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Jaques Staunton ‘Four Inch’ Chess Set, 1915-20

Jaques Staunton ‘Four Inch’ Chess Set, 1915-20

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A Jaques Staunton Weighted Boxwood & Ebony Chess Set, circa 1915-20

both kings stamped JAQUES LONDON in red, the chessmen with green baizes to their undersides, in a mahogany box with central divide and green label (with coiled border): J. Jaques & Son Ltd, London, England and Howard Staunton’s facsimile signature (no key).

King: 9.9cm (4 inches) high

Pawn: 5.6cm high

Box: 22.1cm wide

Reference: Sir Alan Fersht, ‘Jaques & British Chess Company Chess Sets’, Kaissa Publications, 2010, for a similar green label with a coiled label, dated 1915-20, page 10.

Stock Reference: AS 2025

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