Afine example of aclassic English chess set with weighted turned and carved Boxwood and Ebony ‘Staunton’ pattern pieces, in a period Mahogany box with silklining and key. Circa 1900.

A few of the ebony pieces display shrinkage cracks in the turned base sections that are typical of these weighted sets.

Dimensions: Height of King- 10 cm/4 inches. Box- 27.25 cm/10 inches x 19 cm/7 inches x 10 cm/4 inches tall.