Staunton Ivory Chess Set By J. JAQUES & SON Ltd HATTON GARDEN, London, Circa 1910 The kings stamped to the underside `JAQUES LONDON`, one rook and knight stamped from each side with a crown The king -- 4 in. (10 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high, Mahogany fitted casket with two trays and partitions for individual ivory pieces, All Fully Lined With Label to the underside, printed `THE STAUNTON CHESSMEN ` and a facsimile of Howard Staunton`s signature . Nathaniel Cook`s design was patented in 1849 and several months later John Jaques gained the manufacturing right and started to supply retailers, such as W. Leuchars of Piccadilly. The dating of these classic chess sets has evolved into an academic art. Alan Fersht notes that ivory kings were stamped `J. Jaques London`, during the first years of production. The crown stamp on the rook is also similar to those dated 1855. The knights` heads of early sets closely followed the examples from the Parthenon frieze, much admired in the British Museum from 1832, although different horses were selected as models. Alan Fersht, Jaques Staunton Chess Set 1849-1939, published, 2007 The ubiquitous Jaques` Staunton chess men were first exalted in the Times of 9th November 1849, ``it is to be remarked that, while there is so great an accession to elegance of form, it is not attained at the expense of practical utility``. The chess champion, Howard Staunton, was recruited by Jaques as a means of marketing the sets and protecting his manufacturing right. Each box was originally issued with individually signed labels.
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A wicker picnic hamper containing a quantity of good quality white table and other linen to include tablecloths, doilies and other textiles and a further example with embroidered dove detail together with a timber crucifix with a bronze type applied figure of Christ, several 45rpm records to include The Merry Ploughboy by Dermot O`Brien and His Club Men, etc together with a ceramic dish, vase, sundry prints, poker dice, a portable chess set, a small Indian timber chest with metallic mounts, etc
A good quality 19th century games box with hinged domed lid with hinged opening front containing a quantity of worked bone games pieces to include a full chess set and set of draughts counters, one half of both stained red together with a set of bone dominos above a bone inlaid crib board, complete with several dice and games pegs, also housing chess, backgammon and draughts boards
A wicker picnic hamper containing a quantity of good quality white table and other linen to include tablecloths, doilies and other textiles and a further example with embroidered dove detail together with a timber crucifix with a bronze type applied figure of Christ, several 45rpm records to include The Merry Ploughboy by Dermot O`Brien and His Club Men, etc together with a ceramic dish, vase, sundry prints, poker dice, a portable chess set, a small Indian timber chest with metallic mounts, etc
A good quality 19th century games box with hinged domed lid with hinged opening front containing a quantity of worked bone games pieces to include a full chess set and set of draughts counters, one half of both stained red together with a set of bone dominos above a bone inlaid crib board, complete with several dice and games pegs, also housing chess, backgammon and draughts boards
A collection of various ivory and bone chess and gaming counters, including a Whittington pattern chess set and another part similar, a part C19th Burmese pattern chess set, part French Jochets and Tric-Trac sets, bone and stained bone gaming counters and assorted ivory chess pieces and gaming boards.
A Jaques portable ``B.C.D`` board and counters, the 32 reversible counters for chess or draughts housed within gilt tooled red leather holder, with roll-up black and red leather board, all within gilt tooled red leather cylinder (tube lacking ends, some counters lacking applied chess piece).
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