An original John Jaques of London 1849 chess set in Boxwood and Ebony
Early John Jaques 1849 with Cooke type Knights 3.5 inch kings unweighted and unfelted, kings knight and rook stamping with boxwood kings foot rim stamped, see images
The set displays extensive damage to pawn collars, the kings finial are missing and the foot rims badly chipped on many pieces. Extensive damage to an ebony rook and boxwood bishop, again refer to images
A full complete set 32 pieces ,there are replacement pieces, the replacement pieces were specifically made for this set but the colour is not an exact match,however could be restored in the right hands
The replacement units are as follows
1 x ebony bishop 4 x ebony pawns 1 x Boxwood Pawn 2 x Boxwood Rooks 1 x Boxwood Queen
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