Jaques Staunton Chess Set, With Folding Board

Jaques Staunton Chess Set, With Folding Board

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Antique 4 inch Jaques, Staunton Chess Figures.
A Staunton chess set with Ebony and Boxwood chess pieces with wide turned and carved pieces. With weighted bases for added stability, The set comes with a folding board. The underside of each chess piece being covered with felt allowing the pieces to slide more easily across the chess board. The chess set comprises thirty-two pieces. A single Rook and Knight from each side is stamped with a red crown.
The antique oak dovetailed box with sliding lid in original condition but may not be the original box to the set.

Size shown is for the oak storage box.

Staunton chess sets were first made available by Jaques to the general public on 29th September 1849 and quickly became the standard style. The journalist Nathaniel Cooke (editor for the Illustrated London News) had registered his design earlier that year at the Patent Office on 1 March and named the style after the leading English chess master at the time, Howard Staunton. Staunton published chess articles for the Illustrated London News and was asked to endorse the chess sets by Cooke. The first 500 Jaques sets were numbered and hand-signed by Staunton who promoted the product for Jaques and ridiculed and disrespected all other designs of chessmen.

Dimensions:

Height 13 cm / 5 "
Width 14.5 cm / 5 34"
Depth 24 cm / 9 12"
Period

1900-1949

Year

C. 1900

Medium

Ebony and Boxwood

Country

United Kingdom

Condition

Very good Minor repairs to the two black rooks, one black pawn and both queens.

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