VINTAGE 20thC INDIAN SILVER & ENAMEL CHESS SET & MARBLE BOARD, JAIPUR c.1950
Vintage mid 20th Century Indian solid silver and hand painted enamel chess set, complete with 32 pieces. Presented in a wooden box with a marble-inlaid chessboard. One side features blue enamel colour scheme, the other green. The kings and queens are depicted as elephants with howdahs and parasols, adorned with pearl pendants. Bishops are represented by camels, rooks by elephants, knights by horsemen, and pawns as infantry armed with shields and swords.
Each base is Hallmarked "B.H.I. Silver" Jaipur, circa 1950's.
Reference Number: A11026
Vintage mid 20th Century Indian solid silver and hand painted enamel chess set, complete with 32 pieces. Presented in a wooden box with a marble-inlaid chessboard. One side features blue enamel colour scheme, the other green. The kings and queens are depicted as elephants with howdahs and parasols, adorned with pearl pendants. Bishops are represented by camels, rooks by elephants, knights by horsemen, and pawns as infantry armed with shields and swords.
Each base is Hallmarked "B.H.I. Silver" Jaipur, circa 1950's.
Reference Number: A11026
Vintage mid 20th Century Indian solid silver and hand painted enamel chess set, complete with 32 pieces. Presented in a wooden box with a marble-inlaid chessboard. One side features blue enamel colour scheme, the other green. The kings and queens are depicted as elephants with howdahs and parasols, adorned with pearl pendants. Bishops are represented by camels, rooks by elephants, knights by horsemen, and pawns as infantry armed with shields and swords.
Each base is Hallmarked "B.H.I. Silver" Jaipur, circa 1950's.
Reference Number: A11026
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Minor enamel loss on some pieces. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Box Size
Height: 5 cm // 1.97 inches
Width: 35.5 cm // 13.98 inches
Depth: 36 cm // 14.17 inches
King Size
Height: 6 cm // 2.36 inches
Width: 4.5 cm // 1.77 inches
Depth: 3.5 cm // 1.38 inches
Combined Weight with Chess Board
2600 g // 83.64 ozt