESS HISTORY THE PIECES COME WITH THE ORIGINAL POLISHED MAHOGANY SLIDE TOP BOX AND HAVING DOVE TAILS JOINTS THE INNER BASE IS LINED WITH GREEN FELT THE ANTIQUE FOLDING CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SALE, THE BASE IS CRAFTED FROM 2 SHEET OF THICK HARDWOOD, THE OUTER PART IS INLAID WITH A POLISHED MAHOGANY VENEER AND HAVING ULPHOSTERY NAILS TO THE CORNERS, THE PLAYING FIELD IS NICE INLAID WITH MAHOGANY OR ROSEWOOD AND BIRCH SATIN WITH EBONY BANDING TO THE EDGES. ANTIQUE CHESS SET LIBRARY ST GEORGE BY DIXON? K 72mm + CHESS BOX AND BOARD. A FINE ANTIQUE ENGLISH LIBRARY SIZE CHESS SET ST.

GEORGE PATTERN + ORIG AND OLD FOLDING CHESS BOARD IN MY KNOWLEDGE THESE CHESS PIECES WERE TURNED IN LONDON BY EZEKIEL DIXON FROM AROUND 1870 OR SO THE PIECES CRAFTED AT GOOD STANDARD NICELY MULTITURNED AND CARVED FROM QUALITY TURKISH BOX WOOD AND EBONY NOT EBONISED WOOD, THE WOODWORK SHOW A LOVELY SMOOTH FINISH, THE KING WITH MULTITURNED HEAD AND BULB TOP AS FINAL, THE QUEEN WITH VERY LARGE BULB TOP WITH POINTED FINAL, MITRES TO THE BISHOP ALL 3 HAVING SPLIT MIDD COLLARS, NICELY CARVED HORSES HEAD WITH THE MAIN TO RIGHT WHICH SUGGEST THE ABOVE AGE, IMPOSING RIBBED FULL TOWER AS ROOK, THE PIECES ARE UN-WEIGHTED BUT CHUNCKY AND HEAVY DUE TO THE BULGING AND HAVING GOOD BALANCED AND STABILITY IDEAL FOR PLAY , THE EBONY HORSES HAVING A GREE-ISH PATINA WHICH GUARANTEE TO BE A VERY OLD SET THE BOX WOOD SET SHOW A TOFFE PATINA NATURALLY GAINED WITH AGE AND USAGE THE WHITE KING STAND AT 72 mm OR A TAD TO 3 AND THE BASE DIAM IS 25 mm, THE WHITE KING WEIGH 17gr THE BLACK KING WEIGH 19gr THE PAWN STAND AT 30 mm THE BASE IS 16 mm SUITABLE SET FOR CHESS PLAYERS AND COLLECTORS, VERY NICE PIECE OF ENGLISH CHESS HISTORY. THE PIECES COME WITH THE ORIGINAL POLISHED MAHOGANY SLIDE TOP BOX AND HAVING DOVE TAILS JOINTS THE INNER BASE IS LINED WITH GREEN FELT THE ANTIQUE FOLDING CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SALE, THE BASE IS CRAFTED FROM 2 SHEET OF THICK HARDWOOD, THE OUTER PART IS INLAID WITH A POLISHED MAHOGANY VENEER AND HAVING ULPHOSTERY NAILS TO THE CORNERS, THE PLAYING FIELD IS NICE INLAID WITH MAHOGANY OR ROSEWOOD AND BIRCH SATIN WITH EBONY BANDING TO THE EDGES. THE CHESS BOARD IS PROBABLY FROM THE PERIOD OF THE CHESSMEN OR EARLIER IS A LOVELY ANTIQUE GAMES BOARD, THERE ARE NO TRADE MARK LABEL AND THE BOX IS A BORD DIMENSION 31cm OR 12.25 ACROSS THE SQUARES ARE 38mm. THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS JUST OVER 935gr IN MY SCALE CONDITION REPORT CHESSMEN THERE ARE SOME COSMETIC MARKS AND SIGN TO THE WOOD PLATE OF SOME PIECES AS EXPECTED FROM AN OLD USED CHESS SET, THERE IS A CHIP TO THE COLLAR OF 1 BLACK PAWN AND TINY CHIPS TO THE MITRES ON FEW BISHOPS HARDLY NOTICEABLE, ALSO THERE ARE CARVING TURNING AND SIZE DIFFERENCES AMONG BOTH SET, OTHER THAN GOOD FOR PLAY AND LOVELY ON DISPLAY CHESS BOARD THERE ARE FEW AIR BUBBLE TO THE OUTER VENEER , THERE IS A SLIGHT GAP BETWEEN THE 2 HALVES DUE TO WOOD AGING BUT THE BOARD USE IS NOT EFFECTED , THERE ARE USUAL COSMETIC MARKS AND SIGN TO THE PLAYING SURFACE OTHER THAN GOOD USED CONDITION AS PER PHOTOS I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND HOW I SEE IT SO PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKE UP YOUR MIND. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva's. The item "ANTIQUE CHESS SET LIBRARY ST GEORGE BY DIXON K 72mm + CHESS BOX AND BOARD" is in sale since Tuesday, October 26, 2021. This item is in the category "Toys & Games\Games\Chess\Vintage Chess". The seller is "jacqueline3663" and is located in Bristol/Avon. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Modified Item: No
• Colour: Black
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Custom Bundle: No
• Material: Wood
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Age Level: 12-16 Years
• Brand: E.