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1st half 19th century

England, by Calvert? “St.George”
1st half 19th century
Boxwood + rosewood K 9.3; p 4.7
Box presumably by Jaques 22.1×14.5×7.1
The knights in this set are made of one piece of wood

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England, some call it “(plain) Barleycorn”
1st half 19th century
Ivory K 12.2; p 4.4

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Austria, “Biedermeier coffeehouse”
1st half 19th century
Boxwood + pear? K 7.5; p 4.1
Box/board 26.5×13.5×6.0 (closed)

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Austria, “Biedermeier coffeehouse”
1st half 19th century
Wood K 6.7; p 3.9
Box/board 26.7×13.1×6.0

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Austria, “Biedermeier coffeehouse”
1st half 19th century
Wood K 7.7; p 3.9
Box/board 26.7×26.7×7.3

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Austria, “Biedermeier coffeehouse”
1st half 19th century
Bone K 4.7; p 3.1

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Austria, “Biedermeier coffeehouse”
1st half 19th century
Wood K 12.3; p 7.2
Shaker box 22.4×18.2×12.4

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Austria, “Biedemeier coffeehouse”
1st half 19th century
Boxwood + pear? K 8.2; p 5.0
Box/board 29.3×14.5×5.8 (closed)

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Austria, Vienna, by Adolf Dreher, “Biedermeier coffeehouse”
Mid 19th century
Boxwood + pear? K 11.4; p 6.9
Box/board 39.5×39.5×3.9 (open)
Label inside board

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China, “Macao bust”
1st half 19th century
Ivory Kw 9.3; pw 6.7; Kz 9.0; pz 6.6

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China, “Macao bust”
1st half 19th century
Ivory Kw 8.2; Kz 10.2; p 6.4-7.0

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Switzerland, “Bears of Bern”
1st half 19th century
Pear K 8.5; p 5.9
Box 21.2×21.1×10.3

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Early to mid 19th century

Germany, “Selenus” (Eng: “Tulip”)
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 10.4; p 5.1
Kings lack a gallery and white Knights a collar

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Germany, “Selenus” (Eng: “Tulip”)
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 11.4; p 4.6
Box 22.5×12.3×8.7

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Germany, “Selenus” (Eng: “Tulip”)
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 11.1; p 4.1

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Germany, “Selenus” (Eng: “Tulip”)
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 11.7; p 4.1
Box 29.1×13.5×7.9
Board 25.4×25.5

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Germany, “Selenus” (Eng: “Tulip”)
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 10.5-10.7; p (4.1)4.4-4.6

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Germany, “Selenus” (Eng: “Tulip”)
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 10.0; p 3.7

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England, by Jaques, “Nr. 24”, “Barleycorn”
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 13.6; p 4.9

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England, “Barleycorn”
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 10.0; p 4.1

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England, by George Merrifield
Early to mid 19th century
Ivory K 8.9; p 4.0
Box 22.8×10.5×6.6

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England, by George Merrifield, “St.George” (pegged)
Early to mid 19th century
Ivory K 4.2; p 2.3

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1825-1850

India, “Vizagapatam”
1st half 19th century
Ivory + horn Kw 11.1; Kz 10.4; p 4.9

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India, “Vizagapatam”
ca. 1830
Ivory K 10.0; p 4.8

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India, “Berhampore”
ca. 1830
Ivory K 10.0; p 4.4

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England, composed set
ca. 1830
Ivory K 8.2; p 3.6

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China, “Burmese”
1830
Ivory K 9.2; p 5.5
Box 26.5×26.5×5.9

Netherlands
1832
Bone K 7.0; p 3.1

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England, by (most likely) Jaques, “Calvert”
ca. 1840
Ivory K 8.4; p 3.9

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Netherlands, retailer A.Kampen in Groningen, “Selenus” or “Nuremberg” (Eng: “spindle”)
ca. 1850
Bone K 8.6; p 3.0
Box labeled 11.8×8.4×6.0

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India, “Anglo-Indian Monobloc”
1850
Ivory K 8.8; p 4.2

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1840

Switzerland, “Bears of Bern”
1840 (box dated)
Pear + cherry? K 9.5; p 6.8
Box/board 31.4×31.5×5.6

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Mid 19th century

England, “Lund/Fisher”
Mid 19th century
Ivory K 12.5; p 4.9
Box 23.9×10.9×15.9 (not pictured)

England, “Lund”
Mid 19th century
Ivory K 11,7; p 5.5

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Germany, “Toy alike”
Mid 19th century
Fruitwood K 7.7; p 3.7
Box/Board 29.7×14.6×5.4

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Germany, “Selenus” or “Nuremberg” (Eng: “Spindle”)
Mid 19th century
Bone K 7.3; p 3.0

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Germany, “Selenus” or “Nuremberg” (Eng: “Spindle”)
Mid 19th century
Bone K 7.5; p 2.4
Box 10.5×7.7×5.4

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England, by Samuel Fisher? “St.George”
Mid 19th century (sold as 1900)
Bone K 3.3; p 1.6
Box/board 15.3×7.7×2.8

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid 19th century
Bone K 10.9; p 3.7

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England, “Upright”
Mid 19th century
Boxwood + ebony K 8.3; p 4.4

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England, “Dublin”
Mid 19th century
Boxwood + ebony K 6.0; p 3.5
Box 15.2×10.0×5.5

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England, “Ropetwist”
Mid 19th century
Bone (or ivory?) K 9.3; p 3.4
Box (chinese!) 13.8×11.4×9.1

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Germany, “open Nuremberg”
Mid 19th century
Bone K 11.3; p 3.9
Box/board 31.2×15.6×5.7

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France, “Régence”
Mid 19th century
Boxwood K 9.8; p 6.2
Box 21.5×15.2×11.9
From The Martine Jeannin Gallery, 13, rue Jacob, Paris

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Germany, “large Nuremberg”
Mid 19th century
Bone K 12.6; p 4.1

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Germany, “Toy”
Mid 19th century
Fruitwood K 9.6; p 5.2

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Germany, “Toy”
Mid 19th century
Fruitwood K 9.1; p 4.7
Box 19.0×10.6×6.9
Board 41.3×41.3

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid 19th century
Bone K 9.6; p 3.2

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England, “St.George”
Mid 19th century
Boxwood + rosewood K 9.1; p 3.9

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England
Mid 19th century
Ivory K 8.6; p 3.5

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid 19th century
Bone K 7.1+7.4; p 2.6
Box 11.8×8.3×6.5
Board 31.3×30.3

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid 19th century
Bone K 9.5; p 4.4

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England, by Jaques? “plain Barleycorn”
Mid 19th century
Bone K 9.0; p 3.4

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England, by De La Rue (in 2 different designs)
Mid 19th century
Cardboard pieces 3.0×1.0
Map 15.4×10.1×0.9

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England, by De La Rue
Mid 19th century
Cardboard pieces 3.0×1.0
Wallet 15.0×9.7×0.8

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China, Indo
Mid 19th century
Ivory Kw 12.4; Kz 11.4; p 5.1

Mid to late 19th century

England, by B&Co. London, “Staunton”
Mid to late 19th century
Boxwood + ebony K 7.4; p 4.0

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England, “Staunton”
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 9.3; p 4.3
Original box 15.9×11.2×8.0

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England, “Staunton”
Mid to late 19th century
Ivory K 11.1; p 4.7
Box pp.p×qq.q×r.r

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Germany, “Toy”?
Mid to late 19th century
Fruitwood K 8.9; p 3.1
Box/board 13,3×9.9×7.0 (closed)

Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 9.3; p 3.5

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 8.2; p 3.3

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 8.3; p 2.7

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Germany, “Nuremberg” compendium
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 7.6; p 2.7
Box with heraldic decoration 27.7×17.6×11.5
Board 24.5×24.5

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Netherlands or Germany, “Nuremberg”
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 7.3; p 2.5

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2nd half 19th century

Italy, “Piedmonte alike”
2nd half 19th century
Wood K 6.6; p 2.4

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England, “St.George”
2nd half 19th century
Boxwood + ebony K 7.9; p 3.5

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England, by F.H.Ayres, “Barleycorn”
2nd half 19th century
Bone K 13.3; p 4.7

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England, by F.H.Ayres, “plain Barleycorn”
2nd half 19th century
Bone K 12.1; p 4.5

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England, by F.H.Ayres, “plain Barleycorn”
2nd half 19th century
Bone (repainted black) K 11.1; p 4.1

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England, by F.H.Ayres
2nd half 19th century
Bone K 8.1; p 3.0
Box 19.2×9.0×6.3

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Germany, “large Nuremberg”
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 12.4; p 4.5
Original? box 21.6×12.6×7.4

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 10.0; p 3.5
Box 14.8×11.3×7.5

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
2nd half 19th century
Wood K 8.5; p 3.1

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 7.7; p3.0
Box/board 26.4×13.1×5.7

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
2nd half 19th century
Maple? K 7.1; p 2.6
Box 13.1×9.9×7.4

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 7.0; p 2.2

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Germany, “Nuremberg”
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 5.8; p 2.4
Box 14.7×8.3×5.3

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ca. 1860

Denmark or Germany, “Selenus”
ca. 1860
Bone K 6.7; p 3.1
Box 17.2×11.5×6.9

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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

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England
ca. 1860
Ivory K 7.8; p 3.3
Box 19.5×12.4×7.5

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England, “plain Barleycorn”?
ca. 1860
Bone K 9.3; p 3.8
Box 17.7×11.4×9.5

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