Jaques made these "In Statu Quo" chess sets in different forms. There exists also a larger version. This one is an early example, with places for captured pieces, which dates it from 1857 onwards. The pieces are ivory, which was an option I believe. By default they were made of bone. That this is an early set, around 1860, can be seen at the very thin pins that easily bend if you lock the pieces while not completely down. Maybe that is the reason that Jaques switched to pieces with significantly thicker pins. Also the holes in the board are smaller, because I noticed that pieces with the thicker pins don't fit well and only can be placed with brute force.
- England, by Jaques, "In Statu Quo"
- ca. 1860
- Ivory K 1.4; p 1.3 (without pins)
- Board 23.0×29.5×2.9 (open)
- Slipcase 15.9×23.9×7.2