McCartneys Chess Auction Catalogue, 1988 antique human torso pawns with tear-drop finials

pawns with tear-drop finials

two metal nippers

the hinged lid revealing lift-out tray with a set of watercolour blocks by Newman of Soho Square

A Chinese Export Mahjong Set

the sliding drawer with small envelopes holding cut-out templates

McCartneys Chess Auction Catalogue, 1988 antique human torso pawns with tear-drop finialsMcCartney's auction catalogue: "Antique Chess Sets", Friday 6th May, 1988, 33 pages, black and white illustrations, soft back, featuring 'the property of a gentleman, whose family collected them between the late 1860's and 1914 and containing interesting examples from Europe, India and the Far East" Sold with the results price sheet.