The Woburn Abbey Chessmen, 19th Century chinese porcelain and of a good quality

and of a good quality

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Early 20th Century

Ray Street

Antique Collector's Club

The Woburn Abbey Chessmen, 19th Century chinese porcelain and of a good qualityA Rare Part "Garden" Chess Set of Large Size, 19th Century the turned beechwood chessmen of solid weight, 'ebonised' and left natural, in the 'Old English Pattern', kings with Maltese Crosses, queens with spiked crowns, bishops as tulip shaped mitres, knights as carved horses' heads, rooks as monobloc turrets with carved brickwork, pawns with baluster knops and ball finials, some bases inscribed '1855' in pencil (presumably either a date or inventory