Large Antique “Edinburgh Upright” Chess Set antique games board/box An interesting German bone chess

An interesting German bone chess set

kings with crowns queens holding sceptres

cm (when open flat)

pawns with flat tops

brass mounts to the corners

Large Antique “Edinburgh Upright” Chess Set antique games board/box An interesting German bone chessA good Edinburgh Upright pattern chess set of large size, mid 19th century one side in boxwood, the other side in ebony, knights as horses heads with flared nostrils and manes, the king 10. 4cm high, the pawn 5cm high, in a rosewood box with inset mother o pearl cartouche and mother o pearl escutcheon plate, 22. 4cm wide. Stock Reference: MJ 1480 Reference: Michael Mark, British Chess Sets, V & A, May 1986: The Edinburgh or Upright Pattern is stated