English Staunton Style Fine Turned Chess Set with Provenance, circa 1870

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very good looking well made and decorative Spanish Chessboard with Staunton style chess pieces A trul...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very good looking well made and decorative Persian Chessboard with Staunton style chess pieces A trul...

Antique Staunton Style Chess Set With Board. A Staunton style chess set with wooden chess pieces with wide turned bases for added stability. The chess set comprises of thirty-two pie...

Large Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures. A large Staunton style chess set with Ebonised and Boxwood weighted chess pieces. The pieces with wide bases for added stability, underside of each chess piece being covered with felt allowing the pieces to slide more easily across the chess board. The chess set comprises of thirty-two pieces, four Knights featuring the head and neck of a horse. Two kings, being the tallest pieces at 11½ cm high, both with a crown topped with a cross whilst the two Queens feature a coronet topped with a tiny ball (10 cm high). The four Rooks are towers (castles) with a crenelation top and the four Bishops with mitres. The sixteen Pawns are the smallest pieces at 5½ cm high and are topped by a plain ball. All the pieces with a collar except the rooks and knights, with a single white Rook with a red crown painted onto the top. The antique mahogany box...