A French Bone Jonchets Set (otherwise known as 'Pique-Sable'), circa 1900

the bone pieces making up a chess set, one side with polychrome decoration in red and green: king and queen with crowns, bishops wearing bi-corn hats, knights as arched horse's heads, rooks as flags, pawns as sticks, in attractive Chinoiserie lacquered pen box, with gilt decoration against a black ground

King: 13.5cm high

Pawn: approx. 8.4cm high

Box: 20cm wide, 5.6cm deep, 3cm high

Stock Reference: MJ 1892